The Greenpoint restaurant scene offers a wealth of wonderfully diverse and exciting dining options, but for some reason, finding a soul-warming bowl of ramen has remained elusive. While the American […]
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Where you can watch the NYC Marathon this Sunday (11/5)
On Sunday, 50,ooo people will take to the streets for the New York City Marathon. The race will start in Staten Island, make its way through Brooklyn and into Queens, […]
Posted inWellness
Maha Rose Just Launched Their Online Shop With All The Crystals You Ever Wanted
Local boutique wellness spot Maha Rose (97 Green St), has been imparting divine wisdom and disseminating new age vibes in the neighborhood for a few years now, offering classes, workshops […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
A Greenpoint Landmark Now Seems Doomed
In a previous post I reported that there was an application to demolish 85 Calyer Street, the historic home of the builder of the first ironclad battleship in the United […]
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North Brooklyn Community Development Meeting 11/8 at 6:30
New York City Council Member Stephen Levin is hosting a North Greenpoint Development meeting at the Polish Slavic Center (176 Java Street) on Wednesday, 11/8 at 6:30, where community members […]
Posted inArt
Standards Manual in Greenpoint Finds Success in Reissuing Relics
“We had a hint there might be an interest in this book.” That hint was raising over $800,000 on Kickstarter to reissue the New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards […]
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Greenpoint’s Haunted House On Oak Street
If I had to pick one house in Greenpoint to set a horror movie in it would be the big old house set back off the street at the corner […]
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Improve Our Parks! OSA & NYC Parks Town Hall Meeting Thursday (11/2)!
The Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn is hosting a Town Hall meeting this Thursday November 2nd from 6:30pm-8pm, where folks can pow-wow about ideas for improving our parks, as […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
The Forgotten History of Sugar in North Brooklyn
To understand the history of Greenpoint and Williamsburg you have to grasp the massive role that refining played in this heavily industrial corner of North Brooklyn. Our area became the […]
Posted inCulture
Halloween Weekend at Secret Project Robot
One of Brooklyn’s best kept secrets is hosting a ton of Halloween events! Something for everyone! Hit one of the parties, or just stop by to check out their Halloween Installation. […]