You might expect Reggie Youngblood to be in the internet know—his indie pop band Black Kids blew up as an internet sensation after posting their EP Wizard of Ahhhhs on Myspace back in 2007. But […]
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Check out the Mary Fisher Home, Greenpoint’s 19th Century Artists’ Colony
Greenpoint’s industrial past is well known, and its emerging identity as an artist’s hub might seem like a 21st century phenomenon, but back in 1888, Greenpoint was sporting its very […]
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Dangerous Donuts, Mercedes by the Minute, and Greenpoint’s Beef with Friendly Reminder Emails — The Hook-up (10/20)
Peter Pan‘s donuts are beloved far and wide, but drivers at the intersection of Bedford and Lorimer were serving up donuts of a different kind on Friday night. After Brooklyn […]
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North Brooklyn’s Best Post-Workout Fuel Spots
Whether you’re jogging down Franklin Street or getting an early morning spin class in at the Greenpoint YMCA (99 Meserole Ave), or even perhaps flowing through a peaceful sweat at Usha […]
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Leonard Library Book Sale & Bake Sale This Saturday (10/21)!
WHAT: Friends of Leonard Library Book Sale & Bake Sale WHERE: Leonard Library, 81 Devoe Street WHEN: Saturday, October 21st, 12-4pm Leonard Library (81 Devoe Street) is having their Friends of […]
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New Latin Wave Festival This Sunday at Brooklyn Bazaar! (10/22)
This weekend (Sunday Oct 22nd), the New Latin Wave fest is taking over Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint Ave) from 11am-7pm for their second year in a row, bringing a full […]
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McCarren Halloween Dog Costume Contest Next Saturday! (10/28)
Costume Party and Fundraiser to support the McCarren Park Dog Run! Saturday, October 28 at McCarren Dog Run (Driggs & N 12th) 12pm-3pm Facebook invite Bring your dog in costume, […]
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Meet Tarot Reader Eva Jane Peck, Greenpoint’s Electric Lamassu
What better way to cure a case of the Mondays than to tap into the wisdom of tarot over a glass of wine? You can find this calming and enlightening […]
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Benefit Art Sale at the Park Church Co-Op This Saturday! (10/21)
This weekend at the Park Church Co-Op (129 Russell Street), you’re in store for some consciousness-raising, togetherness, performances and an art benefit sale. 100% of proceeds will go to Make the […]
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Dealice Fuller is the Sassiest Woman in North Brooklyn, and Other Notes From Last Night’s CB1 Meeting
The monthly Community Board 1 meetings are highly entertaining if you have even a passing interest in local goings-on, and as we’ve previously reported, if you don’t want to attend […]