Kicking off our series of local shops pulling together some of their favorite music for us, we have a mostly-vintage, acoustic-twinged and quite moody playlist from local vinyl source Record Grouch (986 Manhattan […]
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Posted inEat & Drink, Events
Wake The Dead With A Seance In The Basement of Diamond Bar October 30th
The Diamond (43 Franklin St.) is hosting a real, live (dead?) seance in the basement of the bar on Sunday, October 30th from 8-10pm. From The Diamond: What do the dead […]
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Historical Walking Tour of Greenpoint This Saturday!
WHAT: Greenpoint Walking Tour WHEN: Saturday, October 22, 2:00-4:30 pm Join veteran Brooklyn tour guide Norman Oder on a briskly-paced, wide-ranging introduction to the neighborhood, including historic blocks, converted historic buildings, […]
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Sunday Snaps – Pups of Greenpoint
With dog parks in both McGolrick and McCarren Park, lots of canine-conscious businesses that leave water bowls out for pups, and many great dog owners, Greenpoint is a pretty sweet […]
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A Collaborative Sculpture In McGolrick Park, and a Meadow-phor for All of Us
Martynka Wawrzyniak has always been a conceptual artist. She thinks deeply about her relationship to the world and comes up with self-portraits that are inimitable and brilliantly unique. These ideas […]
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Greenpoint Diaries: “My Job At The Greenpoint Weekly Star”
Editor’s note: We’ve paired up a true story from Sara Jane Burman, an 80-year-old former resident of Greenpoint who grew up here, with local illustrator Aubrey Nolan.
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94th Precinct Nabs Suspect Possibly Connected to Burglary, Search Continues for Men Wanted in Mugging Spree
Greenpoint has recently had a wave of robberies and a burglary that have disturbed neighborhood residents. Early in the morning on Sunday, Sept. 25, four separate robberies occurred within 90 minutes […]
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Show me your Cheese: Fromage in North Brooklyn
Autumn has arrived, my friends, and as the crisp, chilled air overtakes our fair city, there is nothing I look forward to more than a cheese night at home. We are undeniably fortunate here […]
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Sunday Snaps 10/09 – “Been Here a While”
This week’s photo essay focuses on people that have been in Greenpoint a while and have stories to tell about it. Whether they remember movies at The Chopin Theater or […]
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Greenpoint’s Original Wave of Home Brewing and Distilling
It’s great to see distillers like the Greenhook Ginsmiths on Dupont Street distilling high quality gin. It’s equally gratifying to know that Greenpoint is teeming with home brewing aficionados who […]