For eight minutes and 46 seconds last Tuesday, McCarren Park was meditative. Amidst the evening sunlight, crickets chirped and a cool breeze lapped at lingering sweat. Dozens sat quietly in […]
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Posted inFashion/Style
Fashion Sundae Episode 37: Summer of The Mask
For Episode 37 of Fashion Sundae from Watching New York, the Bedford Avenue runway is back in near pre-pandemic style, that is with the addition of the ubiquitous face coverings […]
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Greenpoint This Week: Restaurant Openings Continue, Toxic Soil Raises Concerns, Great Map of Williamsburg Arrives, and More!
Happy weekend Greenpointers! While many local businesses are hurting due to the on-going economic fallout caused by the global pandemic — an issue that brought Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to the […]
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Greenpoint Residents Testify on Air Quality During City Council Hearing
Greenpoint residents testified Friday during a City Council hearing on a package of environmental legislation, which included two bills aiming to regulate and monitor city air quality. One law clarifies […]
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How a Photo of Trash in Greenpoint Became a Photo of Seattle’s ‘Autonomous Zone’
Hastings’s tweet is one of many social media posts that have repackaged the likely aftermath of a trash fire on the corner of West and Huron Streets in Greenpoint as a scene from Seattle’s protests. The image has spread throughout Twitter, Facebook and meme websites since early July, shortly after police re-entered Capitol Hill, a neighborhood in Seattle.
Posted inEat & Drink
Ovenly Says Goodbye to Studio One54 With Sale on Thursday
Local bakery Ovenly’s second Greenpoint space at 154 Franklin St. is closing Thursday with a moving sale. Known as Studio ONE54, the storefront opened two years ago and served as […]
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North Brooklyn Neighbors Celebrates 26th Anniversary
North Brooklyn Neighbors celebrates their 26th anniversary this week, but the pandemic poses a major challenge to the fundraising efforts, boardmembers say. The grassroots nonprofit began in 1994 as a […]
Posted inEvents
Outdoor Greenpoint Terminal Market Debuts Sunday
Greenpoint’s waterfront will be alive this weekend with over 100 artisans, food purveyors and local shops setting up for the first in a series of outdoor markets. The Greenpoint Terminal […]
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North Brooklyn’s Open Streets Receive Volunteer Support
There’s a new sheriff on North Brooklyn’s open streets. A collective of neighborhood organizations under the banner of North Brooklyn Open Streets Community Coalition (NBOSCC) have banded together to supervise […]
Posted inArt
Polish Anti-Authoritarian Signs Pop-Up in Greenpoint
Posters, street art and murals continue to pop-up around the city in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the signs in Greenpoint have their own local flavor. A […]