Bamonte’s Restaurant is not only the oldest restaurant in North Brooklyn; founded in 1900 by Italian immigrant Pasquale Bamonte, the restaurant claims to be the oldest Italian eatery in all of […]
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Diving In: The Greatest Greenpoint Dives
Armed with $20, a healthy sense of adventure, and a tattered old Tom Waits t-shirt, Greenpointers writer Erik Keithley sets out on a weeklong tour of Greenpoint’s grungiest gems. Note […]
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The Sad End of Greenpoint’s Palace Cafe (aka Goodman’s)
The headlines said: “The Palace Café in Greenpoint is closing its doors on Saturday September 3rd after eighty-three years,” but whoever wrote those headlines was certainly no Greenpointer. Although a […]
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A History of Greenpoint in 25 Buildings: The Capri Social Club
No one is sure when the bar that is now called the Capri Social Club (156 Calyer Street) actually opened, but it was sometime in the 1880’s. When you walk into […]
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(Un)Church DJ show Tonight in Williamsburg/Greenpoint
If you’ve grabbed a coffee at The Lot Radio (17 Nassau Avenue), or have ever wandered the streets behind the High School next to McCarren Park, you may have seen the Franciscan church San Damiano […]
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LIC Block Party, The Obelisk, Flirt Reynolds – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (8/17–8/23)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 8/17 ☺ Stir Crazy Wednesdays @ Slick Willie (179 Meserole Ave) 8pm, FREE, A weekly comedy show hosted by Aldo Marachilian, More […]
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Cherry Point Gives Greenpoint Its First Whole-Animal Restaurant
During the spring, 664 Manhattan Avenue changed hands again. Once the Polish-American restaurant CinaMoon, it transformed into “664 Wine & Dine” for a few months last year, and is now […]
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Latinx Punk Fest, Full Moon Snow Cones, Cartoon Monsoon – What’s happening, Greenpoint? (8/03–8/09)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 8/03 ^ Craig’s List Chronicles Book Party @ Word (126 Franklin St) 7pm, FREE, Former Greenpointers writer Kim Masson launches her […]
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Summer Shakeup, Summer Thunder, Independence Day – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (6/29–7/05)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 6/29 * Summer Shakeup @ Triskelion Arts (106 Calyer St) 7:30pm, $16, Featuring Ezra Goh, Nicole von Arx and Dancers, Sarah Rose and […]
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A-List Celebs Dropping Into Greenpoint Bar
Mike Whalen, a regular customer in the usually low-key Brooklyn Safehouse at 120 Franklin Street, went away for a weeklong fishing trip, never imaging anything exciting would happen in the […]