They sell gigantic and often tasteless strawberries all year round at the supermarket, but when the local farmers start wheeling and dealing these heavenly berries, I go insane. Often over […]
Posted inCommunity, News
Intern, Event Producer, Music Event Contributor Wanted!
Greenpointers.com is growing and we need some help and expertise. Positions available: Intern: Unpaid, 3-5 hrs/week. Ideal candidate should be familiar with WordPress, Social Media & Greenpoint. Responsibilites include basic administrative […]
Posted inArt, Events
Greenpointers Guide to Northside Festival 2012
Northside Festival is upon us and the schedule of events is massive! Not only are there music concerts, there is art, film and an entrepreneurial panel. If last year’s murky […]
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FREE TATTOOS & RUM: TONIGHT!
Greenpoint’s Three Kings Tattoo is hosting Sailor Jerry Day. Stop in and get a free Sailor Jerry Anchor tattoo. Then head over to Enid’s for free Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum […]
Posted inArt
This Guy: Superbad Bad Brad IS the Original Hipster
I have two words: original hipster. While on the cheapest date ever ($13 groupon at Crif Dogs worth $28 – aka a shit ton of hot dogs), a nearing-hobo-status looking man […]
Posted inShopping
So Addicted: Gel Nails (Not for Worried Upper West Side Jewish Ladies)
Right next to White Dream, the storefront on Manhattan Ave that gives me the giggles every time, is another awning that simply says Nails. I walked in and knew this […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Events, Recipes
Hello, Jell-O! The Solution To Summer Dessert Dilemmas
If the thought of Jell-O evokes images of an aisle in the supermarket or hospital cafeterias, Hello, Jell-O: 50+ Inventive Recipes for Gelatin Treats and Jiggly Sweets by Greenpointer Victoria Belanger is […]
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SUNDAY SNAPS: RAINBOW DAYS
Sometimes gloomy skies turn upside down and a beautiful rainbow appears. The below are two rainbows taken about a year apart from my bedroom window on Kingsland Ave. Lots of […]
Posted inArt, Community, Culture, Events
Happening Now: Williamsburg Walks
For three Saturdays in June, Bedford Avenue will be temporarily reclaimed from the usual array of buses, trucks, and careening car services for Williamsburg Walks, all-day street fairs brought to […]
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The Hook-Up: 6/9
• Written by yours truly, Biographile: Hard-Earned Self-Help from Augusten Burroughs in “This Is How” • NY Times Getting on the Bushwick Art Bandwagon: The Latest Vibe Moved to Brooklyn […]