Brooklyn Staycation #1
We live in the best borough in the world! Instead of spending money on a plane ticket, we decided to take a much needed staycation in Brooklyn. Hotel Williamsburg was generous to sponsor Greenpointers...
View ArticleGreenpoint Artist: Mike Lee Perturbs With Patterns
Black confronts white, movement smacks against immobility and seriousness is sliced with subtle humor. Unlike the familiar idiom, Michael Lee creates opposites that do not necessarily attract one...
View ArticleDebate Night, Art Openings, Pumpkins, Newtown Creek Bike Ride: What’s...
Looking for Oktoberfest events in Greenpoint? There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! Artwork by Tony Luib WEDNESDAY 10/3 End of Times @ Art Connects New York (220...
View ArticleCrafty Markets, PS84 Greenhouse Concert, Wonderland Romp, Degenerate Art...
Wow so many local holiday shopping markets are coming out of the woodwork! There are more events in our weekly calendar. Submit Greenpoint events, too! For all more Brooklyn Holiday Markets, click...
View ArticleCalling All Polish Artists—APPLY for the Little Poland Gallery at the DUMBO...
Street scene from the DUMBO Arts Festival 2013 ©via Instagram @dumboartsfestival If you’re Polish (check), an artist (check), and working in painting, graphics, photography, art, jewelry, clothing, or...
View ArticleReview: “4.48 Psychosis” now at St Ann’s Warehouse & in Polish
Magdalena Cielecka in "4:48 Psychosis" ©TR Warszawa English playwright Sarah Kane died at 28, the same age that I am today, writing this review of her last play, 4.48 Psychosis. Her words have followed...
View ArticleIllustrator Laura Alejo’s Creative Journey
When Laura Alejo first moved to Greenpoint, over a decade ago, she thought she had landed at the end of the world. “It seemed so far from everything!,” the Barcelona native explains. It’s funny how...
View ArticleToba Potosky Wants to Be in the Room Where Decisions Are Being Made
While Toba Potosky is, in his own words, decidedly not a career politician, he’s had pretty much every other job – street vendor, documentarian, Studio 54 bartender, to name a few. Now he’s hoping to...
View Article2022 Brooklyn Marathon Course Starts in North Brooklyn
In 2022, the annual Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon will be debuting an all new course starting right here in North Brooklyn near McCarren Park. The race, which used to kick off on Eastern Parkway...
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