From 4 to 9pm this Thursday (March 9th) at LaGuardia Community College’s Little Theater (31-10 Thomson Ave., Queens), there’ll be an immersive set of talks about Newtown Creek, and a […]
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ItaliaNites, MetalSucks Bash, Oddities Flea Market, Gross History – What’s happening, Greenpoint? (3/8–3/14)
There are more events in our weekly calendar! Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 3/8 # ItaliaNites: Malèna @ Archestratus (160 Huron St) 7:30pm, FREE, Viewing of Giuseppe Tornatore’s Malèna in celebration of la Festa […]
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The Unlikely Story of The White Greenpoint Woman Who Co-Founded America’s Most Influential Black Political Organization
Sometimes an unexpected event is a turning point in a person’s life. The story of Mary White Ovington’s trip to Prospect Park was just such a turning point. Ovington was […]
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Volunteer At The Greenpoint Community Kitchen!
Are politics and the grind of NYC giving you the winter blues? Sign up to volunteer to serve food at the community kitchen at St. John’s (155 Milton Street) on Saturday morning, […]
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These North Brooklyn Galleries And Artists Repped Our Hood At Last Weekend’s Manhattan Art Fairs
This weekend, Manhattan was bombarded with contemporary art: in addition to The Armory Show, we had SCOPE, Volta, Spring/Break, Art on Paper, and NADA (and probably others I’ve forgotten). Greenpointers staff were able to […]
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LoftOpera revives “Otello,” Rossini’s Seldom Produced but Timely Masterpiece
LoftOpera never shies away from its edgy adaptations. In its upcoming production of Rossini’s Otello—based on Shakespeare’s tragedy of the same name—the challenge lies not in an overt modernization but […]
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The Greenpoint Shooter: What We Know
Yesterday afternoon, police blockaded the street near the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard while they were dealing with a man who had barricaded himself in an apartment after shooting […]
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Today’s Greenpoint Police Standoff: In Photos
This afternoon, we had a shooting in Greenpoint near Greenpoint Ave. and McGuinness Blvd. that reportedly resulted from a dispute between the boyfriend of a a landlord and a tenant; […]
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Breaking: Shooting This Afternoon In Greenpoint
Brooklyn: 183 Greenpoint Ave. Male shot in the head in @NYPD94Pct U/D; Barricaded perp is now in police custody. Pic via @AllisonPapson pic.twitter.com/vGAdRJuI2p — New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) March […]
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March Music Madness!
We’re so close to Spring (or at least have had our fair share of trickster spring weather), and people are starting to come out of hibernation and onto the streets, amped […]