Two weeks ago at their annual fundraiser, the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance (formerly Open Space Alliance) announced that Amazon Fashion donated $100,000 to the organization focused on bringing more recreational greenspace […]
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Check out the Pop-Up “Park” on the Pulaski Bridge!
With some turf and a table, the Pulaski Bridge pedestrian lane just got a little greener. A small “park” installation has been slotted into the span’s scenic-overlook which offers unobstructed […]
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New Plates, New Parks — The Hook-up (7/6)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! If the news is any indication, it’s time to eat out. Food writing is all over Greenpoint this week: There’s enthusiastic praise for The Hidden Pearl, Greenpoint’s […]
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Walk This Way: Floating Bridge Proposed Between Greenpoint and LIC
The good folks at Creme / Jun Aizaki Architecture and Design are hoping to bridge the gap between Greenpoint and Long Island City with a floating bridge connecting Manhattan and […]
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Off the Grid, On the Bridge and Out of the Chamber — The Hook-up (5/18)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! For some of our neighbors, this has been a tough week. On Sunday, 500 Greenpoint residents lost their heat and hot water when National Grid cut service […]
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Anti-Gentrification Panel Discussion in Long Island City Tonight (12/4)
The Queens Anti-Gentrification Project and Progress Queens will be hosting an event tonight called “Money, Power and Politics: Queens Democrats Examined.” The Queens County Democratic Party is also known as […]
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Long Island City Graffiti Artists Win Legal Battle With Developer Who Destroyed Their Work
For years I used to love taking the number seven train through Long Island City just to see the amazing 5 Pointz building and its amazing graffiti. Some called it […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Louis Fratino, Embracing Tenderness
Louis Fratino’s Long Island City studio is part of the Artha Project artist residency program. Among the others in the shared studio space, I am quickly drawn to a long […]
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Tour Local Relics & Architectural Marvels This Weekend During Open House NY! (10/14-10/15)
This Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, Open House New York will present a citywide celebration of architecture and urban design, for the 15th year in a row. One of the […]