Autumn has crept in and I can’t help but feel a little sad that day trips to the Rockaways have gone away, cafes have stowed away their outdoor seating and […]
Tag: Greenpoint
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Anella to Reopen Thursday
Anella (222 Franklin St.) will re-open on Thursday, Oct. 25, after months of rebuilding due to extensive fire damage last July. Owner Blair Papagni and her husband, Josh Cohen, opened […]
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Psycho Circus Haunted House Dance Party This Weekend!
Midnights Brooklyn ( 149 N 6th St.) has teamed up with BIBA Williamsburg (110 Kent Ave.), and JAY Events to bring you a Halloween Extravaganza held on the Williamsburg waterfront. This will […]
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Vanishing Polish Greenpoint
Green Farms Supermarket (918 Manhattan Ave.) was one of the local stores my Polish-born wife and I regularly shopped to get authentic Polish food, but the store’s last evening of […]
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Comment Period On Nuhart Plastics Cleanup Ends Soon
The Nov. 19 deadline to submit your comments to the Dept. of Environmental Conservation on the proposed cleanup plan (PDF) for the Nuhart Plastics Superfund site is approaching. If you prefer to […]
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Check out the Pop-Up “Park” on the Pulaski Bridge!
With some turf and a table, the Pulaski Bridge pedestrian lane just got a little greener. A small “park” installation has been slotted into the span’s scenic-overlook which offers unobstructed […]
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The Surprising Artistic History of Green Street
Appearances can be deceiving, especially on Green Street. It is hard to imagine that this stereotypical Greenpoint street, with its many wood frame houses and former factories ever contributed to American […]
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Dreamy Music Video Highlights Greenpoint From Above
In the newly released music video for Pink Slater’s “DREAMCATCHER,” director Johnny Cirillo uses Greenpoint as a backdrop to dramatically showcase the neighborhood’s contrasting textures with sweeping drone footage. Pink Slater’s debut […]
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Park Church Co-Op Hosts Autumnal Harvest Dinner
Join your neighbors at the Park Church Co-op (129 Russell St.) for a locally sourced feast on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 6:30 p.m. – 8: 30 p.m. Tickets for the […]
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‘Stinky’ Limo Towed, No Longer on the Lam
A decrepit white limousine featuring plastic covered windows and loaves of bread overflowing from the trunk may have alerted your senses on and around Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint this week. […]