Though he moved to Long Island, he spent his first 11 years in Greenpoint.
Category: Culture
Posted inEat & Drink
Bacà n, an Italian Bistro, Opens in Williamsburg
The name means “party” in Venetian dialect.
Posted inCulture
Dolly Parton Lookalike Contest Returns to Mable’s Smokehouse
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap!”
Posted inEat & Drink
Turkish Coffee Shop Okka Opens in Greenpoint
Try some traditional Turkish food and coffee.
Posted inCulture
North Greenpoint Neighbors Divided Over Proposed Bar, Estereo, on Manhattan Avenue
Two different petitions, one for and one against, have circulated in the neighborhood.
Posted inCommunity
Greenpoint Mourns the Loss of Respected Leader Alhajj Mohamed Ali Saleh Quhshi
Quhshi was one of the founders of the Greenpoint Islamic Center.
Posted inArt
How Artist Kevin Heisner’s Work Combines the Digital and the Physical World
Meet the man behind the new mural at Manhattan Avenue.
Posted inCulture
Greenpoint This Week: Xilonen Closing, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, and More.
Catch up on this week’s headlines.
Posted inEat & Drink
Simply Nova, a Gourmet Bagel Shop and Delicatessen, Opens in Williamsburg
Simply Nova evokes a classic NYC deli.