Jon and I have been slacking on our bird watching. But today we saw three amazing birds in our Greenpoint backyard. The most beautiful of which was a Baltimore Oriole. […]
Posted inArt
GO (GREENPOINT!) BROOKLYN ART THIS WEEKEND (9/8-9/9)
This weekend check out Go Brooklyn, a Brooklyn wide artist open studios organized by Brooklyn Museum. The idea is, visitors “check-in” to each artist studio using a smart phone app. […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
Mexican Standoff: Greenpoint’s Best Taco
If you’ve made it this far into the summer without downing a single taco, I don’t know whether to congratulate you on managing to avoid an increasingly ubiquitous food or […]
Posted inSunday Snaps
SUNDAY SNAPS: DELI CATS
Today’s Sunday Snaps features Instagram photos taken in or near a Greenpoint Deli in Brooklyn. Tag your photos #greenpointers! Do you recognize any of these delis? Or cat butts?
Posted inThe Hook-Up
DIAMOND #1 DRAFT BAR, FARE TRADE NYC, 30 DAYS GROCERY FREE, DOMINO EFFECT, NO ROOM TO DIE: THE HOOK-UP 9/1
• Village Voice: The 10 Best Draft Beer Bars in NYC • Brooklyn Based: Fair Trade NYC: Get Your Brooklyn Food Biz Off the Ground • Brokelyn: Gritty, crusty and […]
Posted inServices
Pull-Ups, Ass Burn & Hero Running with Tim Haft from Beastanetics
Tim Haft, owner/trainer of Beastanetics and Punk Rope gave me a personal training consultation at McCarren Park and now I have some new pull-up techniques, serious ass burn (in a […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
New Mexican Tapas Restaurant on Nassau Ave Opens: Sindicato
I ran into Nythia, the badass Kings of Karaoke chica and she was raving about a new Mexican spot on Nassau Ave where she’d just eaten called Sindicato (57 Nassau […]
Posted inArt, Culture
Name That Point and Win a Beer!
Welcome to the second edition of Name That Point. Can you guess the location in Greenpoint where this street art photo is located? The first person to guess correctly wins a […]
Posted inArt, Events
Newtown Creek Armada Fundraising Happy Hour Tonight 8/30!
“The Newtown Creek Armada is an art installation that invites the public to explore the past, present and future of a contaminated New York City waterway. The Newtown Creek, a […]
Posted inCulture
10 Things To Do in Brooklyn On Your Labor Day Staycation
Staycationing on a holiday weekend is sheer bliss for crowd wary Brooklynites. Restaurants are empty. The streets are calm. No stress to get out of or back into the city. […]