As of last week, we started seeing trees pile up at McCarren Park, some with lights and stands still attached, which is a big no-no. Here’s what you need to do […]
Tag: McCarren Park
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
The Many Local Legacies of Pete McGuinness
There is a famous quote related to English architect Sir Christopher Wren: “If you seek his monument look around you.” The same could be said in Greenpoint of Peter J. […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
Bushwick Inlet’s Fascinating History
Bushwick Inlet, the truncated, morose, post-industrial body of water west of Kent Avenue at North 14th Street, hardly seems worthy of the huge controversy for a shoreline park, nor would it […]
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WashClub Presents: 10 Things To Do In Greenpoint Instead Of Your Laundry
Why waste your time sitting around at a laundromat when you could be experiencing all that our awesome neighborhood has to offer! Instead of killing time waiting for your jeans […]
Posted inNews, The Hook-Up
Greenpoint gets a Tower, Newtown Creek Hoax?, and Halloween Fun – The Hook-up 10/21
Been wondering what the massive building is going up between India and Huron Street along West Street? It’s “The Greenpoint”, a 40-story condo building, the details of which have been […]
Posted inEat & Drink
The New Tuesday Greenpoint/McCarren Park Greenmarket!
While I love working from my home office in Greenpoint, I will admit that I miss making midweek lunch runs to the small Dag Hammarskjold Greenmarket to replenish my crisper […]
Posted inWhat's Happening?
SummerScreen, Pokémon Go Bar Crawl, Rock & Roll Playhouse – What’s happening, Greenpoint? (7/20–7/26
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 7/20 ♦ Fat & Fabulous Figure Drawing @ Brooklyn Art Library (28 Frost St) 6:30pm, $5 suggested, GIRL PARTY and Greer […]
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Pokemon Go Takeover, Evolved L Train & Turf Battles at Bushwick Inlet Park — The Hook-Up 7/15
2019 isn’t that far off, and it’s certainly not too soon to pit designers against each other to dream up alternative transit solutions for the dreaded L Train Shutdown. Although […]
Posted inArt, Culture
Summer Festival Update (7/15 – 7/17), and Northside Memories
Thinking of heading up to the mountains this summer? Some music festivals take a journey to see. For this weekend, here’s a suggestion for the Catskills but also a nice outdoor […]