These days, there’s no shortage of articles extolling the benefits of high-intensity interval training (HIIT for short), an exercise approach that alternates short periods of intense work with brief periods of rest. Its […]
Tag: McCarren Park
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THIS GUY: WANDERING TORTOISE MESSENGER
When you get your veggies this morning at the Green Market, it will be hard to miss the runners competing in the McCarren Park Track Classic, but take a closer […]
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Brooklyn Staycation #1
We live in the best borough in the world! Instead of spending money on a plane ticket, we decided to take a much needed staycation in Brooklyn. Hotel Williamsburg was […]
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What’s Happening? (10/5-10/11)
Can you believe it’s already October? For a listing of ongoing events click here. WEDNESDAY 10/5 • Oct. North Brooklyn Compost Project Meeting @ Urban Rustic (236 N. 12th) 6:30pm More info • Launch […]
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Hella Bitter!
This weekend I had the chance to sample some delicious Brooklyn-made cocktail bitters from one of the guys who brews them. Benjamin Ahr Harrison and friends run Hella Bitter, a […]
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Get Your Sound On at McCarren Park Tomorrow
No Bills: Stories of North Brooklyn combines sound installation and documentary by featuring oral histories of the North Brooklyn community. Organized by North Brooklyn Public Art with artist Nick […]
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Summer Beastanetics
Tim Haft, the guy behind Punk Rope at the Greenpoint YMCA kicks off his summer Beastanetics program today. Details below: BEASTANETICS IS… a high-intensity, back-to-basics, no-nonsense, conditioning system consisting of […]
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Photos: Renegade Craft Fair
The Renegade Craft Fair last weekend (June 11th & 12th) once again blew my mind! Imagine the Etsy Marketplace offline — homemade wares you can touch, smell, try. Undeterred by […]
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Free Sunflowers
Matt LaBarbiera aka the Johnny Appleseed of Greenpoint will be at McCarren Park tomorrow at 1pm giving away his free sunflowers. Morning, I’ve been living in Greenpoint for the past […]
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McCarren Park Unplugged
AT&T is installing FREE wireless to 20 city parks this summer and McCarren Park is one of them! You don’t need to be an AT&T customer either. The City and […]