Meet the husband-and-wife co-founders of Plant Apothecary, Bjarke and Holly. Holly McWhorter and Bjarke Ballisager, are a well rounded husband-and-wife team with backgrounds in architecture, journalism, and music. They started […]
Tag: Greenpoint
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Volunteer at the Greenpoint Library Popup!
While the Greenpoint Library is undergoing major construction, the Park Church Co-Op (129 Russell St) will be hosting a popup library with some of the materials from their collection. They’re […]
Posted inFilm
Greenpoint Power Couple Takes the Ultimate Cross Country Road Trip
A lot of people drive cross country from New York to California, but few people do it with a larger social and political message as a goal. On August 8th, […]
Posted inEat & Drink
The Best Frozen Drinks in North Brooklyn
A year ago, we were at the beginning of a five-day intolerable heat wave. Luckily, it seems we’ll only get a handful of 90°+ days this year which means more […]
Posted inThe Hook-Up
All Bacon Everything, Greenpoint Burglaries, and $$$ Condos—The Hook-Up 7/21
The condos that are replacing the old New Warsaw Bakery on Lorimer Street have gone on the market, for upwards of $1.5 million per unit. A guy broke into two […]
Posted inCulture
Tonight: Toxic Gardens at Greenpoint Terminal Gallery
ART OPENING: Toxic Gardens Featuring works by Caroline Larsen, Christian Little, Jack Henry, Sarah Weber, Sarah Zapata at Greenpoint Terminal Gallery 67 West St., Suite 320 Opening reception: Friday, July […]
Posted inCommunity
Meet Ann Kansfield, Greenpoint’s Coolest Pastor
If you think that all pastors are uptight, judgmental, straight laced, bores, that only shows you never met Reverend Ann Kansfield. I spoke with Ann for an hour and a […]
Posted inWhat's Happening?
Superhero Figure Drawing, 3D VHS Festival, Brooklyn Bike Rave, Synthwave Party — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (7/19–7/25)
WEDNESDAY 7/19 ♦ SummerScreen: Donnie Darko @ McCarren Park, 6pm, FREE, 16th anniversary celebration of Donnie Darko. Gates open at 6pm, grunge-infused rockers Sharkmuffin plays the TIDAL Rising Stage at […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
The Illicit Affair That Brought Greenpoint’s own Mae West to Hollywood
In a previous piece I described how Mae West funded her scandalous 1927 play sex through her romance with the rich, handsome, but very dangerous gangster Owney Madden. However, it […]
Posted inEat & Drink
Humboldt & Jackson Has a New Dinner Menu, But First Let’s Talk About Humboldt & Jackson
Echoes of the Cozy Royale catering hall can still be heard in the warm dining room in the back of the bar at Humboldt & Jackson (434 Humboldt Street). The […]