Booklyn’s Marshall Weber knows the facts, and he explains them during our interview with an astounding passion. It’s rare to meet someone like him—informed and active about an issue that […]
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The 2015 Greenpoint Happy Hour Guide – 30 Places to Drink on the Cheap (and Cheerful)
There are few pleasures in life greater than rounding off the working day with a well- earned beverage at your favorite bar. And when that beverage costs next to nothing, […]
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Hipster Shaman: Bill Hayden at Real Fine Arts
Greenpoint sits fine with no longer being Brooklyn’s “it” spot, and Bill Hayden’s show at Real Fine Arts seems okay with this, too—perhaps even celebrating the area’s confounding mix of shop […]
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A Peep Inside Cacao Market : A Place Where Chocolate Dreams Come True
Greenpoint: home to craft brewers, small-batch ice cream makers, and luxury tea ateliers. And just when we thought things couldn’t get any more up-market, along comes the cherry on the […]
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Three Local Dinner Events to Make You Drool a Tiny Bit this Fortnight
Now that it’s light in the evenings and actually fairly pleasant out, it’s finally time to contemplate doing fun things again. Just to ease you back into the swing of things, […]
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Greenpoint of View: The Secret Origin of Midtown Comics
How long have you been here? And, how has the neighborhood changed since then? We all have our stories about the undulating Greenpoint streetscape—people moving in, people moving out, condos […]
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Tasty Reads: The Fourth Annual Food Book Fair is Happening this Weekend
Libby VanderPloeg’s ‘Recipes Gone Wild’ at last year’s Foodieodicals event Foodie book lover? Bookish food lover? If this sounds like you then take note! The fourth annual Food Book Fair […]
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Van Leeuwen Flagship Store and Recipe Book Coming Soon!
Image courtesy of Van Leeuwen Spring may be off to a patchy start, but ice cream season is here regardless and local producers Van Leeuwen are on a roll right now. February saw […]
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New Restaurant ‘Brooklyn Pasture’ to Serve Foraged Food from Greenpoint
This spring brings a new addition to the Greenpoint dining scene. As of today, a pop-up restaurant will be launching under the arches of Shelter Pavilion in McGolrick Park. The […]
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Local Boozehound Vows Daily Drinking Blog; Wife Reportedly Just Thrilled
As the new year approached, it dawned on Greenpoint resident J.P. Grace that he needed a challenge–specifically, a challenge firmly grounded in the consumption of adult beverages. Bravely acknowledging the dangerous […]