A few weeks ago the bells of St. Anthony’s stopped ringing. Turns out they’re broken beyond repair and the estimate to fix them is at least $10k. The church’s annual […]
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Brooklyn Brewery Adds Weeknight Tours
Beginning today The Brooklyn Brewery will host Small Batch Brewery Tours, reservation-only weeknight tours from 5-7pm, Monday-Thursday; $8 per person. Finally, the curious, interested and thirsty can have their chance […]
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Welcome to The Greenpointers
It’s about damn time but I finally sprung for a website! First off, I want to thank Chase Farnum for finally getting me off my ass to get an actual […]
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Upright Coffee Opens
Upright Coffee has finally opened it’s doors on Manhattan Avenue. God, I remember when that spot used to be Fat Louie’s candy & ice cream shop. Now it’s candy for […]
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Homeless Shelter Part Deux
In case you haven’t heard, another group has their eye on the 400 McGuinness Blvd location to be used as a homeless shelter. Not even two months after HELP USA’s […]
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RIP Brooklyn Night Bazaar
Well, the Brooklyn Night Bazaar is not gonna happen. I think I may have been the only person in the neighborhood who was in support of the event, but the […]
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The Utopianist
Back when I started this blog, the coolest local blog on the block was Williamsburg Is Dead, created by Keith Wagstaff. Since then Keith has been involved with a number […]
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Van Gogh For Rent
Van Gogh’s Radio Lounge, the bar across the street from me, closed early this year and then it was rumored that Dandelion Wine was interested in opening up a bar, […]
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Rosie O’Donnell’s Greenpoint Connection
A post on the Greenpointers Facebook wall finally gives the reason for Rose O’Donnell’s visit to Greenpoint a few months back. She’ll be on NBC’s show Who Do You Think […]