Vital Joint’s venue is tiny, but the amount of pre-show audience chitchat was enormous. Most was facilitated by a a suit-donning and larger-than-life Rhinelander (more on him later), but some […]
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The Miracle on Manhattan Avenue: Viking Fever at Lake Street
None of the Vikings fans crowded into the bar will ever forget Sunday January 14th on Manhattan Avenue, and the football miracle that happened that day. Lake Street (706 Manhattan […]
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Weekly Art Round-Up: Jan 19 – 21
Ok, y’all… how we doing with those New Year’s resolutions? It’s been about three weeks, you still with me? Because I know one of those resolutions was to “see more […]
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The Greenpointer Who Led a Prison Break from Sing-Sing
For years his wanted poster had hung in the Meserole Avenue Police station, but there was not a trace of Charles Bergstrom to be found. Bergstrom was wanted for being […]
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Experimental Indie Theatre in North Brooklyn at The Exponential Festival This Weekend!
The Exponential Festival is back again this January 2018, bringing a diverse collection of experimental and indie theatre, performance, dance and art to North Brooklyn and beyond. The last […]
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Call for Poetry: Love & Greenpoint!
Love. It’s such a powerful emotion that shapes so many facets of our lives. From romance and sparks to deep friendship and compassion, there are all types of love that […]
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Greenpoint Winter Survival Guide: Advice From The Stylists
If you’re well into a season defined by hat hair and rogue static, check out the next piece of wisdom in our Winter Survival Guide series from Kennaland stylist Amy […]
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A Brief History of the Puerto Ricans in Greenpoint
Sunday, January 14th is a day of pride for the Puerto Rican community in North Brooklyn. It is the celebration of the feast of the Three Kings and there is […]
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Plant Magik, Dune, Soulection, Oteil & Friends — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (1/3–1/9)
WEDNESDAY 1/10 * Plant Magik 101: The Seeds @ Catland (987 Flushing Ave), 7pm, $20, We will explore all of the fertile magik of the seed and the historic, traditional and […]
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Catch Future Generations at the Next Wild Honey Pie Dinner (1/24)
Lately, one of the hottest tickets in Greenpoint is to the series of dinners being hosted by The Wild Honey Pie. The monthly event, which began last year, starts with […]