Back in May, I took off my headphones and interrupted the otherwise continual loop of Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool to preview Day of the Dead – the Grateful Dead tribute […]
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Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Community, Culture, Historical Greenpoint, News
Goodbye, Old Neighborhood Store. Hello, Increased Population Density!
For generations, J. Joseph & Sons was a local business that occupied the entire block on Manhattan Avenue between Eagle and Freeman Streets. Three generations ago, when Greenpointers could only […]
Posted inArt, Culture, Events, What's Happening?
Opera In Bushwick: Not Your Grandma’s Rossini
Aerial stunts, fake fruit by the thousand, and a warehouse. Throw classical music in the mix and you won’t find yourself at the Met, but you will have a rager […]
Posted inArt, Shopping
#aloneha: Tropical Goth Is A Thing
The latest un-popular fashion trend is Tropical Goth—and it’s exactly what you think it is. Picture Charles Manson wearing a Hawaiian shirt stumbling into a backyard BBQ grill. Flaming flamingos […]
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East River Eyes: Jeffrey Gamblero
If you ride the East River Ferry you’ve likely seen the 20-foot-tall letters that spell out JEFFREY GAMBLERO on the dock of the India Street stop. They are outlined in […]
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Shot! Free Screening of Danny Brown Documentary TONIGHT at House Of Vans
In a world full of bullshit and bullshitters, Danny Brown is as clean as a whistle. In fact, his authenticity is perhaps as pure as a baby bull’s shit. No […]
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A Greenpoint Landmark Keeps on Ticking
As Greenpoint changes it becomes increasingly important to maintain our links to the past. One of the iconic features of Greenpoint is a permanent piece of street furniture: the large mounted […]
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Greenpoint Studio Visit with Leon Reid IV
You may know Leon Reid IV through his street art or public art and now he has a new body of work conceived and developed in his Greenpoint studio over the last […]
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Weekend Art Roundup: May 20-22
Karen Marston – Demeter’s Wrath at Owen James Gallery Karen Marston is a painter focused on the fundamental contradiction of natural phenomena, the pairing of powerful terror with majestic […]
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Weekend Music: Day Job, Night Vision (5/20 – 5/23)
Why do you work all day at a job that is not your true calling? For cash, of course. Or maybe stock options. My day job pays the bills, but I also […]