There’s an UPDATE to this post here. Here’s a new question I received today. It’s one I was curious about myself! “here i am, a newly-minted greenpointer asking an old […]
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Greenpoint Battlefield
Check out this Greenpoint video sent to me from Stephanie Fraiman from intothebox.tv *And update: Thanks to D. Billy for the screenshot below of the “hipsters”. More like hoodlums.
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Gold Star For Red Star
I went out Saturday night with an old friend who I grew up with and others. We hit up a couple of places first starting at Goodman’s, then heading onto […]
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Alter Sale
Alter’s having a sale this week! Starting today and going on through Sunday.
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Bedbugs Make The List
Renting out the Astral just got (even) more difficult. I just spied this ‘ad’ on Craigslist. “This is a warning: two former tenants of the astral (the large beautiful building […]
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The Brooklynites Tonight
Tuesday, November 6 at Greenpoint’s WORD: The Brooklynites Signing and slide-show presentation of The Brooklynites, a collection of Brooklyn-centric photographs by Seth Kushner and stories by Anthony LaSala. Featuring 206 […]
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Christmas Countdown Begins
It’s the day after Halloween and already Manhattan Ave is getting ready for the holidays! *Thanks to Jay Lombard for emailing me the pic he took on his way to […]
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A Humboldt Halloween
Happy Halloween! Here’s a video I spied on YouTube and it turns out to be the house of a family I knew growing up on my old block. This cool […]
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Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District
According to Brownstoner, the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Historic District has been created and approved unanimously at today’s LPC Meeting. This is fantastic news! If there is one thing I […]
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Pencil Factory Landmarks Hearing
Received an email from a reader with this heads-up: PUBLIC MEETING ITEM No. 4LP-2264Staff: D. PresaTime: 12:10-1:30 PM The Landmark Preservation Commission is holding one of its biennial blockbuster meetings […]