Local photographer and director Jackie Roman has been documenting the changing culture and cityscape of our East River waterfront for more than a decade. This Friday evening (7-10pm) at Quimby’s […]
Tag: Williamsburg
Posted inEat & Drink
Nitehawk Celebrates Korean Independence Day with Fantastic Film Feast
Last Tuesday, Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Ave) celebrated Korean National Liberation Day with a spectacular Film Feast. The Nitehawk team collaborated with Yooeating?! and Tokki Soju to turn Chan-wook Park’s […]
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Moon Over Greenpoint — Pics From The Solar Eclipse
Yesterday, Greenpoint residents gathered in Transmitter Park, McCarren Park and on rooftops and sidewalks to witness the solar eclipse. People crafted eclipse viewers and camera obscuras out of junked up […]
Posted inCulture
Beauty As Deep As The NYC Subway: Are You The Next Miss G Train?!
Local cultural ephemera museum The City Reliquary (370 Metropolitan Ave) is seeking contestants for its 2017 Miss Subways Pageant, happening in September. “In a night of performances spanning the classy, […]
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Williamsburg’s Museum of Food and Drink is Seeking Volunteer Docents!
If you’re a foodie with a little spare time on your hands, The Museum of Food and Drink (62 Bayard St) is looking for volunteers!
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Nightmares Are Real: Juggalo Invasion Happening In Williamsburg
The infamous Insane Clown Posse and presumably, their posse of clown-faced juggalos, are bound for Brooklyn with a show at Villain (303 Kent Ave) in Williamsburg on October 23rd where they […]
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Climate Change, Architecture and Design Take Center Stage at A/D/O
Design and architecture buffs abound here in Brooklyn, and Greenpoint has even been called the home design capital of the borough, but Talking Tropics, a new series of discussions at […]
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Artists, Musicians, Performers, Poets: Knockdown Center Wants to Host Your Project!
via Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave): Knockdown Center Seeks Short-Term Project Proposals Deadline: September 15, 2017 Do you have a performance, workshop, or series of events in need of a home? […]
Posted inEnvironmental
FREE Rain Barrels From the DEP and GrowNYC!
Via the Open Space Alliance: The Department of Environmental Protection and GrowNYC held a successful rain barrel giveaway last weekend at the McCarren Demonstration Garden on Leonard Street. Two dozen barrels […]
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Have Your Voice Heard With Participatory Budgeting
Real Money, Real Power: Participatory Budgeting from PBP on Vimeo. Cycle 7 of NYC’s Participatory Budgeting initiative has begun! And Council Member Stephen Levin is riding high after Cycle 6’s […]