I recently had the good fortune to meet Richie Adomako, a Ghanaian artist who is equal parts charming and talented. His exhibition: THE KILLING OF WHALES, is showing at the […]
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Pick-Up Truck Driver Pins Woman to Concrete Barrier Near McCarren Park
A gruesome scene unfolded in front of Five Leaves (18 Bedford Ave.) across from McCarren Park on Sunday morning when a 28-year-old man crashed his pickup truck into a 32-year-old […]
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Can You Tell Me How to Get to Java Street? Big Bird Spotted in Greenpoint
With film studios and production houses all over the neighborhood, celebrity sightings and movie shoots are not out of the ordinary in Greenpoint. But an outdoor shoot spotted on Java […]
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Proposed Acme Fish and Office Development Enters Review Process
Acme Smoked Fish is seeking a new Greenpoint headquarters with the help of Rubenstein Partners, who unveiled renderings of the proposed 30 Gem St. development ahead of entering the city’s […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Holiday Lights Funded, Champion Coffee Closes, Pizzeria Opens and More!
Happy Halloween Greenpointers! The 17th Annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade hosted by Townsquare is scheduled to start at noon on Saturday in front of the Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble […]
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Mario’s Pizza Opens on Manhattan Avenue
A new pizzeria opened this month in Greenpoint serving slices and pies on the northern end of Manhattan Avenue. Operating in the former space where Café Rochelle quietly closed earlier […]
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Edy’s Grocer Debuts First Pop-Up This Weekend With Lebanese-Filipino Brunch
The buzz at and about Edy’s Grocer (136 Meserole Ave.), Greenpoint’s first Lebanese eatery and grocery store, hasn’t faded since local chef and caterer Edouard Massih opened his business in […]
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Greenpoint Holiday Lights Reach Fundraising Goal in Three Days
Just a few days after launching a GoFundMe to help fund the annual Greenpoint Holiday Lights, organizers Bess White and Nick Giannios exceeded their goal of $20,000. Both organizers say […]
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17th Annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade Happening Saturday (10-31)
Townsquare will hold their annual children’s Halloween parade this weekend in Greenpoint. The 17th annual Greenpoint Children’s Halloween Parade will meet in front of the Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble […]
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Champion Coffee Closing Manhattan Avenue Shop
After nearly 15 years of serving espresso drinks to the residents of the northernmost stretch of Greenpoint, Champion Coffee (1107 Manhattan Ave.) will close their Manhattan Avenue shop this weekend […]