Tag: Greenpoint

Should public death memorials be treated as a right or a privilege in New York?

A wind chime in Greenpoint is one woman's shrine to her mother and the bane of her neighbor's existence. Is…

Brooklyn beer news: Interboro releasing canned gin & tonics, Coney Island Beer dinner

Brooklyn comes alive in the springtime, and the beer scene is no exception to that rule. Grab your Beer Books…

Alex Karpovsky on Greenpoint, gentrification and Girls’ moral compass

When HBO's Girls wraps its sixth and final season on Sunday, it'll leave a cronut-shaped hole in the cultural discourse. The…

Brooklyn beer news: Wartega Brewery grand opening, happy bday to Covenhoven

Brooklyn's burgeoning beer scene is buzzing faster than we can get a buzz on an empty stomach. Keep up with…

Talking shop with Greenpoint’s vintage store mavens

To celebrate International Women's Day I met up with some female entrepreneurs who are changing the face of business in…

Date night on a budget: A comprehensive list of Brooklyn’s best BYOB restaurants

Wouldn't it be cool if you could go out to dinner and be certain that your favorite alcoholic beverages were…

First look: The Brooklyn Barge, your chance to finally drink on the East River, is now open

Yesterday, which at 88 degrees and sunny felt like the first day of summer, the Brooklyn Barge reopened for the season. Greenpoint's…

UPDATE: The Pulaski Bridge bike path is open!

[Update: 4/29: The bike lane is now open!] Earlier this week, the DOT released its 2016 bike maps featuring 15 miles of…

Out with the old, in with the older: Beacon’s Closet is having a rare, huge end-of-season sale!

Thrift store shopping in Brooklyn is basically real-store shopping anywhere else, and the O.G. "thrift" ripoff has always been Beacon's Closet,…

New Music Tuesday: Ski Lodge make catchy ittlle ditties about dying alone

Brooklyn's Ski Lodge has a sound that can best be described as what would probably happen if The Smiths, The…