December 28, 2007 by Justine
Via Alter, we see Paloma is having a New Year’s Eve soirée.
For $85 live it up with Camille Becerra of Top Chef Miami fame and chef of Paloma. You’ll get dinner, champagne toast and an after party DJ with dancing and karaoke with prizes.
Paloma – 60 Greenpoint Avenue
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by Justine
I’m not sure exactly if selling the original blueprint of the Greenpoint Terminal Market is allowed, but it’d make for a pretty cool conversation piece, no?
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December 27, 2007 by Justine
Even though it happened over six years ago, here’s a damn cool video of the Greenpoint Tanks Implosion.
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December 26, 2007 by Justine
Via Brownstoner I have to give a shout out to Black Rabbit which has been getting mad props lately. This time it’s named one of the best bars of 2007 by The L Magazine, New York City’s Local Event Guide.
Also included is The Gutter – which is technically in Greenpoint but with it’s “North” address people are always assuming it’s in Williamsburg. Sigh.
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by Justine
The Diamond launched their redesigned website featuring a calendar and their menu.
Up tonight is the weekly Vintage Video Game Showdown. It’s time for some River Raid on Atari 2600!
The Diamond
43 Franklin Street
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by Justine
It’s been a nice long holiday weekend here.
The office was closed on Monday and Friday we had a long office pot luck lunch. I, of course, brought the Babka. The joint on the corner of Java and Manhattan is a tiny place but the babka was absolutely divine. The office loved it and I even brought a couple to the parents – another big hit. At $4.50 each, it’s the perfect thing to bring for any host.
I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my family in Jersey. I lucked out with a new DVD player, a shower massager (oh yeah…), Ralph Lauren gloves, a new Michael Kors cosmetic bag and from the Stepmom a little fondue set so “the new boyfriend and I can have chocolate covered strawberries”. She’s a cougar.
Catching up on nabe news I see the Parks Department is going to be installing lighting at the McCarren Park track, the G train received a D from riders, there was a speedy recovery of the hijacked FedEx truck abandoned on India and The City is threatening eminent domain on the property planned for The Monitor Museum.
Also, it seems there is talk about the B62 route being brought back in some way by Sept 08 if the MTA gets enough moola.
Establish a new B62 service from Williamsburg to Midtown Manhattan via the Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Long Island City waterfront to serve the growing East River waterfront in Brooklyn and Queens, with connections to the subway.
Not to mention implementing increased service on the G to operate to Court Square 24/7 in Dec 08.
Increase service frequency by 50% weekday evenings (from 12-15 minutes to 8 minutes); 20% weekday middays (from 10 minutes to 8 minutes); and 33% on weekends (8-10 minutes to 6 minutes). This increase requires operating the G to Court Square because the Queens Boulevard line does not have capacity for more G service.
You can see the proposed enhancements possible here.
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December 21, 2007 by Justine
kdka.com – Holiday Heist: New York Find Stolen FedEx Truck
They found a stolen truckload of hijacked FedExed gifts in Greenpoint this morning!
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by Justine
Times Ledger – Astoria pizza man acquitted
But Mario Fortunato, 59, another reputed Genovese associate from Brooklyn, was convicted by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Joel Goldberg of second-degree murder Friday in the same incident following a bench trial, the spokesman said. He could face 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 11, he said. Fortunato owns the Fortunato Bros. bakery in Greenpoint.
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December 19, 2007 by Justine
Shout out to the Icky in Brooklyn blog for mentioning us as one of the Windsor Terrace Eleven!
I must also mention that their choices pretty much rock. I heart Found in Brooklyn and A Brooklyn Life. And I’ve never come across Sidewalk Photography but thanks to Icky, there’s another great one I’m adding to my links.
I, too, take great pride in being in your company!
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December 18, 2007 by Justine
I haven’t been around for a few days and catching up on some Greenpoint news only to find this horrible piece of news from The Gowanus Lounge: Greenpoint Gazette Fire.
I can’t believe the Gazette went on fire and the thought of it possibly having to go out of business because of it is even worse! They’re looking for some office space on Manhattan Avenue and I sure hope they get it ASAP.
If anyone is aware of available office space near our Manhattan Ave. location, please contact me at publisher@greenpointgazette.net.
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