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.
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Live blog: Great Googa Mooga
Let the record show that at the beginning of this weekend I weighed in at 167 pounds. Hopefully, I’ll have added a bit to this figure by the end of […]
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Leszek Knaflewski at Cleopatra’s
Those who view the recent return of drawing to front room popularity as a sign of economic pragmatism should stop by Cleopatra’s. A gallery more often associated with performative installation […]