(sponsored)This Saturday, it’s that rarest of things: a really good reason to be in Manhattan on a weekend. Bedford + Bowery – New York magazine’s site covering North Brooklyn and […]
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19th Century Developers Gone Wild! History repeats itself on the waterfront.
Over-zealous waterfront development in Greenpoint is actually pretty old news. Scroll back the hands of time to the mid 1800’s and we’d find a very familiar scenario taking place on […]
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Review: “4.48 Psychosis” now at St Ann’s Warehouse & in Polish
English playwright Sarah Kane died at 28, the same age that I am today, writing this review of her last play, 4.48 Psychosis. Her words have followed me since this […]
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Greenpointers CMJ 2014 Guide!
STAY IN BROOKLYN THIS CMJ! CMJ music marathon is upon us again, and before your head starts spinning trying to figure how, what, when and where to see the best […]
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Yulair Launches in NYC // Win $1000 in Travel!
(sponsored) Attention travel junkies! Say hello to your next addiction as cheap airfare site, Yulair.com, casts its net on the Big Apple. Already a popular hot spot and adrenaline rush […]
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Step back in time with Tony Wolf: “Greenpoint of View” remembers The Vitamen
How long have you been here? And, how has the neighborhood changed since then? We all have our stories about the undulating Greenpoint streetscape—people moving in, people moving out, condos […]
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CMJ Showcase – The Suzan // Friend Roulette // Lazyeyes // Winstons // Shark Week – This Friday (10/24)
Get ready for an amazing CMJ Festival Showcase presented by Greenpointers, Supercrush Studio & Carabella on Friday, October 24, 2014 at 8pm at Bar Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave) $7, 21+, […]
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Gowanus Open Studios this Weekend! (10/18-10/19)
If you couldn’t get enough local art at Greenpoint Open Studios, why not travel along the G train to our sister Superfund neighborhood for another full weekend of Gowanus Open […]
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Historic Greenpoint book in the works! Submit your photos!
Rick Gomes and Brian Merlis are going back, way back, to the time when rope factories and lumber yards lined the East River in Greenpoint. And maybe even further back […]
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Studio visit & interview with artist Michael Hambouz
(A version of this interview appeared for boygirl Magazine) Late in his life, Henri Matisse would turn to creating cutouts, which eventually covered the walls of his lofty studios from […]