Shoppers looking to explore brooklyns literary scene visit word, a popular indie bookstore that hosts book clubs and speakers regularly. The best greenpoint restaurants in nyc time out new york. A new history celebrates brooklyns heights, and depths the. You dont need to have grown up in greenpoint to be here with us. Greenpoint hosts new york citys nuit blanche festival. Brooklyn s opportunity zones are part of a federal designation for lowincome communities to attract investment through tax breaks for real estate. Greenlight bookstore is closed to the public until further notice. Greenpoint, brooklyn neighborhood guide time out new york. Welcome back to our untapped cities series on nycs micro neighborhoods, where we delve into long standing ethnic enclaves.
The brooklyn expo center is located in the thriving neighborhood of greenpoint, brooklyn, directly across the east river from midtown manhattan. Greenpoint little poland neighborhood in brooklyn, new. This page is about my newly released book on the history of greenpoint brooklyn. Easily the best place in greenpoint to catch the most spectacular views of manhattan. Brooklyn s historic greenpoint brian merlis, riccardo gomes on. Greenpoint is changing fast but residents still point to their favorite neighborhood haunts. Greenpoint is bordered by on the southwest by williamsburg at the bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the brooklyn queens expressway and east williamsburg, on the north by newtown creek and long island city, queens at the pulaski bridge, and on the west by the east river. When gentrification came to greenpoint city limits. An online community for greenpointers to share events, news, stories, and connect with other greenpointers. Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the new york city borough of brooklyn, in the.
Well, its friday greenpointers, and what a week it has been as the covid19 virus has all but interrupted every aspect of life, including this weeks canceled brooklyn community board 1 public meeting for neighbors in greenpoint who are in need of help picking up groceries for example. The new york working families party has endorsed state assemblymember joe lentol for his reelection bid in the 50th district, which includes greenpoint, williamsburg and part of clinton hill. Greenpoint doughboy, a ww1 historical fiction novel, based on a true story follows a greenpoint, brooklyn family that stood tall and paid the ultimate price for american citizenship. Created out of a merger of three of the five synagogues formerly based in greenpoint, it occupies. Once home to five synagogues, ahavas israel is the only synagogue remaining in greenpoint today. Brooklyn antiquarian book fairbrooklyn antiquarian book fair. The book series the mortal instruments has a main character named magnus bane who resides there. Greenpoint brooklyn ny where i grew up public group facebook. Greenpoint brooklyns forgotten past by geoffrey cobb goodreads.
Longtime greenpoint resident geoffrey cobb recently published a book, greenpoint brooklyns forgotten past, based on. Annual book fair at the brooklyn expo center in greenpoint featuring a worldclass selection of rare books, ephemera, art and photo dealers from all over the country and beyond. Greenpointers greenpoint brooklyns best neighborhood. The product of three years of research and a years effort writing, the book is a lucid readable text and greenpoints forgotten past is the first book on local history in a hundred years. Greenpoint doughboy, written by mckay descendent peter mchale, relates the many sacrifices alex, his wife, and their four children make during world war i. Greenpoint little poland neighborhood, brooklyn, new york ny, 11211, 11222 detailed profile. A bunch of new restaurants, buzzworthy watering holes and highlypraised. The first two festivals were held along the neighborhoods waterfront in 2010 and 2011, and it was held in a greenpoint event space in 2012. Published may 29th 2015 by north brooklyn neighborhood history. Subway travel in greenpoint is limited to one train the g line.
Media in category greenpoint, brooklyn the following 123 files are in this category, out of 123 total. Greenpoint brooklyns forgotten past kindle edition by cobb, geoffrey. We offer a wide variety of classes ranging from meditation to pilates and barre to afro beats as well as many original formats. Brooklyns opportunity zones among wealthiest in the u.
The best greenpoint restaurants are some of the best restaurants in brooklyn, ranging from nouveau new york delis to a pizza powerhouse to one of. Brooklyn s historic greenpoint documents this memorable north side neighborhood with 248 pages filled with blackandwhite photographs. Directions brooklyn antiquarian book fairbrooklyn antiquarian. Check out our guide of mustvisit spots in the brooklyn neighborhood. Julia wertz offers an illustrated tour of some historical sites in greenpoint, brooklyn. Greenpoint, brooklyn is only accessible via the g train or the ferry, but its certainly worth crossing the river for. The 15 best places with scenic views in greenpoint, brooklyn. Mixing fictional imagination with real historical characters and actual events, the book tells the tales of many of the people who shaped local history. As a resident of the area, i loved reading each historical account. Find greenpoint restaurants in the brooklyn area and other neighborhoods such as east new york, williamsburg, prospect heights, and more. The chapters are filled with a lively cast of characters from greenpoints past.
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