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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Grandpoint
Care of The Brooklyn Daily Egret, er, Eagle. Did you know that if you are in Greenpoint and you walk south on Manhattan Ave. the names of the streets run […]
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Us vs. Them
When I started this blog just a few months ago it was 1) because I had just moved back to the neighborhood after spending my twenties in Staten Island between […]
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Lokal Yokel
Growing up, my parents were big on going out to eat. My mother was not much of a domestic goddess to say the very least. We had three popular locals […]
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This Is Your Life
Hey blond Polish girl Lynn and daughter of Millie Minolta at 117 Freeman Street – this is YOUR life, for sale on eBay for under $5.
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McCarren-ing On
Just the other night I was interviewed by a college student in regards to my history in Greenpoint for a paper she’s doing. I’d never been interviewed before (why would […]
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First Drop
First Drop Originally uploaded by shutterBRI Ah, busy weekend. After my bout with sickness, entertaining my little sister for the weekend and that whole not having internet at home thing […]
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A Gringa in Greenpoint
Yesterday after work I decided to cough it up and get a bed. And I also ordered an AeroBed mattress. Both of which should be here by next weekend. My […]
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My McCarren
I went to John Ericsson JHS 126 in the early 90’s which sits right across the street from McCarren Park and I got many a view of that infamous pool. […]
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Marking Our Land
eberhard-faber building, roofline Originally uploaded by i’mjustsayin So I read yesterday that the Pencil Factory is on the block to be landmark. Nah, not the bar the actual old Eberhard […]