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Tag: water

What Lurks Beneath: Newtown Creek Nighttime Paddle With North Brooklyn Boat Club! (10/28)

by Greenpointers Staff October 27, 2017October 26, 2017

The North Brooklyn Boat Club is hosting their spooky haunted nighttime paddle again this year! This Saturday, October 28 from 7:30-11pm, the horror will be revealed! Here are the deets: NBBC’s […]

A Night of Experimental Jazz & Lydia Lunch at the Park Church Co-Op

by Angelica Hill October 3, 2017October 3, 2017

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.  […]

Calyer Street Water Main Burst Adds To Ongoing Water Problems

by Megan Penmann March 11, 2016March 14, 2016

Residents and businesses on Franklin and Calyer in Greenpoint have already been having a tough week with sporadic water shutoffs by the city due to construction. And to add insult […]

Hudson River Foliage Cruise + Lobster Mac n’ Cheese & $30 Discount!

by Jen G October 28, 2014

(sponsored) I can’t think of a better way to behold the amazing leaf change than aboard a cruise while eating Lobster! The Water Table’s Foliage Cruise is this Saturday November […]

Creepy Creek Haunted Canoe Tours Are Back – Get Tickets Now!

by Jen G October 17, 2014

Nothing is scarier than what bubbles beneath the surface of the Newtown Creek – so if you really want to get creeped out for Halloween this year – consider a […]

We Survived! Birding Canoe Trip on Newtown Creek (Video)

by Jen G July 5, 2013July 4, 2013

Thanks to Newtown Creek Alliance and North Brooklyn Boat Club for organizing this fun canoe trip on the Newtown Creek. While nature in the way of lush forests and crystal […]

North Brooklyn Boat Club Holds First Member’s Meeting of 2013

by Peter April 9, 2013April 8, 2013

This article made possible by a donation to our Writer’s Fund from local reader donations! Things are looking up for the North Brooklyn Boat Club.  Even a hurricane couldn’t wipe […]

Canoeing: The Creek to Bushwick Inlet

by Peter August 8, 2012

Last Saturday was a day on which my body cried out for the waterfront.  The weather turned the simplest tasks into moist ordeals, so after my second mechanical failure of […]

Sunday Snaps: East River View

by Jen G June 24, 2012June 25, 2012

People are truly fascinated with water. As Greenpointers we have great views of the East River. Here are a  few shots with smoke stacks in the background. Make sure you […]

Pastor Marries Choir Girl Who Swims In the Newtown Creek

by Jen G May 4, 2012May 4, 2012

Everyone gives me crap for not being a “real” Greenpointer, but my great grandfather G. Clement Edson was the pastor of the Noble Street Presbyterian Church (1907-1911) and my grandmother […]

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