Do you know where to find the world’s largest rooftop soil farms? Believe it or not, they’re right here in Brooklyn! This week I asked Ben Flanner of Brooklyn Grange […]
Tag: McGolrick Park
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Farmers, Fishers, Bakers, Makers: Meet Eli Kaplan of Mom and Popsicles
Orange Souchong, Black Sesame and Raspberry, Honeydew Lemongrass, Salted Caramel. These are just some of the flavors that Greenpoint’s local popsicle company, Mom & Pospsicles, has been sharing in their […]
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Help Greenpoint Feral Cat Colonies & Lost Cat in Winthrop Park?
Some of the best posters I find are scotch taped to in bodegas. This one is a call for feral cat colony feeders in Greenpoint. If you want to pitch […]
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Farmers, Fishers, Bakers, Makers: Meet Stone and Thistle
Happy Friday, neighbors! This post is the first in a new summer series highlighting the growers and food producers that come to Greenpoint’s McGolrick Park Down-to-Earth Market each Sunday (11 […]
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Free Yoga in North Brooklyn Parks all Summer!!!
Is there anything less appealing than a sweaty yoga indoor class in 80 degree weather? Nothing against Yoga to the People (they will always hold a special place in my […]
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McGolrick Makeover: The Funding of a Semi-Forgotten Park
Did you know that New York City was recently ranked as the second best city for parks in the country? Did you also know that when I originally typed that […]
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Help Make McGolrick an “Urban Oasis”
When you think of Urban Oasis, McGolrick Park might not come immediately to mind. Although it is much more quiet (and less trampled) than it’s more promiscuous sister (McCarren… ’cause […]
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Local Filmmaker Talks Greenpoint, Plimpton, & PBS (where you can watch his film tonight at 9pm EST)
I met Tom Bean in front of his Greenpoint apartment, which sits in a row of buildings overlooking McGolrick park. Â The day was muggy and damp and I was sweating […]
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Eat & Drink
The Great Greenpoint Dive Crawl 2014
Fancy bars and restaurants with all sorts of sexy food and drink (Tørst, Beloved, Nights and Weekends) are all over Greenpoint these days, but let’s face it – sometimes you […]