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Greenpoint Power Couples – Grace (Design*Sponge) & Julia (food writer)

by Liz FFebruary 10, 2014February 10, 2014

In this couple’s own words about their professional pursuits in Greenpoint, pioneering blogger Grace Bonney humbly says, “I run a website about design;” her talented wife, Julia Turshen, answers in […]

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Culture

(Not) Forgotten Greenpoint: Transmitter Park – Attack of the Killer… Mockingbirds?

by Jen GJuly 11, 2013July 11, 2013

Okay, “killer” is an exaggeration. A reader wrote in to tell us a funny, but at the same time a little frightening story about her recent run in with an […]

Posted inCulture

“The DMV of Love” – Getting Domestic Partnered in NYC is More Romantical Than You Think

by Jen GJune 25, 2013June 24, 2013

My recent self-employment brought up concerns, especially from my Mom and Jon about health insurance. While domestic partnership doesn’t seem very romantic at first because of how practical it actually […]

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint, Culture

(Not) Forgotten Greenpoint: PREGNANCY TESTS & DOG SHIT

by Jen GMay 31, 2013May 31, 2013

I thought I was pregnant so I dug up a pregnancy test a friend left me before she moved from Greenpoint to California with the advice, “Don’t get pregnant, idiot!” […]

Posted inCulture

The GreenPoint Pick Up: One Girl, One Cup

by MeddyHMay 10, 2013May 10, 2013

Have you ever had one of those mornings you wake up and actually cringe at the thought of your previous evening? I like to keep these mornings few and far […]

Posted inCulture

The GreenPoint PickUp – Deal Breakers

by MeddyHMarch 8, 2013March 8, 2013

This article made possible by a donation to the Writer’s Fund by Black Rabbit Bar. The deal breaker. Whether you have been dating for one week or one year the […]

Posted inCulture

TURKEY ATTACK!

by Jen GNovember 22, 2012November 21, 2012

Today, as we enjoy turkey, we might get attacks of indigestion and heartburn, but a few years ago I was actually attacked by a wild turkey, so Thanksgiving is always […]

Posted inShopping

Plunders and Blunder of Shopping Therapy and Gift Giving (to the Japanese)

by Jen GMay 4, 2012May 3, 2012

Midtown sucks, we all agree. I try to be in and out, but when I have to wait around I seek a haven; a quiet place or I go to […]



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