I suppose there are some Polish vegetarians, but not many. The Poles are largely a nation of carnivores and great butcher shops have defined Greenpoint for generations. No Polish butcher […]
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Modernizing Mozart: LoftOpera to Present a Saucy “Così fan tutte”
Was Mozart a feminist? Reading Così fan tutte, where two young sisters are duped into betraying their fiancés in a seedy ploy to prove all ladies are infidels, it might not appear so. […]
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The Sad End of Greenpoint’s Palace Cafe (aka Goodman’s)
The headlines said: “The Palace Café in Greenpoint is closing its doors on Saturday September 3rd after eighty-three years,” but whoever wrote those headlines was certainly no Greenpointer. Although a […]
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Classical Ambient Piano Meets Synthpop and McDonald’s
Some people may have heard of Greenpoint-based musician Andrew Shapiro as that guy who played modern classical piano at a McDonald’s in lower Manhattan every Sunday for nine years. Other people […]
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Carmine’s Pizzeria Sign Comes Down
It’s the end of an era on Norman Avenue. Yesterday, the original Carmine’s Pizza sign came down and the new one went up. What are your memories of Carmine’s from […]
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(Un)Church DJ show Tonight in Williamsburg/Greenpoint
If you’ve grabbed a coffee at The Lot Radio (17 Nassau Avenue), or have ever wandered the streets behind the High School next to McCarren Park, you may have seen the Franciscan church San Damiano […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Eric Morrell, Art Director at Project Runway
Eric Morrell is a Production Designer and Art Director for TV and film living in Greenpoint. He has art directed numerous feature films, commercials, reality shows, and music videos while […]
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R.B.I.: Old Westerns, Heavy Blues, and Psych Stoner Riffs
That’s how Brooklyn-based R.B.I. describes their sound, and it’s pretty on the mark. They have a new full-length album on the way, and are playing Gold Sounds in Bushwick on […]
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Chill Out At Himapan’s Lotus Leaf Painting Class
Attendees of the Greenpoint-based Himapan lotus leaf painting class depart with two things: a wall-ready piece of art and an almost alarming sense of zen. I don’t normally associate prolonged […]
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Hatch Series: A New Way to Experience Art
What if you could experience art in a totally different way – at a house party, for instance? Hatch Series is a New York/Taipei-based curatorial collective that aims to showcase […]