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 […]
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Groovy Kind Of Parade
I personally have a fondness for Phil Collins. Groovy Kind of Love was the song I dedicated to my very first boy crush. Oh wait, second boy crush. I can […]
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New Chef at Keg & Lantern
Keg & Lantern is one of those bars that I always WANT to go to more often, but for some reason never find myself over there. The handful of times […]
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Brooklyn Night Bazaar
Received a really interesting email this morning from Aaron who is proposing a really fantastic summer event for the Greenpoint waterfront area called Brooklyn Night Bazaar. We are embarking on […]
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No More Shelter!
Assemblyman Joe Lentol posted to his Twitter account that the proposed homeless shelter for 400 McGuinness Blvd has officially been withdrawn! – via Rutila