The pace of change is swift here in the city, what with permits for new developments constantly being filed (like these for 85 and 87 Calyer Street), but this week, […]
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Pics: Yesterday’s Spring Snowstorm in North Brooklyn
Yesterday’s all-day snowstorm left Greenpoint gracefully blanketed in more than a foot of snow. Schools were closed, trendy fitness classes were cancelled, some businesses took a snow day—yet others defiantly […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Artist Richard Humann on An Evolving Neighborhood
I met artist Richard Humann on a Queens-bound G train in the summer of 2015. He was reading a book about Chinatown and I asked him if it was good. […]
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Park Church Co-Op Exhibition Highlights Female Voices this Holy Week
We all know the Twelve Apostles’ reactions to Jesus’ resurrection. From joyous celebration to Thomas the Doubter’s human skepticism, you might say their responses were the original OMG. But it […]
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Poetry + Paintings from the Backwoods of Alabama at Calico on Thursday (3/22)
A few weeks ago, Calico Gallery (67 West Street #203) opened Field For Ballads, an exhibition of works by two Brooklyn women originally from Alabama, painter Hannah Hill and writer […]
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Greenpoint’s Stillwater Artisanal Brewery Will Create a Custom Beer Just for You!
The “Gypsy Brewers” at Stillwater Artisanal are looking to open a home base at 321 Kingsland Avenue, which they’re calling “Production.” Stillwater Artisanal officially launched in 2010 and has been […]
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Street Trees Need Love, Too: Become a Tree Steward This Saturday! (3/24)
Street Tree Stewardship Summit Saturday, March 24th | 12:30pm-4pm St. John’s Lutheran Church| 155 Milton St. FREE, refreshments provided and all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win prizes! More info […]
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Performance, Protest and Greenpoint in Watercolor — Art Roundup 3/15–3/17
Your weekend of art starts tonight, and North Brooklyn’s got it—historical films, multimedia protest art, ephemeral artwork, watercolors of Greenpoint and feminist fashions. Check it. What is the Model City? […]
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North Brooklyn Then & Now: _missing_the_point_’s Amazing Instagram Account
There’s no doubt that North Brooklyn’s skyline has rapidly changed in the last decade plus. In place of one-story bombed out warehouses, high rises stand tall. An old sludge tank […]
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Soul Clap, Mack & Cheese Smack Down and Edible Landscaping — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (3/14-3/20)
Anima Mundi Apothecary – WORKSHOP SERIES Make Your Own Miso, March 15th @ Anima Mundi Apothecary (35 Noble Street) from 7pm-9pm Register here. Covering the basic science behind making miso; both soy & non […]