Need a new signature drink as your summer of frosé becomes a very distant memory? Ramona’s bar manager Jeremy Wilson takes this tricky life decision off your plate in this […]
Tag: Brooklyn
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“Canners”—A Documentary About NYC’s Can Collectors—Screening + Q&A This Saturday (1/27) at City Reliquary
You’ve certainly heard their carts clanking down the sidewalks of NYC, and maybe you’ve also seen them sorting through your trash bins before recycling day. These are NYC’s “canners”—people who collect […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
The Story Behind Brooklyn’s Iconic Water Tanks
PARIS has its world famous Eiffel Tower. Pisa, of course has its leaning tower and London has its ancient tower. What about New York? We have towers, too, but here, […]
Posted inCulture
“Dandy Be Good” Offers Sizzling Tales in Bitter Weather
Vital Joint’s venue is tiny, but the amount of pre-show audience chitchat was enormous. Most was facilitated by a a suit-donning and larger-than-life Rhinelander (more on him later), but some […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
A Brief History of the Puerto Ricans in Greenpoint
Sunday, January 14th is a day of pride for the Puerto Rican community in North Brooklyn. It is the celebration of the feast of the Three Kings and there is […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
The Amazing Philanthropist Who Founded Williamsburg’s First Public Schools
So many of the wealthy in today’s world are both so selfish and self-interested that it’s easy to believe that rich people do not think of those who have nothing. […]
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January 9th: The Anniversary of the Great Fire that Destroyed the Domino Refinery in 1882
January 9th marks the one hundred thirty-sixth anniversary of one of the most destructive fires in North Brooklyn. On a frigid January night, the Havemeyer and Elder Refinery, which would […]
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Where To Pre-New Years: PJ’s & DJ’s This Friday! (12/29)
Dance off 2017 in comfort before the New Year at the third annual PJs ‘N DJs Party, Friday at Littlefield (635 Sackett Street) starting at 10pm, with indie rock and electropop DJs Brian […]
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Marina Aris: Building a Writing Community in Greenpoint
I first met Marina Aris two years ago when she invited me to take part in Indie Writers Day at the Greenpoint Library. Marina immediately impressed me not only with […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
Horrific History Lesson: Working Conditions at The Domino Sugar Refinery
Although the former Domino Sugar refinery on Kent Avenue does not lie in Greenpoint, the building and the firm that ran it, Havemeyer and Elder, cast a long shadow over […]