It’s a bitch out there, so cool off at the McCarren Park pool, which opens today, for $free dollars. That being said, it’s not a free-for-all, there are rules and […]
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Posted inArt, Culture
Join The Greenpoint Community Gospel Choir!
You know you love gospel music. Secretly. Or not so secretly! Aretha Franklin? Mahalia Jackson? America’s best music has come from the gospel tradition. Don’t you want to sing some […]
Posted inCommunity, News
Greenpoint Ave G Closed 12 Weekends (Begins 7/6)
I hate to break it to you folks, but our beloved or behated G Train will be closed at Greenpoint Ave for 12 weekends beginning on July 6, 2013. Also […]
Posted inNews, The Hook-Up
BUG OUT!, Budin, Sleeping Giant, Grumpy Times Square: The Hook-Up (6/1)
• On Greenpoint’s art scene, Calico Brooklyn’s Scott Chasse comments: “Greenpoint’s art scene is a sleeping giant,” in an article about the gallery in Art File Magazine. • BUG OUT! […]
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Build a Garden at 61 Franklin St Garden This Saturday (6/1)
Tired of being stuck inside all day? Don’t have a backyard or outdoor space to call your own? Want to get your hands dirty, enjoy the beautiful weather and meet […]
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Que Pasa Greenpoint? Food Banks in Greenpoint
Do you need help feeding your family or would you like to volunteer some of your time? Greenpoint Reformed Church & Church of the Ascension can help. Please see them […]
Posted inArt, Events
The Art Party: Come Out To Support Art Education at PS 34! (5/22)
Have you ever wondered about the little elementary school at the corner of Norman and Eckford Streets? Three fun facts you should know: it was formerly a hospital; it is […]
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Community Meeting Notes: Greenpoint Landing & 77 Commercial St
“We’re creating a neighborhood on the waterfront.” These were the poorly-chosen words of Melanie Meyers, a representative for the Greenpoint Landing development. She appeared alongside representatives of the development at […]
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What to do with $1 Million? Participatory Budgeting Voting Begins Tonight (4/1 thru 4/7)
You have the next seven days to vote on how $1 million dollars should be invested in neighborhoods that include Greenpoint & Williamsburg. Projects include technology upgrades at PS31, restoration […]
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Greenpoint Egg Hunt Saturday @ Transmitter Park (3/30)!
I love that I get event info via Instagram. Our friends @silkroadcycles and @rbwnyc tipped us on this fun Greenpoint Egg Hunt – this Saturday, March 30, 2013 from 10-11am […]