I once dreamt that I had somehow rigged a big screen TV to a hot tub on a mystical deck in my future mansion. I subsquently was very disappointed to […]
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Lady & West Interview and Bright Soul Album Review
Lady & West is a duo of Greenpointers Jennifer Billiot and Kirk Garrett. It is a beautiful artistic union that has produced a very good debut album called Bright Soul. […]
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Free Cyclist-Centric Yoga in McCarren Saturday
Brooklyn-based bike tourism group Get Up And Ride is hosting this Saturday’s Free Yoga For Cyclists in McCarren Park. Instructor and GUAR VP Lisa Markuson designed the class to “tap into […]
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05.29.14 Mixtape // Video: Daughters
Fuzzy psych-pop trio Video Daughters summoned this week’s commute-friendly playlist. Catch Video Daughters Saturday, June 7 in the backyard of 94 Evergreen in Bushwick with Alien Trilogy. Come stroll with us […]
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The Observer’s “Greenpoint Lonely Boy”: A Female Response
The header of Kate Mooney’s Observer piece, “The Eight Guys You Might Meet in Brooklyn,” should feature an italicized “might” across the board, but the Greenpoint Lonely Boy is […]
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We Invented a New Subway Line: Over the New Kosciuszko Bridge (and Beyond)
Visting the Kosciszko Bridge, on Earth Day, no less, got us thinking: was there ever any consideration for a mass transit line on the major project about to replace the structure, […]
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Shop: Brooklyn Auction Barn’s Vintage Auction at Manhattan Inn
Get your auction paddles ready, homeslices. On June 1st, Brooklyn Auction Barn is going to have a live vintage auction at Manhattan Inn (632 Manhattan Ave), featuring affordable antiques from […]
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Watch: An Animated Tribute to One New Yorker’s Apartments
In “Places of Residence,” Julie Reiters smartly animates each of her New York apartments, the last and best of which just so happens to be in Greenpoint. The video perfectly […]
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The Animate Objects: The Farmers Market
Introducing the 2nd comic in our new series from Kori Higgins. Enjoy!
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The Forgotten Murals of Williamsburg
I recently visited the Brooklyn Museum, where the forgotten Williamsburg Murals are on display in the building cafe. Jazz-like rhythms echoed through the hallway as I shared an intimate moment focusing […]