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Tag: little poland

Posted inEat & Drink

Local Polish Market, Busy Bee, Closing Permanently in October

by Jennifer Rosini-GentileSeptember 19, 2023September 19, 2023

After almost 50 years in the neighborhood, Busy Bee Food Exchange is closing its doors. Owned by the Konopka family, Busy Bee sells Polish specialties, including a variety of fresh bread, pierogi, meat, produce and beer.

Posted inCommunity

Greenpoint’s P.S. 34 Hosted a Polish Cultural Bilingual Day Celebration in Honor of Its Unique Dual Language Program

by Jennifer Rosini-GentileNovember 3, 2022November 4, 2022

The school celebrated its Polish language program last Thursday.

Posted inActivism

Op-Ed: Father Jerzy Popiełuszko’s Monument is ‘Sacred Space’

by Community MemberMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

This is is a place “where good grows”

Posted inFilm

Independent Short Film Seeks Polish Speaking Actors in Greenpoint

by Julia KottFebruary 10, 2021May 4, 2021

The film is about loss and will consist of three vignettes.

Posted inCulture

Meet Ewa Winnicka, a Polish Journalist Writing About Greenpoint

by Julia KottSeptember 18, 2020May 4, 2021

Ewa Winnicka, a Polish journalist living in Warsaw, has always been interested in migration,  “I think it’s one of the strongest experiences one can have,” she says. Her previous books […]

Posted inArt

Polish Anti-Authoritarian Signs Pop-Up in Greenpoint

by Julia KottAugust 6, 2020May 4, 2021

Posters, street art and murals continue to pop-up around the city in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the signs in Greenpoint have their own local flavor. A […]

Posted inNews

Op-Ed: Robert Winnicki’s Hateful Rhetoric Doesn’t Represent Polish Americans

by Greenpointers StaffJune 6, 2019May 4, 2021

The following is an account from a Polish American Greenpointer who grew up in the neighborhood and whose parents are from Poland. Where to begin about Robert Winnicki and his […]

Posted inNews

Far-Right Polish Politician Finds Brooklyn Perch After Church Ouster

by The CityJune 6, 2019May 4, 2021

This story was originally published on 6/5/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) A far-right Polish nationalist whose planned appearance at a Brooklyn Catholic church was canceled amid protests took […]

Posted inNews

Brooklyn Churches Cancel Speeches by Right-Wing Polish Figures

by The CityJune 3, 2019May 4, 2021

This story was originally published on 6/3/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Catholic officials on Monday abruptly canceled speeches by two right-wing Polish figures at Brooklyn churches after local […]

Posted inNews

Polish Nationalists Protest U.S. Law Calling for WWII Reparations

by Aaron SimonApril 1, 2019May 4, 2021

Over the past couple of weeks, you might have spotted a poster around Greenpoint promoting a Polish protest. Last Sunday, Polish nationalist demonstrators gathered in Manhattan’s Foley Square to protest the U.S.’s […]

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