I was looking at a list of films made in Brooklyn, which listed 146 films shot in Brooklyn. When I looked at the list I noticed that many of the […]
Search results
Posted inNews
On the Waterfront and Off the Leash — The Hook-up (10/11)
Greenpointers have been watching the changing East River Waterfront. A community development meeting on Wednesday allowed residents to hear from developers, and voice their concerns about on-going construction projects in […]
Posted inNews
Notes from Wednesday’s Community Development Meeting
On Wednesday, Greenpoint residents came together at the Polish and Slavic Center (176 Java Street) for a community development meeting organized by Councilman Stephen Levin. The meeting promised information about […]
Posted inCommunity
Here’s How and Where to Compost Your Pumpkins!
Farewell, Halloween—time to finish off the candy corn before it goes stale, sweep up the cobwebs and deflate your giant spiders. If you or your neighbor still have a slowly […]
Posted inEvents
This is Thriller: North Brooklyn Halloween Roundup 2017!
👻 🎃 👾 👹 🍂 Sultry weather falls across the land—yet Halloween hour is close at hand. Creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorize our North Brooklyn ‘hood. And […]
Posted inCommunity
Green Thumbin’ It: North Brooklyn Community Garden Roundup
It’s planting season, and North Brooklyn’s giving us lots of opportunities to play in the dirt. This past weekend community members turned out for OpenHouseGCEF, Bushwick Inlet Park’s Daffodil Planting, Free Garden […]
Posted inNews
A Stamp Heist, A Soup Princess and Some Slavic Pride — the Hook-up (10/13)
The James A. Farley Post Office in Manhattan is the largest post office in the nation. The building bears a rousing inscription — taken from Herodotus’ Histories — which reads, […]
Posted inUncategorized
Yoga Sessions Greenpoint Loft’s Roof Deck with Hosh Yoga this Sunday (10/1)!
After almost being priced out of the neighborhood, longtime Greenpoint yoga studio Hosh Yoga made an amazing comeback after raising enough money to move to a new space in the […]
Posted inKids
Family-Friendly Fundraiser for BK Story Voyager This Weekend (9/30)!
What:North Brooklyn Touch-a-Truck When: Saturday Sept 30th, 11am-2pm Where: Behind McCarren Park Pool, Leonard St. Between Bayard & Manhattan Tickets/info: $10 for the first child and $5 for additional children; […]
Posted inUncategorized
Who Sees the Trees? Greenpoint’s Citizen Pruners!
We might live in the concrete jungle, but according to this fantastic interactive tree map made by the New York City Parks department, Greenpoint is blessed with arboreal abundance. Our […]