Last Thursday, artist Martynka Wawrzyniak hosted “A Night of Experimental Jazz & Lydia Lunch” at the Park Church Co-Op (129 Russell Street) to support her McGolrick Park community art installation, Ziemia. […]
Tag: nature
Moon Over Greenpoint — Pics From The Solar Eclipse
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 […]
Disconnect Your Devices and Connect To Nature in Transmitter Park
Are you shackled to your phone and ready to take a break from the internet and social media—or at least put your digital presence on pause? This Saturday, guided by […]
Art Show Opening This Friday (4/14) Explores Connections Between Celtic and Indian Goddesses
Creative minds make connections that most of us never make, and this is never truer than with sculptor Susan Pullman Brooks’ show, Sacred Luminosity, which opens this Friday, April 14th […]
Greenpoint Gets Greener at Kingsland Wildflowers
North Brooklyn community residents came out to 520 Kingsland Ave. for the first annual Kingsland Wildflowers Festival on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in Greenpoint this past weekend. The event marked the […]
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 […]
Sweat Lodge on the Shore of the Newtown Creek via Urban Spa Organics
Peter T, our health and wellness reporter, will be participating in this exclusive Greenpoint natural spa event he found on craiglist, and taking place on the banks of the Newtown […]
Breaking (Bird) News: Snowy Owl in East Williamsburg
Last weekend Jon and I went all the way to Breezy Point in a failed attempt to see a snowy owl. This is what we saw, which was cool but, […]
Simply Nu’s Sushi Platter Collection ALA Means “Wing” in Spanish
Featured Valentine’s Market vendor, SimplyNu’s products are inspired by nature and the subtle processes that take place in the natural world.
Birch Trees In Winter // Tamara Garvey Illustrations
We can all use a little out of the city time, fresh air time. But sometimes photographs or artworks of those serene places will have to do. Featured Valentine’s Market […]