In what we hope will be the first of many live, unamplified and ass-whipping music shows, The Exley (1 Jackson St) proudly presents The New Orleans Swamp Donkey’s Traditional Jass Band. […]
Tag: Brooklyn
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
Vegan Alert: Venture to Bushwick For Amazing Ethiopian – Tonight & Tomorrow Only (6/20-21)
Don’t you just want to stick your face into this plate of food? It tastes as good as it looks. For only two more nights, tonight and tomorrow (6/20 & […]
Posted inCommunity, News
Want More Garbage Cans on the Greenpoint Waterfront and Franklin St? Sign this petition
With the summer months ahead and significant increase in pedestrian traffic to and from the East River Ferry and Transmitter Park, many Greenpointers are complaining that the Greenpoint Waterfront is […]
Posted inCulture
Only In Greenpoint: Black Rabbit Painted Landmark Color and Transformed Into 1860s Bar
You may have noticed that the facade of Black Rabbit (91 Greenpoint Ave)Â was repainted from black to a muddy maroon in order to comply with NYC Landmark Commission. What do […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
“This is my New York!” Clare Spikerman of Propeller Coffee on Manhattan Ave
On May 3rd, Greenpoint gained a new destination for coffee with some special bells & whistles – most notably, the thoughtful outlook and welcoming sense of humor of its owner. […]
Posted inCommunity, Events
WTF is ULURP? Community Workshop on Greenpoint Landing and 77 Commercial St – Next Thursday 6/27
Many readers have been very concerned about the proposed Greenpoint Landing development on the waterfront. But you can’t just worry about it now – Â then complain about it later. As […]
Posted inEat & Drink
Van Leeuwen Vegan Ice Cream Rules! (And it’s GMO-FREE)
Attention all you ice cream freaks who happen to be vegan, Van Leeuwen (632 Manhattan Ave) just rolled out a new line of Vegan Ice Cream – and it rules!  So […]
Posted inEvents, What's Happening?
War Correspondents, Senior Center Art Show, Brooklyn Castle, Eat Your Face Off, Five Windows, Daddies!: What’s Happening Greenpoint? (6/12-6/17)
Receive Whatâs Happening? via email! There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY (6/12) ⢠OSA Community Committee Public Forum @ The Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave) 7-8:30pm, our […]
Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Culture
Que Pasa, Greenpoint? Monitor Museum
Did you know that Greenpoint has a museum? Yes we do and at this time it serves as a traveling museum visiting local schools. Motiva Enterprises has donated waterfront property […]
Posted inEat & Drink
It’s a coffee shop! It’s a flower shop! It’s SPINA
It seems that every walk down Franklin St reveals another new business (usually a coffee shop or restaurant) in Greenpoint. Recently, SPINA, which means thorn in Italian, opened in the […]