Local boutique wellness spot Maha Rose (97 Green St), has been imparting divine wisdom and disseminating new age vibes in the neighborhood for a few years now, offering classes, workshops […]
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Nassau Ave’s Got a New Vintage Shop for Adults AND Kids!
Shop owner and longtime Greenpoint resident Brittany Mahps has just opened her second vintage boutique on Nassau Avenue. You may recognize her first neighborhood vintage clothing shop Mahps (110A Nassau […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Textile Artist Caroline Z. Hurley
Passion for coziness and a reverence for Dolly Parton sound like the perfect combo in an artist, and Caroline Z. Hurley boasts both of those things. Hurley was originally trained […]
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Even Keel: Wow-worthy Nature Inspired Soaps Made in Greenpoint
I recently had the chance to get burgers and beer with Greenpoint resident En Tsao, in the backyard of Williamsburg establishment The Meat Hook. En is the brains and the creative […]
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Game-Changing Pins from Pinpoint
Pinpoint has a little piece of my heart: this tough-but-chic brand run by two clever Greenpoint ladies in the jam. So, step up your accessories game and style up that […]
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Midnite Market Madness! The Gone Cat x Bk Bazaar Fri/Sat Nite!
If for some reason you missed out on the dozens of indie designers we hosted last weekend at our Greenpointers Spring Market (it was glorious!), then this weekend you’d do well to check […]
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Fall Playlist: Old and New Downer Vibes as Things Turn Towards Cold
Kicking off our series of local shops pulling together some of their favorite music for us, we have a mostly-vintage, acoustic-twinged and quite moody playlist from local vinyl source Record Grouch (986 Manhattan […]
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People of 2morrow Shutters, Shifts Focus To New Label
Local bohemian vintage fashion, lifestyle and home goods boutique People of 2morrow (65 Franklin St.) has closed, with plans to expand their retail offerings online. People of 2morrow, which opened in 2013, […]
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Letterpress Printing: Surviving, and Even Thriving, in Greenpoint
To say that Earl Kallemeyn is a throwback is an understatement. Earl’s firm, Kallemeyn Press (130 Dobbin Street), prints with the same technology that Gutenberg used to print his bibles in […]
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Greenpoint Tattoo Guide Part 2 – East River Tattoo
East River Tattoo (1047 Manhattan Ave.) opened in 2000 out of a storefront on Franklin Street, making them Greenpoint’s first tattoo shop. They have since moved a few blocks to […]