Broken Heart in the Garden Spot

The beloved but short-lived perfume-filled Humanity Fountain in McGolrick Park was vandalized on Thursday night, leaving the glass sculpture—a replica...

The Queen Diva of New Orleans Bounce Shakes it in Brooklyn

Big Freedia the Queen Diva rules New Orleans six nights of the week, but this past weekend she took her...

Where the Wild Wings Are

Habitat’s Third Annual Chicken Wing Eat-Off

The sweltering heat didn’t deter Greenpointers from cramming into every sweaty corner of Manhattan Avenue’s...

Spice up your Life: DP Chutney Collective

Are you feeling bored? Is the same old summertime routine making you sluggish? Is the oppressive heat pressing down on...

Being Prepared in Brooklyn: CPR with CB1’s CERT

New York City is a volatile place, which is part of its allure: each day is different from the next,...

Police Blotters (August 22-August 29)

94th Precinct

BURGLARY:
8/24
Kingsland Avenue
Victim returned home to discover that the back bedroom window was open, and her...

Behind the Scenes of Boardwalk Empire

If you’ve gone for ice cream at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, caught a show at Greenpoint’s Newtown Barge Park or,...

Are Ghost Bike Memorials a Thing of the Past?

For the last month, the future of Ghost Bikes—the haunting white bicycles memorializing cyclists killed by traffic, each chained to...

One-Stop-Color-Shop

BQ Sports is Happy to Adorn Your Motorcycle Vest

If you live or hang out in North Brooklyn—or anywhere in the...

Revving Engines in the Rain

Vintage Motorcycle Show Could Not Be Stopped!

Despite the sporadic downpours that torrentially pelted Greenpoint on Saturday afternoon, the 7th annual...

Titus Andro-NAG-cus!

The New Jersey-based punk band with a Greenpoint-based front man, Titus Andronicus, represented the nabe, along with Bushwickers Bad Credit...

Picnic Time at Sunken Meadow!

On Thursday afternoon, the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council hosted its 38th annual senior picnic at Sunken Meadow State Park...

Police Blotters (August 16-August 22)

94th Precinct

ASSAULT:
8/16
Jackson Street
Defendant hit victim with a vouchered instrument, and punched him on the side of...

Java Street Beat: The Pier is 'Complicated'

On July 12, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) issued a Request for Proposals soliciting plans from...

Java Street Beat: Cleaning Up the Street End

Cleaning Up Java Street
By Juliet Linderman
Not long ago, the street ends in northern Greenpoint were all but forgotten....