Central Park might have the Delacorte Theater, but north Brooklyn has Bushwick Inlet (popup) Park, and the good folks at Hip to Hip Theater Company are turning the provisional green […]
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Do the Time Warp: When Slow Commutes Made Greenpoint Feel Like a “Municipal Step-Child”
Welcome to our final installment of “Do the Time Warp,” when we check in with life in Greenpoint 100 years ago. In our previous two sections, we visited Greenpoint circa […]
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Pirate Studios: A Spectacular Rehearsal Space at Division Place
Whether you believe the music industry to be thriving or dying, everyone can probably agree that there is no shortage of musicians in New York City. In Brooklyn alone, any […]
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Pics: Blondie Rocked House of Vans on Friday
Debbie Harry played a free sold-out show with Blondie last Friday at Greenpoint’s House of Vans (25 Franklin Street). The venue also played host to a photography exhibit of portraits […]
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Do The Time Warp: Greenpoint Real Estate, Circa 1919
In 1919, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle devoted some glowing coverage to Greenpoint, calling our slice of North Brooklyn “the first manufacturing center of the Empire State,” where “the smokestack is […]
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Free Outdoor Film at Franklin Street Garden Next Week (7/26 & 7/27)
A new series of free environmental and sustainability focused films screening outdoors is returning to Franklin Street Community Garden (61 Franklin Street) next Thursday and Friday nights. The second in the […]
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Get Your Art On: Two FREE Botanical Illustration Classes (7/20 & 7/25)
There’s a handful of figure drawing classes in North Brooklyn, but these two upcoming classes focus on bringing elements of the outdoors into your sketchbook. Both classes are held outdoors, […]
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FREE Movies & Music in McCarren: Summerscreen is Here (7/18)
Get ready to schlep your blankets, lawn chairs and snacks to McCarren on Wednesday night, for a FREE Summerscreen viewing of the NYC classic When Harry Met Sally. Doors are at […]
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Free Family Movies in Transmitter Park—”Inside Out” Shows Tonight (7/13)
Tonight, watch the Pixar hit Inside Out outdoors on the waterfront at Transmitter Park. Tonight’s film is part of their FREE Summer Starz series, bringing family-friendly flicks to Greenpoint. All screenings […]
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Support Indie Cinema: Spectacle Theater Needs a New Projector
North Brooklyn is a hub for film. There are countless big name shows and movies shot and produced here, production design warehouses dot the industrial backstreets of the neighborhood, plus there […]