The Greenpoint community, joined by students from PS 34 and public officials including Coucilman Stephen Levin, Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna and Assemblyman Joe Lentol, broke ground on our new […]
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Thinking Big and Living Large in A/D/O’s new MINI Living Cabin
Limited space is a hallmark of city life, so it’s not everyday that New Yorkers ask themselves, “where should I put the hammock.” A/D/O, the creative design hub and co-working […]
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Tour Local Relics & Architectural Marvels This Weekend During Open House NY! (10/14-10/15)
This Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, Open House New York will present a citywide celebration of architecture and urban design, for the 15th year in a row. One of the […]
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Climate Change, Architecture and Design Take Center Stage at A/D/O
Design and architecture buffs abound here in Brooklyn, and Greenpoint has even been called the home design capital of the borough, but Talking Tropics, a new series of discussions at […]
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Patrick Keely, The Prolific Architect of Saint Anthony of Padua Church
For years I passed the graceful façade of Saint Anthony of Padua church (862 Manhattan Avenue) and admired its beauty, but never really thought much about the man who built […]
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Happening Now: “Automonuments” at Simon/Neuman² Gallery
Writing of Manhattan at the end of the 20th century, the architect Rem Koolhaas described a new kind of monument, one “available for meaning as a billboard is for advertisement:”
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Forgotten Greenpoint: The Astral
The Astral is undoubtedly one of Greenpoint’s most iconic edifices. So much so, it even inspired it’s own novel. It sure is a purdy old pile o’ bricks, straight out of […]
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“Hazardous Materials” Public Hearing on 77 Commercial St Project Tonight (8/20)
Tonight – August 20, 2013 at 6:30 PM there will be a Public Hearing on the 77 Commercial Street Project and an Informational Presentation on Newtown Barge and Box Street Parks at Automotive […]
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Abandoned Brooklyn: Greenpoint Warehouse
See more of Max Dworkin’s photography at pictured.tumblr.com.
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Historical Greenpoint Walk With The Wooden House Project
For anyone interested in exploring the history of Brooklyn, The Wooden House Project offers fantastic tours for lovers of Brooklyn’s wood-frame row houses. The walking tour I took through the streets […]