56 years before Sean “Puffy” Combes went into Steve Stout’s office accompanied by several burly bodyguards and allegedly smashed him over the head with a champagne bottle, a percussionist named […]
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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. Review Street 11101
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Scenes from BOS 2012
Bushwick Open Studios was an amazing success. While the giant newspaper map was unhelpful in terms of navigating the huge area, especially via bicycle (the preferred method of travel for […]
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LOVE ART: KITES & LIGHTS & KIDS
I am appalled at some of the comments our facebook page received about the recent arrest of one of Greenpoint’s artists Takewi Miyakawa for putting up a guerilla art installation on […]
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Pussy Galore
Sometimes it feels like Greenpoint is the capital of Lost Kitty-land, or perhaps where all Internet cats go to retire. It doesn’t take long to find a lamp post covered […]
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Sunday Snaps: So American
Take a moment from sale shopping and hot dog eating to think about why you get a day off this week. Formerly known as Decoration Day, because Southern ladies and […]
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It might not be all about Greenpoint, but it’s all about art… GO!
Much of the reason why I live in this fine neighborhood is because I worked on Greenpoint Open Studio 2010, a magical event, which I believe was a huge success […]
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History Lesson: “Ancient” Hip Hop
The most intriguing thing about hip hop music is that for at least the first 3 years of it’s existence, it was not professionally recorded. Unlike any other genre of […]
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Sunday Snaps: Manhattan Ave
Greenpointers Flicker Pool Member Aonghais MacInnes has taken all of these great photos on Manhattan Ave.