Freeman Street is getting a Dunkin’ Donuts. Reader Jessica emailed me this tip: Hello, Just thought I would share. It looks like a Dunkin Donuts is opening on the corner […]
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Greenpoint Tattoo Co.
The Bored Vegetarian tweeted me a tasty tip this morning that she spied a tattoo shop going into the old Fred Flare store on Meserole. John Reardon is opening the […]
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Quickie: Coco66 Closed… Again.
Coco66 has been closed again. This time due to legal matters pertaining to an expired liquor license that has since been renewed but they’re still shuttered. The same bureaucratic nonsense […]
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Tres Toros Taqueria
Update 7/21/11: The space has opened under the name El Toro Taqueria. Got a tip from reader Caius about a possible new restaurant opening up on Driggs & McGuinness: A […]
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Quickie: All’s Well With Kettle Pie
Last week I posted about a new spot to open in the old Raymund’s Place on Bedford Avenue and Eater confirms that the space is going to be called Allswell. […]
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Goodbye, Zayas Appliance
Sad news on the Greenpoint business front, longtime Manhattan Avenue family owned business Zayas Appliance has gone out of business. From Crain’s New York: Zayas Appliance, a Greenpoint, Brooklyn, fixture […]
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The Habitat: Wednesdys Off
One of my favorite local spots – The Habitat – are taking Wednesdays off for the Summer so the crew can have some fun of their own! The Habitat will […]
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Ferry Frustrations
Earlier this week, I greeted my work day aboard the upper deck of the East River Ferry, which just started service from Greenpoint’s brand new India St. Pier. My fellow […]
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Quickie: Shaolin Meets Billyburg
Apparently my favorite sushi spot when I lived in Staten Island – Fushimi – is coming to Williamsburg. I can’t help but agree with New York Observer when they mention […]
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INTRODUCTIONS! (PART IV)
While explaining to friends who live outside of Greenpoint how wonderful our neighborhood is to live in, I’m often expected to clarify some area folk-lore. Yes there is an oil […]