It’s that time of year again when the Northside Festival brings an epic summer week of music and technology to the neighborhood. Our annual official showcase at Bar Matchless (RIP) […]
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A Pair of Greenpoint Locals are Your One-Stop-Shop for a Low-key Wedding
Weddings don’t have to be complicated, especially in Greenpoint, where we’ve got a one-stop-wedding-shop.
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Williamsburg’s Cocaine Bar of the 90’s, Kokies is Back—and it’s Fitting
Depending how long you’ve lived in North BK, you may have heard tale of the legendary bar Kokie’s.
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North Brooklyn Then & Now: _missing_the_point_’s Amazing Instagram Account
There’s no doubt that North Brooklyn’s skyline has rapidly changed in the last decade plus. In place of one-story bombed out warehouses, high rises stand tall. An old sludge tank […]
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Greenpoint Winter Survival Guide: Winter Cocktails to Warm You Up
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 […]
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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, […]
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“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 […]
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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. […]