A new design for the planned Box Street Park is set to be revealed this week. NYC Parks will present the new Box Street Park design on Wednesday, May 29th, […]
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Are We Ready to Celebrate Walt Whitman as Brooklyn’s Gay Poet?
This week all over Brooklyn, there will be celebrations honoring Walt Whitman. With the 200th anniversary of the birth of Brooklyn’s greatest poet, one has to ask the question: Was […]
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Tonight: East River State Park and Kent Avenue Town Hall
Local elected politicians are holding an East River State Park and Kent Avenue town hall meeting tonight in Williamsburg. The town hall takes place tonight (5/28) at the Bushwick Inlet […]
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Brooklyn Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup and Packages
Film buffs and Brooklynites — unite! Brooklyn Film Festival returns with its 2019 edition, “The Gathering,” which takes place May 31 through June 9 with main venues at the Wythe Hotel (80 Wythe Avenue) in […]
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Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Walt Whitmans’ 200th Birthday
Celebrations at the Brooklyn Public Library are underway marking the legendary writer, journalist, and poet Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday. Whitman was born on 5/21/1819 and worked as a journalist for […]
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Against The Grain, Paper Marbling, What The L? — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/22-5/28)
WEDNESDAY 5/22 *Wine Glass Terrarium Plant Nite @ Clinton Hall (247 Metropolitan Ave), 7pm, $55, Cultivate your creativity, naturally. Gifted growers will guide you step-by-step as you make a mini […]
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Help Design the Future Kosciuszko Bridge Park
A visioning workshop that is open to the public to help plan the future park and green space under and around the new Kosciuszko Bridge will take place next week. […]
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PS 132’s Annual Kite Festival Returns This Weekend (5/19)
PS 132’s 15th annual Kite Festival happens this Sunday (5/19) in Williamsburg on the waterfront at East River State Park from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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NYC Mesh Brings Internet Service Alternative to Greenpoint
NYC Mesh, an alternative non-profit internet service provider, is hosting its first Greenpoint meetup tonight for those interested in helping to bring the internet service provider to the neighborhood. The […]
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Vermicomposting, Dirty Circus, Elsewhere Rooftop Opening Weekend — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (5/15-5/21)
WEDNESDAY 5/15 *DIY spring planter: clay hand building class @ Manic Ceramic (395 Graham Ave), 7pm, $50, Each student will receive a slab of clay in which they will be taught […]