August is like the Sunday of summer, so why not get the most of out this month? There’s still so much fun to be had, even as summer winds down […]
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Greenpoint Scavenger Hunt This Saturday! (6/23)
This Saturday, June 23rd you can compete in a scavenger hunt all over Greenpoint! At 2pm, you can pick up a challenge list from BklynQuest in Father Jerzy Popielsko Square […]
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Vote For Your Favorite Participatory Budgeting Projects April 7-15th!
The old adage tells us that “you can’t fight city hall.” Often, in New York, it can feel like it’s residents vs. the City, but sometimes, Gotham and its elected […]
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The Torch Must Be Passed: Allow Me To Introduce Your New Art Editor
The time has come to pass the torch. It’s been an absolute joy and privilege working as Art Editor at Greenpointers.com for the last two years. The amount of creativity […]
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North Brooklyn Then & Now: _missing_the_point_’s Amazing Instagram Account
There’s no doubt that North Brooklyn’s skyline has rapidly changed in the last decade plus. In place of one-story bombed out warehouses, high rises stand tall. An old sludge tank […]
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Best Dressed Awards, New Elevators at Greenpoint Ave Station + More Notes From Last Night’s CB1 Meeting
It’s a frigid Tuesday night in March, currently breezy, but there was a Nor’easter in the morning. The day and the commute hasn’t been easy. You probably feel like parking […]
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Recap: Yesterday’s Nor’Easter With a Slow Start and A Soggy Finish
Greenpoint was on high snow alert yesterday, waiting patiently for our second Nor’Easter in a week. The storm was originally predicted to hit us in the early morning hours, but […]
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Catch Future Generations at the Next Wild Honey Pie Dinner (1/24)
Lately, one of the hottest tickets in Greenpoint is to the series of dinners being hosted by The Wild Honey Pie. The monthly event, which began last year, starts with […]
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House of Vogue, Gremlins, Winter Solstice Silent Yoga — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (12/20–12/26)
WEDNESDAY 12/20 ♫ Christmas Hymn Sing @ St. John’s Luthern Church (155 Milton St), 7pm, FREE, Everyone is invited to come sing our favorite Christmas hymns. All levels of ability are welcome, More […]
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How a Local Bartender Stunned the Political World and Defeated The Corrupt “Sugar Senator”
In 1893, one of the greatest upsets in New York State electoral history occurred locally when a bartender defeated one of the most powerful men in Albany. I have written […]