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Weidmann Cooperage, now the Wythe Hotel
Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

The Fascinating and Tragic History of The Wythe Hotel

by Geoff CobbJanuary 29, 2018January 29, 2018

The Wythe Hotel at North 11th Street and Wythe Avenue is a symbol of cool in trendy Williamsburg. The building is a combination of old and new, with a three […]

Posted inArt

Amazing Photos of the Domino Sugar Refinery on Display Until January 14th

by Greenpointers StaffDecember 26, 2017December 21, 2017

There’s been a lot of activity and news lately about the iconic Domino Sugar Factory on the Williamsburg waterfront. Our own historical writer Geoff Cobb recently published a new book […]

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

How a Local Bartender Stunned the Political World and Defeated The Corrupt “Sugar Senator”

by Geoff CobbDecember 18, 2017December 16, 2017

In 1893, one of the greatest upsets in New York State electoral history occurred locally when a bartender defeated one of the most powerful men in Albany. I have written […]

Posted inCommunity, News

Landmark Commission Approves Design for Domino Sugar Refinery

by Geoff CobbDecember 1, 2017November 30, 2017

The architectural firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has finally succeeded in winning approval for the redesign of the Domino Sugar refinery on Kent Avenue. An earlier redesign proposal was […]

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

Horrific History Lesson: Working Conditions at The Domino Sugar Refinery

by Geoff CobbNovember 6, 2017October 30, 2017

Although the former Domino Sugar refinery on Kent Avenue does not lie in Greenpoint, the building and the firm that ran it, Havemeyer and Elder, cast a long shadow over […]

Posted inHistorical Greenpoint

The Forgotten History of Sugar in North Brooklyn

by Geoff CobbOctober 30, 2017October 30, 2017

To understand the history of Greenpoint and Williamsburg you have to grasp the massive role that refining played in this heavily industrial corner of North Brooklyn. Our area became the […]

Posted inEat & Drink, Events

Sugar Sweets Festival and Bake Sale at City Reliquary (10/25)

by RosieOctober 21, 2014October 21, 2014

It’s the season for sweaters, scarves, and sweet sweet sugar. To get your teeth into training for all that Halloween candy on the 31st I strongly suggest you check out […]

Posted inEat & Drink, Recipes

Recipes Gone Wild: Concord Grape Crumb Bars

by Libby VOctober 4, 2013October 3, 2013

A friend of mine and I were just discussing which of our senses we could live without. After a bit of thinking I had settled on smell— a decision directly […]



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