Make like a flower and burst forth into Spring this Sunday, April 9th (1-7pm) in the beautiful Greenpoint Loft (67 West St)! RSVP here! When the scent of green and […]
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It’s a Charmed Life: Brooklyn Charm Spring 2017
If you plan on adding to your bauble collection this Spring, then you need to head to Brooklyn Charm (145 Bedford Avenue). A post shared by Brooklyn Charm (@brooklyncharm) on […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
Still She Persisted! Sister Francis Gerard Kress: The Fighting Environmentalist Nun
Today almost all the local people know about the massive pollution of Newtown Creek and the oil plume that sits under Greenpoint, but it was not always so. One of […]
Posted inWellness
Push It Real Good: North Brooklyn Gym Roundup
While we all like the idea of hibernating in the winter, the beginning of Spring is just the inspiration we need to renew our commitment to fitness. But finding the […]
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60 Years In and Peter Pan’s Still Got It
Almost every visitor to Greenpoint has one specific stop: Peter Pan Donuts. The Manhattan Avenue shop is literally one of our claims to fame even without Tina Fey’s affections. There […]
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Margaret Wise Brown—Greenpoint’s Greatest Writer
Margaret Wise was an amazingly successful writer whose books have sold millions of copies. Brown developed an extraordinary talent to write for small children, perhaps unequaled in literature. Considered by […]
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Tonight: Alison Owen at Greenpoint Hill Opening
Kim Brown’s Greenpoint Hill first opened last October and has since hosted a handful of exhibitions in this unique retail-cum-gallery space on Freeman Street. Tonight, Greenpoint Hill presents an exhibition […]
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ÆOLUS, Ayuverdic Chocolate Making, Ship of Fools, Daft Brunch – What’s happening, Greenpoint? (3/29–4/4)
Miz Elizabeth (The Hot Sardines) and the skint present: Ladies First: A Dance Party to Celebrate the Badass Women of Music and Benefit Planned Parenthood You know who we’re talking […]
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The Head, The Heart and The Tale of Greenhook Ginsmiths
Greenhook Ginsmiths (208 Dupont St.) was founded in 2012 in Greenpoint by brothers Steven and Philip DeAngelo. Steven has an infectious passion for gin and is involved in every step […]
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Free Film Screening! Kosciuszko: A Man Before His Time
Tomorrow night (March 30th) The Polish Cultural Institute is screening a documentary about Thaddeus Kosciuszko at 7 pm at Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Avenue). There’ll be a Q&A session with […]