During the past year, there have been whispers that a Greenpoint institution would be closing. When Park Luncheonette closed its doors, those of us who’d heard the rumors held our […]
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Marina Aris: Building a Writing Community in Greenpoint
I first met Marina Aris two years ago when she invited me to take part in Indie Writers Day at the Greenpoint Library. Marina immediately impressed me not only with […]
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Local Filmmaker Pays Homage to 90s Hoop Dreams in Short Film JUMPMAN
Greenpoint local Ron Brodie is a freelance independent filmmaker and creative consultant who has lived in the neighborhood for the last five years and used these streets as a backdrop […]
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The Best Greenpoint Restaurants When You’ve Got Kids
Lifestyle changes happen when children enter the picture and “family time” becomes the new thing. As far as dining out goes, parents need to either get a babysitter for the […]
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Love in Greenpoint in Wartime: How an Italian Prisoner-of-War Won a Brooklyn Girl’s Heart
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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, […]
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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 […]