Yep, the pool is open! There was a line around the block after the ribbon cutting when according to Gothamist, the mayor mispronounced it as “McClarren” and then said: “Today […]
Tag: funny
Posted inCulture
And I Thought We Were Neighbors! Ethel’s Brew is a PR Scam
The email started out like this: “Hi Justine, I am writing to you today to introduce you to Ethel’s Brew (ethelsbrew.com), created by my 80-year-old grandmother – the eponymous Ethel – who is a […]
Posted inArt
Chris Brown and Drake? How sad.
As if you needed any more indication that hip hop is in a bad place right now, the Drake Chris Brown saga solidifies this fact. The music that once brought […]
Posted inEvents
Northside Comedy: Don’t Miss Neil Hamburger This Sunday
The Northside Festival is largely about music, and already hordes of musicians have descended on our area to play shows, live the dream, and cheat on their girlfriends. But if […]
Posted inCulture
Best Comments: Falcons in Yemen, Mice in The Walls, Cats Sitting on Bologna – Illustrate it!
We posted this photo of this badass dude with his badass ride on the Facebook and we received the best comments. (We omitted the name of the deli and commenters.) […]
Posted inCulture, Lost & Found
Pussy Galore
Sometimes it feels like Greenpoint is the capital of Lost Kitty-land, or perhaps where all Internet cats go to retire. It doesn’t take long to find a lamp post covered […]
Posted inSunday Snaps
SUNDAY (EVENING) SNAPS: WELCOME TO GREENPOINT!
The Cinco de Mayo Launch Party at Greenpoint Heights last night was a blast! Here is a sneak peek at some of the photo booth shots. I foolishly thought I […]
Posted inCommunity, News
Pastor Marries Choir Girl Who Swims In the Newtown Creek
Everyone gives me crap for not being a “real” Greenpointer, but my great grandfather G. Clement Edson was the pastor of the Noble Street Presbyterian Church (1907-1911) and my grandmother […]
Posted inShopping
Plunders and Blunder of Shopping Therapy and Gift Giving (to the Japanese)
Midtown sucks, we all agree. I try to be in and out, but when I have to wait around I seek a haven; a quiet place or I go to […]
Posted inCulture
ARTISANAL BS: THIS IS HILARIOUS!
Today is crappy but this video will cheer you right up! Lewis Black is shakey and insane and hilarious. When I got home last night from a vegan animal art […]