If you ride the East River Ferry you’ve likely seen the 20-foot-tall letters that spell out JEFFREY GAMBLERO on the dock of the India Street stop. They are outlined in […]
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A Greenpoint Landmark Keeps on Ticking
As Greenpoint changes it becomes increasingly important to maintain our links to the past. One of the iconic features of Greenpoint is a permanent piece of street furniture: the large mounted […]
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The Brothers Buoy and The Brooklyn Label
“Cheese is a state of mind,” Graham Burns and Jackson Cook muse over a rich lunch of croque monsieur, steak frites and avocado toast with pickled spicy mango at The […]
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Greenpoint’s WWII Prisoner of War Camp and a Forbidden Love
One of the things I did while researching my local history book Greenpoint Brooklyn’s Forgotten Past was talking to as many Greenpoint seniors as I could. They have repeatedly told me a […]
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Tommy James: DJ & Live Music Curator for Good Room
At first Tommy James, DJ and live music curator at Good Room on Meserole Avenue, comes off as just another humble British expat living in Greenpoint. Only upon researching this […]
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Goodyoga Flips Teacher Payment Structure On Its Head
If you’ve been to Goodyoga, you know they’re doing something right. Their app makes class sign-up easy, their down-to-earth teachers blend alignment with humor, and their prices beat everywhere else. […]
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A History of Greenpoint in 25 Buildings: Greenpoint’s Haunted House?
If I had to pick one house in Greenpoint to set a horror movie in it would be the big old house set back off the street at the corner […]
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Solfire: A Shop to Set Your Soul Ablaze
I’ve lived in Greenpoint for eight years and have always felt a void in wellness offerings. Thankfully, that’s begun to change as juice bars, gyms, and yoga studios started blooming […]
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A History of Greenpoint in Twenty-Five Buildings: The Union Baptist Church
One of the oldest buildings in Greenpoint and a landmark is struggling for survival. These days the 160 year-old Union Baptist Chruch at 151 Noble Street is closed and surrounded by […]
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Greenpoint’s General Store For The Spirit: Help Your Self
Two years ago Catherine Foley had a sudden vision in the middle of an acupuncture session: to open a “general store for the spirit” and call it Help Your Self. […]