Ed Raven, of Raven Importing Company and owner of Brouwerij Lane, promised that the new brewery he is opening called Grain Terminal, along with a bar/restaurant called Dirck The Norseman […]
Posted inArt, Culture
New Web Series PSYCHODRAMA Brings More “Girls” to Greenpoint
Web series have taken off in the last few years as a new medium that gives artists a viable way to make content. One new series, PSYCHODRAMA, has just launched […]
Posted inNews, The Hook-Up
Nail Art, Greenpoint the Song, CSA Art Shares?, Hynosis in the Hood, Poor Doors Wars –The Hook-Up 8/26
Apparently nail art is high art these days. (Blouin Art Info) Indie Rockers, Bridges And Powerlines, have a new song called “Greenpoint” CSAs for Art. The business model works great […]
Posted inCommunity, News
More Development = Long Promised Park? CB1 Meeting Notes (8/20)
This week’s CB1 ULURP hearing focused on the development at 77 Commercial St. which is just up Newton Creek from the Greenpoint Landing project that we covered last week. 77 […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Recipes, Uncategorized
Recipes Gone Wild: Drunken Chicken of the Woods
Brooklyn’s been squawking a lot about chickens lately, but you hear more about the trend of raising backyard birds than you do about foraging for the fungal variety.  Chicken of the […]
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Giving “Homeless People” “Sick Bodies” on Docked Citi Bikes (VIDEO)
Thanks Gothamist – the best use of Citibikes yet… even though these people don’t look homeless. Whatever!
Posted inCulture, Shopping
The Nomad Truck: Fit for a Gypsy Warrior Queen
If Stevie Nicks had a pixie daughter, her closet would look like The Nomad Truck. Aztec print shirts, sleek side-slit maxi skirts, lace crop tops, rough and tumble quartz and […]
Posted inEat & Drink
“God’s Liquid Mercy Delivered to the Weary, Hungover Masses” – Cococano from CUP
Walking along Manhattan Ave or Franklin St on any given weekend morning is prime time for Walk of Shame patrol. (Don’t judge – we’ve all been there.) Cup on Norman […]
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08.22.13 Mixtape // Old Monk
Punkish pop fiends Old Monk curate this week’s playlist. Set your laptop’s speakers to 11 after the jump.
Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, News
New Vendors, Compost Drop-Off Begins and Recipe from McGolrick Park Farmers Market
(Sponsored) Dear Greenpointers, First and foremost, on behalf of Down to Earth Markets, the crew behind your Sunday farmers market at McGolrick Park: Thank you! This market keeps growing and […]