Every week at the Greenpoint McCarren Greenmarket, aside from dropping off compost and textiles and buying local seasonal vegetables you have the opportunity to meet a representative from a cause […]
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Flammable Tap Water? Free Screening of Gasland @ IndieScreen on Saturday 1/26
A totally worthwhile and educational thing to do on a Saturday: Via GWAPP: “NAGG will be joining Riverkeeper for a screening of the documentary film “Gasland” at IndieScreen (289 Kent […]
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Shout-out to Peter Pan Bakery for No Special Reason Other Than the Fact That Their Doughnuts Are Incredible
A few months ago I purchased this doughnut map that features 35 of the best places to get a doughnut in New York City. It was the best $10 I’ve […]
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Open Forum Re: Milton St Respite Tonight 1/24
Sorry for this last minute update (I was in Florida for 2 weeks!), but tonight Thursday, 1/24 at 7pm at Greenpoint Reformed Church (136 Milton St) there will be an […]
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10 Ways To Help Prevent Getting & Giving The Flu
Good Morning Flu York. Have you already gotten it? (Share in the comments.) Or are you paralyzed with the fear of getting it? It’s bad out there and everyone is […]
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Foodoodle – Three Greenpoint Dinners
Tuesday 15th – Sapporo Haru, 622 Manhattan Avenue Our go-to local sushi place when too tired to cook. Thursday 17th – Selamat Pagi, 152 Driggs Avenue Had been meaning to […]
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Greenpoint Portrait Week #4: Mark Straiton
If you follow me on Instagram (@greenpointers) you know that I have NOT been in Greenpoint. For the past two weeks, Jon and I went on a fantastic birding trip to […]
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Chili Cook-Off, Fondue Party, Dance Parties, Idiotarod and Bushwick Open Studios:What’s Happening Greenpoint (1/23-1/30)
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America We know it is cold out […]
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Jabba The Banks
Have you ever noticed how many banks we have to choose from in our little downtown area of Greenpoint, Brooklyn? South of Greenpoint Avenue, on Manhattan Avenue, our banking options […]
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No More Puddle Jumping In McCarren’s “Hipster Lake” … for now
According to DNAinfo, the $930,000 project to fix what is called “Hipster Lake” in McCarren Park will be completed by the summer. The plan is to “rebuild paths and add drains […]