It is very exciting to announce that Gasper & Son is premiering at two great film festivals and we hope you can join us at one of the screenings. The […]
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In conversation with painter David Ellis
On the nippy day in January that I meet David Ellis outside of his Calyer & Diamond Street studio, men are unloading boxes into the ground level space of the […]
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Sunday is for Lovers! Jen G’s V-Day Market Picks (2/8)
While Julia is running around grabbing this and that to make her first market just perfect for you, she asked me to send out the “Friday before the market reminder.” […]
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Second Annual Picture Farm Film Festival This Weekend
I had a great time at the very first Picture Farm Film Festival last year (which I previewed and recapped for Greenpointers). I am looking forward to attending this year’s […]
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In conversation with: Loving You (Tuesday show @Trash Bar)
Starting March 1st, Trash Bar will be no more. “We can’t afford to stay in Williamsburg,” the bar’s booking agent, Walter Stack, has said. “Our rent is going to quadruple […]
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Spotlight On: The Java Project
Long in the shadow of neighboring Bushwick and Williamsburg, Greenpoint’s artistic community is getting a lift thanks to a new gallery and project space set to open in February. Boasting […]
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Spotlight on Half Gallery Director Erin Goldberger
On the Friday night after Christmas, Half Gallery director Erin Goldberger could be found at an artists’ studio in Greenpoint, where a few friends—photographers, musicians, writers—gathered in the kitchen over […]
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Reading List: 8 Books Set in North Brooklyn
If you’re looking for some new reads this year, why not start with a novel that centralizes around Greenpoint? Or Williamsburg. Bushwick, even! These eight novels focus on the lens […]
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Take Over Greenpointers Instagram This Year!
We had such a great time inviting locals to take over our Instagram in 2014, that we decided to continue in 2015. Each week a new photographer will get the […]
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On view now at Figureworks Gallery: “Without/Color,” Part 1
There is a gem of a gallery tucked away on the second floor of a quiet, four-story brownstone on 168 North 6th Street in Williamsburg, just off busy Bedford Avenue: […]