This week we received a touching missive from a reader in distress, bringing to our attention a curious Greenpoint mystery. It wasn’t something we were able to solve, so we […]
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Brooklyn’s Katy Perry, Gentrification Thoughts, & de Blasio on Colbert–The Hook Up 7/18
If you want to be irritated, watch this cringe-worthy music video, which is basically a knock off of California Girls, sung by a party girl who dances around Williamsburg […]
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“Visions” at The Picture Show & Interview with Peruvian artist Mariana Tschudi
Visions opened on Friday, June 27 at The Picture Show in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. “We were looking for myths, dreams, and hallucinations,” said Megan Clement, and ultimately, the selected “films…were dreamlike, […]
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06.26.14 Mixtape // Stars & Letters Records
This week Greenpoint-based record label Stars & Letters‘ Mark Roberts pulls together a very borough-centric mix. It represents other BK labels including Triangle Records, Secretly Canadian, Ceremony Records, Ghostly International, […]
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Lady & West Interview and Bright Soul Album Review
Lady & West is a duo of Greenpointers Jennifer Billiot and Kirk Garrett. It is a beautiful artistic union that has produced a very good debut album called Bright Soul. […]
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Local Filmmaker Talks Greenpoint, Plimpton, & PBS (where you can watch his film tonight at 9pm EST)
I met Tom Bean in front of his Greenpoint apartment, which sits in a row of buildings overlooking McGolrick park. The day was muggy and damp and I was sweating […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Duke’s Spring Cocktail, Le Rana
Happy Friday! Have you looked at your superfluous (but super cool-looking) wall of international clocks lately? Because it’s 5 o’ clock in Paris, comprenez-vous? The Manhattan Cocktail Classic, NYC’s celebration […]
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American Bistro ‘Esmé’ to Open on Site of Papacitos
When Mexican restaurant Papacitos abruptly closed its shutters at 999 Manhattan Avenue last summer it was unclear what had happened and what, if anything, would be taking its place. Now, happily, […]
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Interview with Jeffrey Silverstein of Singles Club
I am a big fan of writing and music, so anything that combines the two in an interesting way will get my attention. I was excited, then, to learn about […]
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Grand St Restaurant Week Begins Next Week! (2/17-23)
(sponsored) My Mom and I have a thing – it’s called Restaurant Week, and whenever it rolls around I am mixed with excitement but also dread because I only take […]