The email started out like this: “Hi Justine, I am writing to you today to introduce you to Ethel’s Brew (ethelsbrew.com), created by my 80-year-old grandmother – the eponymous Ethel – who is a […]
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Sunday Snaps: East River View
People are truly fascinated with water. As Greenpointers we have great views of the East River. Here are a few shots with smoke stacks in the background. Make sure you […]
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The HÜB@Northside An Inflatable Pean To Hyper-Connectedness
The warehouse space the size of Rhode Island that served as mothership for the Northside Festival was the perfect place to first experience TheHÜB. A striking modern sculpture and interacting […]
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Wise Blood at Glasslands
A drum kit, a table with a computer and synthesizers and about 50 excited people, four of which were extremely eager for the show. This was the scene when Chris […]
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Chris Brown and Drake? How sad.
As if you needed any more indication that hip hop is in a bad place right now, the Drake Chris Brown saga solidifies this fact. The music that once brought […]
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Opening: Where They Swam // Other Relics
It was hot, humid, sticky. It’s summer in New York. Friday nights are often special; this friday in particular was the opening of Gina Pollack‘s solo exhibit of Where They […]
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Muchmore’s, Sunday Night
I may not be the first Greenpointer to trek south to Muchmore’s, one of north Brooklyn’s latest coffee shop / bar / venue spaces, but I certainly won’t be […]
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Brooklyn Imbecile: Mixed Media
My appreciation for abstract art comes more from the littered sidewalks of Brooklyn than the galleries of Manhattan. Meserole Street 11222 Forget that it’s trash and enjoy the materials, colors […]
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In the end Gunfight! wins
The Northside Festival this weekend proved that the underground DIY scene is where the party is at in Brooklyn. While at Muchmore on Thursday, I found out Gunfight! would be […]
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Sunday Snaps: The City and the Ocean
I thought it would be a great idea to have our Instagram buds tag #greenpointers so I could use the images for Sunday Snaps. Much to my delight all you savvy […]