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Q&A With Greenpoint Author Melissa Faliveno

by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner August 11, 2020August 18, 2020

New York City is full of two things: Transplants and artists. Often, they (we), overlap, and many transplant-artists can be found in Greenpoint, practicing their craft in public (at least, […]

The Local Roots of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” Celebrated

by Geoff Cobb November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

  Arguably the best piece of literature ever written about North Brooklyn, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” Betty Smith’s classic tale of a girl coming of age in early 20th […]

Check out the Mary Fisher Home, Greenpoint’s 19th Century Artists’ Colony

by Lucie Levine October 20, 2017October 20, 2017

Greenpoint’s industrial past is well known, and its emerging identity as an artist’s hub might seem like a 21st century phenomenon, but back in 1888, Greenpoint was sporting its very […]

Lit + Libidos at the Brooklyn Dirty Book Fair This Weekend (7/15-16)!

by Greenpointers Staff July 11, 2017July 11, 2017

It’s mid-July and hopefully by now you’ve had the chance to get some proper summer lovin’. If not, then Greenpoint’s first ever erotic book fair and sexy afterparty this weekend might […]

The Fascinating “King of Greenpoint” at Shayz Lounge

by Erik Keithley October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

Last night, local historian, teacher, and author Geoffrey Cobb delighted a full house at Shayz Lounge (130 Franklin Street) with a selection of readings from his latest book, The King […]

Food Book Fair Showcases the Best of Food in Print

by Molly Jean May 10, 2016January 16, 2018

Novelist Stephanie Danler’s favorite depiction of food in literature comes from the Seamus Heaney poem “Oysters,” which begins: Our shells clacked on the plates. My tongue was a filling estuary, […]

What Are People Reading in the Park? (McGolrick/McCarren Edition)

by SKHMobile Disco July 14, 2015July 15, 2015

It’s the summer time–the weather is fine, and you could reach right up and touch the sky–or you could simply reach for a good book and hit the park. Last […]

The Animate Objects: What We Talk About

by Kori Higgins July 5, 2014July 1, 2014

What’s Happening? (8/1-8/7) August is happening!

by Jen G August 1, 2012August 1, 2012

It’s August everyone! That means savor the rest of what’s left of the summer. Watch an outdoor movie. Get out of town. Hit the beach. Take an evening bike ride […]

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