Dear Dy, Being short on money, what is your best frugal advice for trying to lead a more healthy life? Dear “Frugal Health”, You’ll be surprised how inexpensive it is […]
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UPDATE: Hit and Run on Greenpoint and Franklin (10/28)
We received word this morning that a frightening hit and run/police chase went down on Greenpoint Ave and Franklin last night. A car hit a delivery man on a motorcycle […]
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Weigh In on Box Street Park Tomorrow (10/30)
The Greenpoint Waterfront is moving into a new era of massive development, but the community still has some say in the direction of those changes. The 2005 Rezoning promised open […]
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Howl-O-Ween Rewind – PHOTOS!
Dog-e-Dog’s 2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume and Trick Contest proved to be yet another doggone success. The event took place this past Saturday at McCarren Park. Owners from all across […]
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Serious Coffee, Happy Anniversary, Man vs. Bus, Transfer Turmoil, Toxic Horror — The Hook-Up (10/28)
Greenpointers.com contributor, Chérmelle D. Edwards has a very cool site called smdlr and was featured this week on Serious Eats as one of the best 5 coffee blogs! A […]
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Greenpoint’s Mixed Signals
On Thursday night, I had an eight minute subway conversation with a flamboyant man in a black ribbed turtle neck about his lack of decent smartphone service. I had my […]
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Let’s Go Ice Skating! Beer vs. Wine, Greenpoint’s Architectural Varieties, Markowitz Loves Developers, Not Greenpoint, The Hook-Up — 10/21
The McCarren Park Ice Skating Rink is real and happening next month! Gothamist is reporting that it will open on November 15 and stay open 7 days a week through January. […]
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Spice Fix – “Seasonal Spices” Spice CSA
I’ll admit it. My spice cabinet is a bit of a mess. And it seems the more cooking I do, the greater into disarray my cache of seasonings falls. A […]
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Marathon Man, To The Bank With Banksy, Bazaar Comes To Town, Less Trash, Worst. Dentist. Ever. The Hook-Up — 10/14
If you live anywhere near McGolrick Park, you have seen the mysterious old Chinese guy who runs everywhere donned in a marathoner’s outfit. Well, the New York Daily News […]
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“Get To The ‘Point” 5K Run This Sunday (10/13)
This Sunday, a number of major streets in Greenpoint will be closed down to traffic to allow for the annual “Get to the ‘Point”5K run to take place. Now in […]