We’ve covered The Takedowns before–they’re a really special way for home cooks to feel like they’re on Iron Chef and compete with each other for real actual prizes, while audience […]
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Recap: Yesterday’s Nor’Easter With a Slow Start and A Soggy Finish
Greenpoint was on high snow alert yesterday, waiting patiently for our second Nor’Easter in a week. The storm was originally predicted to hit us in the early morning hours, but […]
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Ladies Who Ranch, Art on Airwaves, La Banubas, Paint and Sip — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (3/7–3/13)
For just $1 get a ride to nearby subway stations to/from Greenpoint with Via, an on-demand ridesharing app!! Download the app here and set your pick up or drop-off location […]
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Are You Henry? Get Your Love Outta Greenpoint
This post from one Greenpoint Henry to another was found via Craigslist: From one Henry to another Henry – m4w (New York) Hello, My name is Henry. I live in Greenpoint, off […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
A Stroll Down Historic Huron Street
Huron was originally just called H Street, but it was changed to Huron in the 1850s, possibly in honor of a locally built steamship the U.S.S Huron, or it could […]
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International Artists: Apply for a 1-month Residency in Greenpoint—Deadline is March 16
Greenpoint’s Mothership NYC is a combined live-work artists’ community and event space for international creative folks across multiple disciplines. Not to mention the formerly industrial building has an amazing rooftop performance […]
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The Best Way to Get From Greenpoint to The Beach This Summer is…
Spring has already been in the air in Greenpoint, though planning a summertime bike ride might seem like quite a ways off. But the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative—the non-profit building the Brooklyn […]
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Sad News: t.b.d. Bar is Closing this Sunday! (3/4)
Cue the sad trombone music. Beloved Franklin Street watering hole, t.b.d. (224 Franklin Street) will shutter its doors this Sunday, March 4th. Pour one out for the bar, and of course […]
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Alkemy Brewlab Debuts in Greenpoint
There’s a new chai in town here in Greenpoint and it comes from the owner of local favorite Crema coffee shop. Alkemy Brewlab opened its doors in October 2017 at […]
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Oil, Philanthropy, The Astral and Art: The Mixed Local Legacy of Charles Pratt
Perhaps there is no person in the long history of Greenpoint who had a bigger effect on our area than Charles Pratt. Pratt’s legacy, though is a mixed one: a […]