Although the former Domino Sugar refinery on Kent Avenue does not lie in Greenpoint, the building and the firm that ran it, Havemeyer and Elder, cast a long shadow over […]
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Rezoning, Renovating and Revving up for Election Day — The Hook-up (11/3)
Yesterday, when Joe Rickets, the billionaire founder of TD Ameritrade, who owned DNAinfo and Gothamist shut down those sites – putting 115 people out of work – following the reporters’ […]
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Where you can watch the NYC Marathon this Sunday (11/5)
On Sunday, 50,ooo people will take to the streets for the New York City Marathon. The race will start in Staten Island, make its way through Brooklyn and into Queens, […]
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Review: Cypress Hill Got Insane On Monday at Brooklyn Steel
When Halloween comes to town, so do the bands. This weekend was lined up with an insane number of fun shows to check out. I, personally, was able to enjoy […]
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Maha Rose Just Launched Their Online Shop With All The Crystals You Ever Wanted
Local boutique wellness spot Maha Rose (97 Green St), has been imparting divine wisdom and disseminating new age vibes in the neighborhood for a few years now, offering classes, workshops […]
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A Greenpoint Landmark Now Seems Doomed
In a previous post I reported that there was an application to demolish 85 Calyer Street, the historic home of the builder of the first ironclad battleship in the United […]
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Calico Brooklyn Open Call for Curatorial Proposals
Greenpoint’s beloved Calico Gallery, a 250vsq.ft. artist-run exhibition space at 67 West Street, is now accepting proposals for their 2018 exhibition year. Operated by Founder and Director, Scott Chasse, an […]
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Too Much Is Never Enough: Two Music Videos from Williamsburg’s Glass Valley
We profiled local weirdo and musician Brad Cantor a few months ago about his musical project Glass Valley. The vintage-sounding dreampop debut An Intimate Man was co-produced and mixed by Asobi […]
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Here’s How and Where to Compost Your Pumpkins!
Farewell, Halloween—time to finish off the candy corn before it goes stale, sweep up the cobwebs and deflate your giant spiders. If you or your neighbor still have a slowly […]
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DÃa de Los Muertos, Church Of Vinyl, Yin Yoga, Salute to Tom Petty — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (11/1–11/7)
WEDNESDAY 11/1 * Day of the Ancestors (Dead) Celebration w/ Maestro Manuel Rufino @ Golden Drum (97 Green St), 6pm, FREE, Come and make PEACE with your ancestors, heal old […]