About a year ago, I wrote a story for Greenpointers about a Brooklyn Italian-American girl who fell in love with a captured Italian soldier during World War II while he […]
Tag: Greenpoint
Posted inEnvironmental
FREE Tree Giveaway December 6th!
Greening Greenpoint is giving away FREE TREES to Greenpoint residents on Wednesday, December 6th! Fill out this form and pledge to plant your tree in a Greenpoint yard and continue to water […]
Posted inArt
Must Do: Hit Up The Cooler Gallery Art Market This Weekend at A/D/O! (12/2–12/3)
COOLER GALLERY SUPER MARKET A/D/O | 29 Norman Ave December 2 + 3 | 12pm-8pm RSVP on Facebook This weekend Saturday 12/2 & Sunday 12/3, A/D/O (29 Norman Ave) will […]
Posted inCommunity
Op-Ed: What We Can Learn From Greenpoint’s Low Voter Turnout
I recently had my first experience as a poll worker right here at the Greenpoint McGuinness Senior Center polling site (715 Leonard St). There was a lot that I enjoyed, […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
A Stroll Down Historic Norman Avenue
Things have changed a lot over the years on Norman Avenue, but Scandinavian influence remains. It is highly ironic that two Scandinavian cutting edge entrepreneurs have just opened their modern, […]
Posted inEat & Drink
North Brooklyn’s Best Fall-Themed Cocktails
Summer cocktail season is a highly-anticipated time of the year, and for good reason. Sangria, frozen margs, tiki drinks, magnums of rosé…it’s a pretty unbeatable scene. But once cooler temperatures […]
Posted inFilm
14 Films Shot in Greenpoint!
I was looking at a list of films made in Brooklyn, which listed 146 films shot in Brooklyn. When I looked at the list I noticed that many of the […]
Posted inCommunity
Holiday Caroling With Park Church Co-Op This Saturday! (12/2)
Jingle your bells and wish your neighbors a Merry Christmas by joining the Park Church Co-Op’s Holiday Caroling this weekend, Saturday Dec 2nd at 9am! “Join us for some singing […]
Posted inShopping
Shop Small in Greenpoint This Saturday (11/25)—10-20% Discounts, Drinks + More!
The first-annual Greenpoint Fall Shopping Crawl is happening this Saturday, November 25th, all day. Going all day and through the evening, shoppers will enjoy a full day of holiday shopping […]
Posted inCommunity
PS 31’s Fall Festival Raised Funds for Enrichment Programs
November 11th is always a day to celebrate, and Greenpoint’s PS 31 (75 Meserole Avenue) marked the day with a Fall Festival to benefit the PTA. The school is a […]