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Shop The Hood 08

November 28, 2008 by Justine

This holiday season, some people might be hurting from the downturn in the economy and it’s not just you, it’s the local shops and businesses that take a hit as well. So why not try and shop locally and get something unique and that helps the neighborhood. Win-win!

Alter is having a sale. You can find them at 109 & 140 Franklin Street.

THIS WEEKEND WE WILL TAKE 20% OFF ANY AND ALL FULL PRICED ITEMS $99 OR MORE. THIS INCLUDES MENS & WOMENS WINTER COATS, SHOES, SWEATERS, JEWELRY AND MORE.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE LOTS OF GREAT FALL MERCHANDISE RECENTLY MARKED DOWN, WITH DISCOUNTS OF UP TO 60% OFF. IT’S TRUE.

So is Dalaga. They’re at 150 Franklin Street.

Friday, November 28th – Sunday, December 7th
Dalaga will be offering specials that are nothing short of a Christmas miracle.
Be the sexy star on top of everyone’s tree this year with:
* 10% off coats and shoes
* 10% off every item priced over $125
* Racks and racks of markdowns that are over 20% off
* PLUS- the first 28 customers on the 28th will receive a Dalaga gift with their purchase

Fred Flare is having a 25% Off everything Black Friday event going on at their shop today only. Check them out at 131 Meserole Ave.

Next weekend is the Hearts & Crafts Affair at Cafe Grumpy which has become quite the event! Miss Birney has a list of vendors scheduled to participate. Taking place Saturday & Sunday December 6th & 7th from Noon to 6pm at 193 Meserole Avenue.

Another handmade fair is the one at 3rd Ward which is going to feature the likes of Brooklyn Cookie and Mast Brothers Chocolate among others. This one is also going on next weekend – Sunday December 7th from Noon to 7pm at 195 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

When you need to get the Christmas tree this year head over to one of two locations for Greenpoint Trees. They’re at the corner of Manhattan Aveune & Calyer Street open 24hrs starting November 25th or at the corner of Nassau Avenue & Diamond Street open everyday 12 Noon to 10pm starting December 1st. Or even better, call them and get their home delivery! Pick up some poinsettias for the parents, too.

Marty’s got a website dedicated to shopping Brooklyn at ishopbrooklyn.com – there are not participants listed from Greenpoint but there are a nice amount of merchants in the Williamsburg. Starting November 28, Brooklyn Friday, formerly known as Black Friday, and every Saturday and Sunday until Christmas! Everyone can enjoy “Brooklyn Bonus” specials, discounts and free gifts with minimum purchases from our participating merchants and restaurants. How to get your Brooklyn Bonus? Look for the “Shop Brooklyn” logo in storefronts. Ask, “What’s my Brooklyn Bonus?”

The Treehouse is planning a holidaze party in the next few weeks but from now until December 25th you can save 10% off any dress – new, designer or vintage – just by singing a few bars of “Jingle Bell Rock”. They definitely get props for most creative coupon idea. Find them at 430 Graham Avenue.

That’s what I’ve got so far – feel free to shoot me an email at greenpointers [at] gmail [dot] com with any tips for local places having sales or specials this holiday season!

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Shop The Hood 08

by Justine

This holiday season, some people might be hurting from the downturn in the economy and it’s not just you, it’s the local shops and businesses that take a hit as well. So why not try and shop locally and get something unique and that helps the neighborhood. Win-win!

Alter is having a sale. You can find them at 109 & 140 Franklin Street.

THIS WEEKEND WE WILL TAKE 20% OFF ANY AND ALL FULL PRICED ITEMS $99 OR MORE. THIS INCLUDES MENS & WOMENS WINTER COATS, SHOES, SWEATERS, JEWELRY AND MORE.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE LOTS OF GREAT FALL MERCHANDISE RECENTLY MARKED DOWN, WITH DISCOUNTS OF UP TO 60% OFF. IT’S TRUE.

So is Dalaga. They’re at 150 Franklin Street.

Friday, November 28th – Sunday, December 7th
Dalaga will be offering specials that are nothing short of a Christmas miracle.
Be the sexy star on top of everyone’s tree this year with:
* 10% off coats and shoes
* 10% off every item priced over $125
* Racks and racks of markdowns that are over 20% off
* PLUS- the first 28 customers on the 28th will receive a Dalaga gift with their purchase

Fred Flare is having a 25% Off everything Black Friday event going on at their shop today only. Check them out at 131 Meserole Ave.

Next weekend is the Hearts & Crafts Affair at Cafe Grumpy which has become quite the event! Miss Birney has a list of vendors scheduled to participate. Taking place Saturday & Sunday December 6th & 7th from Noon to 6pm at 193 Meserole Avenue.

Another handmade fair is the one at 3rd Ward which is going to feature the likes of Brooklyn Cookie and Mast Brothers Chocolate among others. This one is also going on next weekend – Sunday December 7th from Noon to 7pm at 195 Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

When you need to get the Christmas tree this year head over to one of two locations for Greenpoint Trees. They’re at the corner of Manhattan Aveune & Calyer Street open 24hrs starting November 25th or at the corner of Nassau Avenue & Diamond Street open everyday 12 Noon to 10pm starting December 1st. Or even better, call them and get their home delivery! Pick up some poinsettias for the parents, too.

Marty’s got a website dedicated to shopping Brooklyn at ishopbrooklyn.com – there are not participants listed from Greenpoint but there are a nice amount of merchants in the Williamsburg. Starting November 28, Brooklyn Friday, formerly known as Black Friday, and every Saturday and Sunday until Christmas! Everyone can enjoy “Brooklyn Bonus” specials, discounts and free gifts with minimum purchases from our participating merchants and restaurants. How to get your Brooklyn Bonus? Look for the “Shop Brooklyn” logo in storefronts. Ask, “What’s my Brooklyn Bonus?”

The Treehouse is planning a holidaze party in the next few weeks but from now until December 25th you can save 10% off any dress – new, designer or vintage – just by singing a few bars of “Jingle Bell Rock”. They definitely get props for most creative coupon idea. Find them at 430 Graham Avenue.

That’s what I’ve got so far – feel free to shoot me an email at greenpointers [at] gmail [dot] com with any tips for local places having sales or specials this holiday season!

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Holiday In The Hood: Shopping Has Begun

by Justine

Last year I did some Holiday in the Hood posts that gave ideas of where to shop for cool gifts locally. It’s something I’m hoping to do again this year, so feel free to hit me up with any emails of stores, events, sales or even local Etsian shops that highlight the ‘hood. And since it’s Black Friday and there’s no better time to start shopping the ‘hood like today!

That said, my first Holiday in the Hood is completely self serving. I’ve just opened a Cafepress shop for Greenpointers where you can buy some gear with my fabulously designed logo (by Jack & Molly) on them. I mean what says Merry Christmas like a beer stein with the Greenpointers logo plastered on it?

I know, right?!?

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Holiday In The Hood: Shopping Has Begun

by Justine

Last year I did some Holiday in the Hood posts that gave ideas of where to shop for cool gifts locally. It’s something I’m hoping to do again this year, so feel free to hit me up with any emails of stores, events, sales or even local Etsian shops that highlight the ‘hood. And since it’s Black Friday and there’s no better time to start shopping the ‘hood like today!

That said, my first Holiday in the Hood is completely self serving. I’ve just opened a Cafepress shop for Greenpointers where you can buy some gear with my fabulously designed logo (by Jack & Molly) on them. I mean what says Merry Christmas like a beer stein with the Greenpointers logo plastered on it?

I know, right?!?

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Turkey To Go

November 26, 2008 by Justine

In an effort to post more often and use less time I'm checking out mobile blogging. This should come in handy when I'm out and about, but for now you get a pic of my friends adorable son in his turkey hat.
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Turkey To Go

by Justine

In an effort to post more often and use less time I'm checking out mobile blogging. This should come in handy when I'm out and about, but for now you get a pic of my friends adorable son in his turkey hat.
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Blog Buzz: Kittens, Rats and Commenters

November 20, 2008 by Justine

I’ve been slacking in the blogging department. But hey, I’m fucking busy. I was out of town Thursday to Tuesday and I even made sure to write a couple of posts that would post while I was away but it hasn’t been anything of substance lately, I know.

But time is limited. I work late most nights, I’ve been seeing friends during the week more, trying to skip town on the weekends more and things like this blog just fall behind. I imagine the same has to go for the other girls as well.

There are other bloggers with lots more time on their hands that I’m sure can fulfill your reading needs but this one is just gonna keep chugging along at a kind of ‘whenever’ and ‘whatever’ pace. Kind of how I like to live my life.

With that said here’s a fat Blog Buzz to chew on.

NYC Pet Supplies in Williamsburg is hosting a kitten and cat adoption day this Saturday 11/22 from 1-6pm at their shop at 241 Bedford Ave. between N. 3rd and 4th Sts. Phone: 718-387-2220. North Brooklyn animal advocacy group, Empty Cages Collective will show off their cutest kittens of all sizes, and a couple of cool cats, rescued from the streets of New York City. Enter the raffles for exciting prizes, and contribute to the food bank for the homeless animals waiting for forever homes.

Greenpoint is for the rats! And Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights, too. The DOH has a website for RIP (Rat Information Portal). But the best is one guys comment. “Listen this is Brooklyn…there are rats,” he said. – 1010 Wins

The community board meeting Monday night was apparently an ‘Us vs Them’ event. I could write a diatribe on this but the truth of the matter is most of my readers are ‘Them’. Half my friends don’t even know I write this or care for that matter. I mentioned the drama I’d been having and they looked at me like I had six heads. “Really? Some stupid bitch is writing crap about you on the computer? Who gives a fuck?” Pure wisdom. – Brooklyn Paper

Ready to see what the India Street End Park will look like? Join GWAPP — Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks & Planning on Saturday Nov 22nd at 3PM at the water end of India St to review the plans for the new park. OSA Open Space Alliance’s Stephanie Thayer and Joe Vance will walk through the plans and field any questions or concerns.

The Greenpoint Lions Club Food Drive is this weekend, Fri., Nov. 21 6 to 9PM, Sat. and Sun., Nov. 22 and 23 9AM to 6PM. The Greenpoint Lions Club will be holding their annual supermarket food drive to help families in our community. Volunteers will be at the entrances of the Keyfood store on McGuinness Blvd. and Met Foods, on Russell and Driggs. – Greenpoint Gazette

Block Magazine did a story on the On-Point Cyclones and hopefully this will help get the word out even more so. Times are tough everywhere but this program helps kids get scholarships to better high schools and eventually colleges. This is a community necessity. – Block Magazine

In the world of reality tv, Top Chef New York premiered last week and the first challenge was having the cheftestants pull knives of different neighborhoods known for their popular ethnic cuisines. Most were pretty obvious. Little India, Chinatown, Little Italy. Then the more interesting (yet still pretty obvious to any true NYer) ones of Brighton Beach for Russian and Astoria for Greek. But LIC for Middle Eastern? Really? That didn’t seem so obvious to me and the store they were shopping in looked like your average bodega. Why didn’t they choose Greenpoint for Polish food? It’s such an obvious choice and the show is living in a condo overlooking McCarren Park for fucks sake. It was just annoying.

Tom does his review on Peter Pan and he gives it raves. I mean, what else did you expect? The place fucking rocks! – Critical Reviews

The New York Times Critical Shopper visits Fred Flare. “I didn’t realize I was so starved for lightheartedness. But it makes sense: If you feel as if you have been emotionally, professionally and politically run over by a tank for the last, say, eight years, then the well-selected, fun merchandise and carbonated energy of Fred Flare will bring a smile on your cautious, crabby face.” Awwww. – NYTimes

The Boston Globe comes to visit Little Krakow. – The Boston Globe

The job market is sucking right now but if you’ve got some skills you can get a part time gig to help pay the bills in the ‘hood. Enid’s is looking for a weekend line cook and a local joint is searching for tattoo artists.

And I’ve decided to shut off anonymous commenting due to the same three commenters trying to rattle my feathers. It’s silly for people to be anonymous when every stupid comment has it’s IP address logged. So when I noticed that the three nasty commenters are all from the same three IP’s it kinda becomes a moot point. Ok, I get it there’s three people who hate me (or maybe just one or two from a couple of different places!) Everyone else has really great comments, some disagree and some agree, but for the ones who have such strong hatred for someone they don’t even know, I say a little Prozac in your morning cereal wouldn’t hurt. :)

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The Habitat Chili Cook-Off

November 19, 2008 by Justine

The Habitat is always having something cool. Last month I went to their Halloween Party and it was great. The decorations were above and beyond!

So on Sunday December 7th they’re having a Chili Cook-Off Contest. Ten chili chefs will be selected by random drawing on November 30th (one week before the cook-off). To participate all you need is to stop by and submit your name at the bar. But even better, everyone gets to be a judge! For $10 you get a 2oz serving of all ten chili’s (Tums not included) and cast your vote for best and worst.

Prizes are $100 cold hard cash for first place, $50 bar tab for second place and a $25 bar tab for the worst. Heck, I bet I could make a pretty bad chili for a $25 bar tab… but I’ll refrain from subjecting people to beans and ketchup.

The Habitat
988 Manhattan Ave
btwn India & Huron

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The Habitat Chili Cook-Off

by Justine

The Habitat is always having something cool. Last month I went to their Halloween Party and it was great. The decorations were above and beyond!

So on Sunday December 7th they’re having a Chili Cook-Off Contest. Ten chili chefs will be selected by random drawing on November 30th (one week before the cook-off). To participate all you need is to stop by and submit your name at the bar. But even better, everyone gets to be a judge! For $10 you get a 2oz serving of all ten chili’s (Tums not included) and cast your vote for best and worst.

Prizes are $100 cold hard cash for first place, $50 bar tab for second place and a $25 bar tab for the worst. Heck, I bet I could make a pretty bad chili for a $25 bar tab… but I’ll refrain from subjecting people to beans and ketchup.

The Habitat
988 Manhattan Ave
btwn India & Huron

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Sunday Snaps: The Streets

November 16, 2008 by Justine

*All photos taken from the Greenpointers Group Flickr Pool.

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