“Daily reminder: you’re spectacular.” It’s refreshing when this quote returns in Maybe Burke’s one-person, self-explorative show. For sixty minutes Burke shares personal accounts both harrowing and poignant, so this motif, delivered […]
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A-List Celebs Dropping Into Greenpoint Bar
Mike Whalen, a regular customer in the usually low-key Brooklyn Safehouse at 120 Franklin Street, went away for a weeklong fishing trip, never imaging anything exciting would happen in the […]
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Jump Rope For PRIDE Tomorrow Night!
If you’ve never done a Punk Rope class before, this is your chance to break a sweat and check out this fun, fast and LOUD way to burn off more […]
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A History of Greenpoint in 25 Buildings: The Leviton Building
The company is long gone, but the building remains. The Leviton Building just off McGuinnness Boulevard on Greenpoint Avenue has an interesting history. The Leviton Company was founded in 1906 by […]
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Greenpoint’s Original Female Boxing Badass
Gussie Freeman is one of the most unique characters in North Brooklyn History. Years after her death people recalled her amazing strength and a night she achieved glory in an […]
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At Home at Polka Dot
I remember the time that I first noticed Polka Dot. I was walking down Manhattan Avenue, undoubtedly heading toward Peter Pan to satisfy my apple crumb donut addiction. Thankfully, I […]
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The Brooklyn Film Festival 2016 Brings Over 100 Indie Films to North Brooklyn
This year’s Northside Festival nixed the film section in favor of a new Content Section but the Brooklyn Film Festival is filling the void with over 107 features and shorts, […]
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Kite Festival, LIC Immersion, Divas Night – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (6/01–6/07)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 6/01 # Domestication en Flux: Mushrooms @ Flux Factory (39-31 29th St) 6:30pm, FREE, Learn how to cultivate and grow […]
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Surviving Film Production in Greenpoint
If you’re a driver who parks your car around the neighborhood, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of film crews giving an alarmingly short warning to remove your car before they […]
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Going Home For Brunch at The Four Horsemen
Admittedly, when I first had dinner at The Four Horsemen in Williamsburg several months ago, I went there because I’d heard about a certain lead singer of a well-known New York […]