Want some Summer reading about our neighborhood? Here’s a list of books related to Greenpoint. People ask me how I researched my account of local history Greenpoint Brooklyn’s Forgotten Past. The […]
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All Aboard: Greenpoint’s OG Pirate Dr. Klaw is BACK
If you’ve lived in Greenpoint long enough, you’ve probably heard tale of Dr. Klaw. Six years ago, Dr. Klaw was illegally slinging seafood out of an apartment in Greenpoint. You […]
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Weekend Music: Sunnyvale, of the Inland Empire
When asking about shows to catch this weekend, friends clued me in to Sunnyvale. It’s on Grand Street, just before the creek. I like the fact that when you search […]
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Outdoor Movies in Transmitter Park: A Non-Parental Guide
If you are a parent, you can skip to movie dates and times on the calendar to the left there. You know those films by heart already, you watch them […]
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The Lot Radio & Crowdspacer present: 67Yarc at The Mission
Greenpoint’s only outdoor/online radio station, The Lot Radio, is hosting a series of events with their neighbors the San Damiano Mission. Join them this Saturday evening for a special performance of […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Sarah Merenda
Since 1999 Sarah Merenda has called NYC home though her travels have brought her all over the world. Growing up in Eastern Maryland and joining the family wall paper installation […]
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McCarren Park Pool Now Open Through Labor Day
The McCarren Park pool, which has only been up and running as a functional pool since 2012, is back in business for the summer 2016 season. The pool was originally […]
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You Gotta See It Once! The Amazing Giglio Feast!
If you have lived in North Brooklyn for any amount of time and have never seen the Giglio—you don’t know what you are missing. This celebration of Italian culture is […]
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Weekend Music: We Sold the Farm to Pay the Band (7/1 – 7/3)
Thanksgiving has the biggest club night of the year. Christmas week, Regina Spektor and El Vez put on legendary holiday shows. But 4th of July, it’s like a blizzard hit here. Greenpoint empties out. Major venues don’t […]
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For Poland, Euro Cup 2016 Hopes Sadly Pass
Although Poland suffered a heartbreaking loss to Portugal yesterday in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Euro Cup, Polish pride was on full display around Greenpoint. Several soccer-friendly neighborhood bars were […]