Spring meditation exercise: Close your eyes. Picture yourself clothed in billowing white linen, ocean waves spanning before you, skin kissed by rays of golden sunlight. One hand holds a frosty […]
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Shutters Pulled on Cafe Pistachio and Bread for the Eater
A couple of relatively new Greenpoint eateries sadly seem to have closed their doors recently. Bread for the Eater (168 Driggs Ave.) went dark on us in December. When we […]
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Top Brunching with Brooklyn Label’s New Chef José Luis Diaz
Whenever we have friends in town, the weekend usually starts with a hearty Greenpoint brunch to show off the neighborhood. And although there’s been endless new places opening up recently, […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Julia Turshen’s Sweet Potatoes with Red Onions and Pancetta
What’s more warming and comforting than a pup snoozing beside you on the couch? Trick question…nothing! But I can tell you what comes close. A big bowl of roasted sweet […]
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C’mon James Murphy
Dear James Murphy, Your music’s swell and we know how much you enjoy a good cup o’ joe (yes, we did watch a feature-length documentary all about how f-ing cool […]
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I Tried Paczki and You Can Too (only today!!!)
Today, February 27th, is Fat Thursday (Tłusty czwartek) and according to Polish-American tradition, it’s the one day a year that every bakery and pastry shop in town sell Paczki (pronounced […]
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Now You Can Own a Customized Vinnie’s Special Board!
If you’ve ever enjoyed a slice from Vinnie’s Pizzeria you’ll have enjoyed their brilliant, endlessly inventive Special Boards designed by co-owner and comic-genius Sean Berthiaume. The pun-tastic boards are usually […]
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Salo X Feastly 50 State Tour Kick Off Dinner Thursday (2/27)
Greenpointers contributor Yana Guilbuena is setting off on a 50 State SALO Filippino food tour with the help of Feastly. Her kick-off dinner is this Thursday 2/27 beginning at 7pm […]
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Peter Pan Donuts: The Movie!
Many could argue that to love Greenpoint is to love Peter Pan donuts. Now, in proof of this, a besotted duo have chosen to express their heartfelt feelings for the […]
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Meet the Baristas at Cafe Edna! #OSOM
(sponsored) At Cafe Edna, an #OSOM coffee shop on Nassau Ave in Greenpoint, the baristas rule! If you live on “the other side of McGuinness” not only will you get […]