There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 6/15 ♫ Antibalas @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave) 8pm, $15, With special guest Kyp Malone, More info ♦ “Electrique” Opening […]
Tag: McCarren Park
Posted inEat & Drink
Classic French Cooking Meets Innovative Twists at Sauvage
Last week, the owners of the James Beard award-winning cocktail bar Maison Premiere, Joshua Boissy and Krystof Zizka, opened their new restaurant opposite McCarren Park, Sauvage (on the corner of Lorimer Street […]
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Events
Go Green! Brooklyn Festival at McCarren Park (Sat, 6/4)!
This Saturday, June 4th (1-5PM) Go Green! Brooklyn Festival is taking over McCarren Park with a FREE celebration of the North Brooklyn Community and local environmental programs. Park-goers can engage with and […]
Posted inNews, The Hook-Up
Every Story Is About Congestion & Change — The Hook-Up 3/4
In January, Assemblyman Lentol announced a temporary suspension of alternate side parking rules on film shoot days, but that hasn’t stopped film crews from competing for space with residents (hearsay […]
Posted inClasses, Community, Events, Services, Uncategorized, Wellness
Know Your Neighbors: Hosh Yoga Studio’s New Teacher Training Scholarships
While sifting through clothes at beacon’s closet or grabbing a beer and a brat at Spritzenhaus, you may have seen a procession of yoga-pantsed Greenpointers heading in and out of the unassuming […]
Posted inCommunity, News
Newtown Creek Superfund CAG Meeting Tonight (12/16)
The Newtown Creek Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) will be having their quarterly meeting tonight, December 16th from 6:30-8:30pm at McCarren Play Center Community Room (776 Lorimer St.). The existing […]
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Historical Greenpoint, News
More Toxic Secrets In This Rare 1980s ‘Hazardous Neighbors’ Brooklyn Study
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the world of toxic chemicals, specifically as they pertain to Greenpoint. First, Neighbors Allied For Good Growth (NAG) released the ToxiCity Map to bring […]
Posted inNews, The Hook-Up
Kickball Feuds, Hostage Fashion & Celebrity Lambs — The Hook-Up 10/9
Everyone knows about the unrivaled people-watching potential of McCarren Park, but not everyone lives to see a standoff between a kickball bro and an indignant nap queen. Is she “the […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
Who was Patrick McCarren?
Recently there was controversy about the naming rights to the McCarren Park Pool. A company offered money for the naming rights and many locals became angry about the proposed name […]
Posted inEvents, What's Happening?
Night of Noir, Glamdammit, Fools Gold Day Off – What’s Happening, Greenpoint? (9/02–9/08)
There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! WEDNESDAY 9/02 * Night of Noir @ Wythe Hotel (80 Wythe Ave) 7:30pm, FREE, A screening of Ida Lupino’s The Hitch-hiker […]