If you don’t live on Franklin Street, you may not have noticed the great series of pop-up stores that have begun to occupy Duke’s Annex, the small space next to […]
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Posted inArt, Events
TICKET GIVEAWAY! Catlady Craft Night at Brooklyn Craft Company (11/21)
Brooklyn Craft Company, a DIY class and event space, is hosting a Catlady Craft Night and we have a free ticket to giveaway ($95 value)! Catlady Craft Night is a […]
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Historical Greenpoint, News
More Toxic Secrets In This Rare 1980s ‘Hazardous Neighbors’ Brooklyn Study
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the world of toxic chemicals, specifically as they pertain to Greenpoint. First, Neighbors Allied For Good Growth (NAG) released the ToxiCity Map to bring […]
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The Best Haircuts? At Freddy Vazquez’s ‘Fade 2 Famous’ Barbershop
“I was born here, and I’ve lived here all my life,” explains Freddy Vazquez, the owner of Fade 2 Famous barbershop in Greenpoint, “and I just made twenty years cutting […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Uncategorized
Kimchee Market Brings the Korean Bodega to Greenpoint Avenue
The owner of the Dokebi dynasty, Chul Kim, has opened a new Korean store in Greenpoint called Kimchee Market. But this isn’t your mom’s traditional Korean greengrocer. Kimchee Market offers freshly-made […]
Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Community, Historical Greenpoint
Hey North Brooklyn, Here’s Our Toxins Mapped
To shine a light on Brooklyn’s murky legacy of contamination, the Neighbors Allied For Good Growth (NAG) and Pratt’s Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative ( SAVI) released a beta version of a ToxiCity […]
Posted inCommunity, Sponsored, Wellness
Look Smart and See Happy with Sunny Eye Shop
What does a fashionable kid who loves science do when she grows up? She follows a pathway to medicine that incorporates style. She becomes an optometrist then opens a shop that carries beautifully designed […]
Posted inClasses, Events, Sponsored, Wellness
Fall Into Fitness for the B.E.S.T. Bootcamp at Human@Ease (Begins 11/8)
Turn Over a New Leaf with our Fall Into Fitness B.E.S.T. Bootcamp at Human@Ease With the change of seasons comes a renewed time to recommit ourselves to our fitness and […]
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The Brooklyn Wine Book: Get 2-for-1 Wine Glasses at Great Local Bars and Restaurants
Greenpoint is playing a starring role in Brokelyn’s first-ever Brooklyn Wine Book, a booklet of tickets good for 2-for-1 glasses at fantastic wine bars and wine-focused eateries from here to […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
New Restaurant ‘Cassette’ brings French-Catalonian Flavor to Franklin Street
‘Tis the season for new restaurant openings, and last week Greenpoint had three*. One of the tastiest additions to our burgeoning dining scene is a delightful French Catalonian eatery called Cassette, […]