It wasn’t that shocking when Nights & Weekends closed in early March. The bar had always been the “cool” spot while occupying the triangle space of the Bedford/Nassau/Lorimer/McCarren intersection. But […]
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Still She Persisted! Sister Francis Gerard Kress: The Fighting Environmentalist Nun
Today almost all the local people know about the massive pollution of Newtown Creek and the oil plume that sits under Greenpoint, but it was not always so. One of […]
Posted inWellness
Push It Real Good: North Brooklyn Gym Roundup
While we all like the idea of hibernating in the winter, the beginning of Spring is just the inspiration we need to renew our commitment to fitness. But finding the […]
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Margaret Wise Brown—Greenpoint’s Greatest Writer
Margaret Wise was an amazingly successful writer whose books have sold millions of copies. Brown developed an extraordinary talent to write for small children, perhaps unequaled in literature. Considered by […]
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Free Film Screening! Kosciuszko: A Man Before His Time
Tomorrow night (March 30th) The Polish Cultural Institute is screening a documentary about Thaddeus Kosciuszko at 7 pm at Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Avenue). There’ll be a Q&A session with […]
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Olympian Connie Darnowski: Greenpoint’s Greatest Ever Female Athlete
Hurdler Connie Darnowski represented the United States in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic games and is the greatest female athlete our area ever produced. Her success is all the more […]
Posted inEat & Drink
Sweet Toothed Vegans: Clara Cakes Popup At Adelina’s Today (3/26)!
Sunday, March 26th, 7:30-10:30pm Clara Cakes CookBook Pop-Up Adelina’s | 159 Greenpoint Ave. 19-year old LA chef Clara Polito will be in Greenpoint today to celebrate her new vegan dessert book. […]
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Keep Shea Stadium Alive, Williamsburg Bridge Crash, Geoff Cobb Is Famous —The Hook Up 3/24
It’s tremendously important to keep DIY venues like Shea Stadium open, which recently abruptly closed — it keeps the Brooklyn music scene, and the New York music scene alive and relevant. […]
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3 Neighborhood Lit Events To Spring You Forward!
Despite the news of each new piece of horrendous legislation, it’s been helping me to remember that reading and writing are a form of social justice. April is National Poetry […]
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Immigrant Defense Project Benefit + Art Show Tonight 3/23
Tonight (3/23) from 7-10pm, Greenpoint Hill (100 Freeman St.) is hosting a benefit to support the Immigrant Defense Project, a NYC-based non-profit. It’s also a good chance to catch Isaac Arvold’s show before […]