Growing up as one of thousands of Asians living in the Bayside/Flushing area of Queens was boring to say the least. I struggled with the dearth of cultural significance found […]
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NbPac’s Ppen Call for Sound Art: nbAUDIO 2011
Since it’s inception in 2009, North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition brought about the fruition of three major public art projects, namely; India Street Mural Project, Living Objects, and Future Phenomena. […]
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Greenpoint Food Pantry Call for Volunteers and Food
Pastor Ann Kansfield and Greenpoint Reformed Church hosts a weekly food pantry and they need our help. Read below and donate your time and food for a healthier and well […]
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Newtown Creek Meeting to Discuss What To Do with $7 Million!
Friend and neighbor Gaby just sent me this email. I highly recommend anyone with any vested interest in what our neighborhood parks will look like, feel like, and smell like […]
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60’s and Blow Up in Greenpoint
On June 30th, indulge in your inner 60’s at Future Cinema’s New York debut, screening Antonioni’s iconic classic Blow Up at Shangri La Studios in Greenpoint. “Bringing ‘Blow Up’ to […]
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Le Gamin
A month after their “super soft opening“, Le Gamin is in full function mode with giant printed menus, sun-lit dining area, beautifully blooming flowers, a chalkboard with drinks and a […]
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Call for Artists at St. Nicks Alliance
St. Nicks Alliance is putting together an art show exhibiting the works of artists working in North Brooklyn. The space is a new community art center at the old outpatient […]
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Greenpoint Artists’ Studio Walking Tour this Sunday
** Update**Tours are originally $75 per person (to pay artists and creators) but if you mention Greenpointers you’ll get $25 off! Huzzah! InContext Tours will be guiding folks to a […]
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Greenpoint Girls Group: Do the Pizza Dance!: May 11th
Last summer Greenpoint Girls Group started as a way to meet fellow kickass ladies living in this neighborhood to share ideas, projects, gossip, and the like. It’s been a pretty […]
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No Lights No Lycra Dance Jam Tonight!
Tonight marks the launch of a weekly dance jam called No Lights No Lycra. It takes place inside a dimly lit church where attendants are encouraged to do nothing but […]