* This post made possible by a donation to our Writer’s Fund from Greenpoint Veterinary Hospital. Don’t be fooled by the scary vegan word, because food is food and we […]
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The Greenpoint Pick Up
This is an introductory post to a new (we hope) weekly series on pickup lines: the good/bad, the successful/fail and the smooth/cheesy. Feel free to try them out yourself Greenpoint! […]
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No Pants Subway Ride! Sun 1/13
My absolute favorite citywide and now multi-city and multi-country event is happening on Sunday January 13th, 2012: Improv Everywhere’s No Pants Subway Ride! As in riders take off their pants […]
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Milk and Roses is Calling For Local Musicians and Poets!
Milk and Roses is currently booking new musicians and poets to their already impressive line up. Play Bluegrass? Folk? Jazz? Want to host a monthly Poetry reading? Milk and Roses […]
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New Development at Manhattan and Box
A new 7 story residential building is set to replace a vacant warehouse at the northern end of Manhattan Avenue between Box and Clay Streets. The developer, Domain Companies, is planning […]
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Portait Week #2: Dishan Elise
I decided to include Dishan in the weekly portrait series, first because she is gorgeous and a real character, but also because she is part of my weekly butt kicking […]
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No Pants Party,Free Tattoos,Free Yo La Tengo,Heliotropes and Fortune Telling, What’s Happening Greenpoint? (1/9-1/14)
WEDNESDAY 1/9 ♫Sky White Tiger+ Friends@ The Manhattan Inn (632 Manhattan Ave) 10pm, Free. RSVP •Fortune Telling @Pete’s Candy Shop (709 Lorimer St), 10pm Have your past, present and future […]
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A Comment From Father John Re: Milton St Respite
This is a very important and illuminating comment written by Fr. John Merz of Ascension Church regarding the recently opened Homeless Respite on Milton St that has received a lot […]
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150th Anniversary of Sinking Of USS Monitor: Honor USS Crewman at Greenwood Cemetery (Sat. 12/12)
This Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 1pm, join the Greenpoint Monitor Museum at Greenwood Cemetery (500 25th St), to honor honor the USS Monitor Crewmen at their grave sites for […]