As tends to be the case too often these days, our great neighborhood is heading toward the loss of another well-loved establishment. A victim of the rising tides of unreasonable […]
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Greenpoint is Grieving Over The Habitat’s Closing
The news came in June and some of us are still reeling from it. After nine-and-a-half years at 988 Manhattan Avenue, The Habitat will be closing its doors forever on […]
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Greenpoint Playwright George Carroll Was Fatally Stabbed Last Friday; Community Support Pours In
On Saturday morning, we woke up to the shocking news that on Friday evening, just a few hours after Greenpointers rallied in peaceful assembly to stand against Neo-Nazi ideology in […]
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Anti-Nazi Rally Held in McGolrick Park Last Friday
After White Supremacist Neo-Nazis carried out terror and violence in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, the nation has been grappling with the pervasive reality, and deeply real threat, of White Supremacy. […]
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Five Leaves’ Debuts Their Late Summer Menu
Back in 2008, an Australian-American restaurant/bar opened on Bedford with its primary claim to fame being that Heath Ledger (RIP) had been involved in its conception. Now, Five Leaves is […]
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6 Greenpoint Cafés Serving More Than Your Average Latte
New York has run on coffee since at least 1668, when the first written reference to the drink in America noted that New Yorkers were imbibing a brew made of […]
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Greenpoint Ice Cream News You Can Use
New York City is in a great spot in ice cream history. Neighborhood favorite Van Leeuwen might dominate the North Brooklyn scene, but things are getting a little bit sweeter for all […]
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Beetlejuice, Bowie Bowl, Resonator Festival, Hank + Cupcakes — What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (8/9–8/15)
CRUEL SUMMER: 80S + 90S DANCE PARTY takes over 2 rooms of The Bell House, Friday, August 11th at 8pm, with 10-piece cover band The Engagements, Party Like It’s 1999’s DJ […]
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Woops! Brings Colorful Macarons to Norman Ave
A few years ago, a group of friends began serving up coffee shop treats at the whimsical Woops! Bakeshop over on Driggs Avenue and North 7th Street. Little did they know, […]
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Sharp Studio is Greenpoint’s Speakeasy of Hair Salons
Tucked away among artists and creatives in the historic Pencil Factory building, Sharp Studio (61 Greenpoint Ave) is where Alex Ruano shapes, styles, and colors with his primary medium – hair. […]