Yesterday, Greenpoint residents gathered in Transmitter Park, McCarren Park and on rooftops and sidewalks to witness the solar eclipse. People crafted eclipse viewers and camera obscuras out of junked up […]
Tag: McGolrick Park
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Anti-Nazi Rally Held in McGolrick Park Last Friday
After White Supremacist Neo-Nazis carried out terror and violence in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, the nation has been grappling with the pervasive reality, and deeply real threat, of White Supremacy. […]
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Ghostbusters Tonight @ McGolrick Park!
What: FREE Family movie night – Ghostbusters! When: Tuesday, August 15th | arrive around 7:30pm to get your spot, movie starts at 8pm Where: McGolrick Park lawn near Monitor St and Driggs Ave Bring […]
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Savor the Last of Summer with a Picnic in the Park
North Brooklyn may not have the vast green destination of Prospect Park, but there are several scattered parks that are perfect for picnics. We’ve put together a list of places […]
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Park Deli, Greedy Landlord or Normal Neighborhood Changes?
As New York City, and North Brooklyn in particular, go through massive socioeconomic changes, it’s become very common to hear cries of outrage about gentrification. Since the infamous rezoning in […]
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McGolrick Playground Closing: Temporary Playspaces Meeting Tonight (7/6)!
The playground at McGolrick Park will be closing later in the year year for improvements, which will include new equipment, surfaces and landscaping. The funding source for the repairs is our district’s […]
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint
Greenpoint and World War I: Farewell Parades, Lives Lost & A Fitting Monument
Last month marked the hundredth anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, a war which had many profound effects on Greenpoint. A hundred and fifty local men lost their lives […]
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Slashing In McGolrick, L-Pocalypse & Paulie Gee’s Server Injured — The Hook-Up 5/26
According to police, a man was slashed and robbed in McGolrick Park Saturday night around 9:30pm. He had seen someone in a group of people drop a pack of cigarettes and […]
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GOS 2017: Unusual Art Spaces!
Since the introduction of its first archetype, the modern “art gallery” continues to evolve into many different forms today—as artists can be found showcasing their work in more intimate settings […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Two Polish Artists Separated by Decades, Bound by Creativity
Martynka Wawrzyniak, a Polish-born local artist driven by a creative vision, recently learned that local history eerily repeats itself. Researching Greenpoint history for her local site-specific artwork, she learned she was […]