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March, 2010

  1. Spring Awakening!

    March 31, 2010 by Justine

    April’s Greenpoint Food Market is coming! Our own little JoJo has turned this market into a monthly extravaganza!

    Greenpoint Food Market 4.10.10

    Greetings friends of Greenpoint Food Market!



    We hope you are staying high and dry during Spring’s glorious love showers and celebrating the season for renewal, growth, and life.

    April 10th, we will present the next market with uncontainable excitement as we present SPRING AWAKENING. Join us for a hippiefied day of flowers, patchouli, butterflies and eat some vegan granola bars!

    This just might be our BIGGEST market day yet, the church will be PACKED with all sorts of goodies from ice cream to pork buns, vegan pate to bacon marmalade. People’s Champs will be performing between 2 – 3pm, mixing jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop, dub and samba to create new hybrids. Fellow Greenpointer Cowboy Mark will be at the makeshift dj booth pumpin’ some beats.

    It is PIVOTAL that we see you at GFM on April 10th. We thrive on your curiosity, your hunger, your tastebuds, and your support. Please go on and SPREAD the love to all your friends and family. Join our FACEBOOK group if you haven’t done so already, an event invite has been set up there as well.

    And below is a full roster of vendors you’ll find sharing their homemade deliciousness at Greenpoint Food Market. YUM.

    Thank you and see you then!

    Anarchy in a Jar
    Brooklyn Brine
    Sugarbuilt
    Taza Chocolate
    Skimkim
    Arirang Kimchi
    Red Cook
    Green Pirate Juice Truck
    Bacon Marmalade
    Marshmallow Crack
    Bullfrog Eats
    Creme
    Electric Blue Baking
    Milkmade Ice Cream
    Sandwich Friend
    Mombucha
    Crazy, Salty, Sweet
    Lizzie Biscuits
    Rapscallion Cultured Vegetables
    Token Confections
    Sourpuss Pickles
    Kings County Jerky Co.
    Cobra Pate
    The Soup Spoon
    Regal Vegan
    Bean & Apple
    Morta di Fame
    Creme Fatale
    La Tia Faby
    Fanny & Jane
    Afternoon Delights
    DP Chutney Collective
    Wee Bites
    Molly’s Chocolates
    Pumpkin & Honeybunny
    Banchan Terroir
    Woodside Bakehouse
    Goobie Dust Confections
    Lidzertort Bakery
    You Can’t Eat Bread?
    I Heart Keenwah
    Nuts + Nuts

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  2. Neighborhood Questions: McCarren Park Clean-Up?

    by Justine

    image by Couche Tard

    I got this email from Dan regarding the trash scene at McCarren Park. Does anyone know of an in progress clean-up program or are interested in creating one? Feel free to leave your info in the comments or email me directly at greenpointers@gmail.com and I’ll put you in touch with Dan.

    I am a relatively new Greenpoint resident and wanted to see if you had any idea how I could get a clean up going in McCarren Park and down Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint/Williamsburg? I actually proposed a lecture on the Monday Night Lecture Series at Pete’s Candy Store but they turned me down.

    I would like to weigh in on Williamsburg/Greenpoint Trash – why McCarren Park and Driggs and Bedford Avenues are so full of trash and why the municipalities are essentially ignoring the trash buildup that occurs, despite the growing population and influx of both homes and people into these areas. I am a Greenpoint resident and live not far from Pete’s. I walk Driggs at least twice daily and see the trash buildup and lack of receptacles. I walk my dog in McCarren Park and fight with her as she eats chicken bones, random paper, broken umbrella’s, lost shoes, etc. It would just seem to me that this would be a fairly easy problem to fix – more garbage cans, maybe more frequent pick-ups, etc. but I have heard no complaints or mention of this and have seen no improvement in the time I have lived there.

    Any thoughts/assistance you might have would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance,

    Dan

    Update 7/2/10: Hi this is Emily Mijatovic from Assemblyman Lentol’s office. Just to update you all, the Assemblyman has contacted the Parks Department and has been told that they have hired 3 workers to McCarren Park, and two extra for the summer to work weekend/late nights. In addition, a Parks Enforcement Patrol Officer will be hired for the district.

    Category News | Tags: | 8 Comments

  3. Spring Awakening!

    by Justine

    April’s Greenpoint Food Market is coming! Our own little JoJo has turned this market into a monthly extravaganza!

    Greenpoint Food Market 4.10.10

    Greetings friends of Greenpoint Food Market!



    We hope you are staying high and dry during Spring’s glorious love showers and celebrating the season for renewal, growth, and life.

    April 10th, we will present the next market with uncontainable excitement as we present SPRING AWAKENING. Join us for a hippiefied day of flowers, patchouli, butterflies and eat some vegan granola bars!

    This just might be our BIGGEST market day yet, the church will be PACKED with all sorts of goodies from ice cream to pork buns, vegan pate to bacon marmalade. People’s Champs will be performing between 2 – 3pm, mixing jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop, dub and samba to create new hybrids. Fellow Greenpointer Cowboy Mark will be at the makeshift dj booth pumpin’ some beats.

    It is PIVOTAL that we see you at GFM on April 10th. We thrive on your curiosity, your hunger, your tastebuds, and your support. Please go on and SPREAD the love to all your friends and family. Join our FACEBOOK group if you haven’t done so already, an event invite has been set up there as well.

    And below is a full roster of vendors you’ll find sharing their homemade deliciousness at Greenpoint Food Market. YUM.

    Thank you and see you then!

    Anarchy in a Jar
    Brooklyn Brine
    Sugarbuilt
    Taza Chocolate
    Skimkim
    Arirang Kimchi
    Red Cook
    Green Pirate Juice Truck
    Bacon Marmalade
    Marshmallow Crack
    Bullfrog Eats
    Creme
    Electric Blue Baking
    Milkmade Ice Cream
    Sandwich Friend
    Mombucha
    Crazy, Salty, Sweet
    Lizzie Biscuits
    Rapscallion Cultured Vegetables
    Token Confections
    Sourpuss Pickles
    Kings County Jerky Co.
    Cobra Pate
    The Soup Spoon
    Regal Vegan
    Bean & Apple
    Morta di Fame
    Creme Fatale
    La Tia Faby
    Fanny & Jane
    Afternoon Delights
    DP Chutney Collective
    Wee Bites
    Molly’s Chocolates
    Pumpkin & Honeybunny
    Banchan Terroir
    Woodside Bakehouse
    Goobie Dust Confections
    Lidzertort Bakery
    You Can’t Eat Bread?
    I Heart Keenwah
    Nuts + Nuts

    Category News | Tags: | No Comments

  4. Neighborhood Questions: McCarren Park Clean-Up?

    by Justine

    image by Couche Tard

    I got this email from Dan regarding the trash scene at McCarren Park. Does anyone know of an in progress clean-up program or are interested in creating one? Feel free to leave your info in the comments or email me directly at greenpointers@gmail.com and I’ll put you in touch with Dan.

    I am a relatively new Greenpoint resident and wanted to see if you had any idea how I could get a clean up going in McCarren Park and down Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint/Williamsburg? I actually proposed a lecture on the Monday Night Lecture Series at Pete’s Candy Store but they turned me down.

    I would like to weigh in on Williamsburg/Greenpoint Trash – why McCarren Park and Driggs and Bedford Avenues are so full of trash and why the municipalities are essentially ignoring the trash buildup that occurs, despite the growing population and influx of both homes and people into these areas. I am a Greenpoint resident and live not far from Pete’s. I walk Driggs at least twice daily and see the trash buildup and lack of receptacles. I walk my dog in McCarren Park and fight with her as she eats chicken bones, random paper, broken umbrella’s, lost shoes, etc. It would just seem to me that this would be a fairly easy problem to fix – more garbage cans, maybe more frequent pick-ups, etc. but I have heard no complaints or mention of this and have seen no improvement in the time I have lived there.

    Any thoughts/assistance you might have would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance,

    Dan

    Update 7/2/10: Hi this is Emily Mijatovic from Assemblyman Lentol’s office. Just to update you all, the Assemblyman has contacted the Parks Department and has been told that they have hired 3 workers to McCarren Park, and two extra for the summer to work weekend/late nights. In addition, a Parks Enforcement Patrol Officer will be hired for the district.

    Category News | Tags: | No Comments

  5. River Barrel Goes Korean

    March 30, 2010 by Justine

    Rumor has it River Barrel is changing names and has already changed their cuisine to a Korean spin.

    River Barrel in Greenpoint is totally different (and AMAZING) now (Korean)…think it’s re-naming soon




    “totally different menu, totally different kitchen and chef. we went there last week and were highly impressed with the food we got: Korean fried chicken, “Korean hot dog” (housemade lemongrass pork sausage with housemade kimchee and hot sauce on a roll), great Brussels sprouts with denjang, boquerones and wasabi greens crostini…

    I live a few blocks away and am excited to see what happens when it re-opens with a new name/look (soon, I hear). for now, they ARE running the new menu, and it’s delicious.”

    Category News | Tags: | 2 Comments

  6. 2010 Northside Festival – June 24th-27th

    by Justine

    The 2nd annual Northside Festival has been announced for this Summer! Mark your calendars for June 24th through the 27th.
    Now that the weather is warming up, it’s full steam ahead until summer: Perfect timing to announce the second annual Northside Festival — four days of music, art, film and a few too many tacos from a truck on Bedford — taking place June 24-27 in Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

    While us here at The L Magazine are booking a share of the shows on our own, Northside is, at its heart, a collaborative event. We’ve once again handed over curatorial control to some of the most tasteful, talented and dedicated folks in New York’s independent music scene — record labels, bloggers, promoters and more — allowing them to showcase the bands they think you need to hear and spotlight the community of artists that call New York home.

    The Williamsburg Gallery Association is again on board to highlight special exhibitions and other events at over 25 art galleries in the neighborhood. For Northside’s second year, we’ve invited a few of our favorite aficionados of independent film to curate four nights of New York-made movies at Brooklyn’s new, as yet unopened film house/music club/restaurant bar, indieScreen. And with Heineken and Southern Comfort sponsoring this year’s festivities, you better believe there will be lots of drink specials throughout the weekend.

    In the coming months we’ll be rolling out a long list of showcase presenters, gallery events, film screenings and, of course, bands; keep an eye on northsidefestival.com for the latest.

    Category News | Tags: | No Comments

  7. New Kitchen Hours at The Richardson

    by Justine

    The Richardson debuts new kitchen hours starting TODAY! They’ve also teamed up with The Blue Stove so now you can pre-order sweets for events.

    After much discussion & deliberation, we have exciting news at The Richardson – New Kitchen Hours! Beginning today, our kitchen will now be serving food EVERYday, nonstop, from 12Noon – 2am.

    Now, not only are we one of the very few places to grab an afternoon drink on Graham Avenue, but we are also one of the few places to grab a bite, as well!

    At the moment, our menu will remain the same as it has been for the past few months, but with the addition of a few fancy new kitchen tools. Be on the lookout for a revamped food menu coming this Spring. With Summer right around the corner (and a small taste of the outdoor patio the other week), we are very excited to be able to offer food EVERY afternoon.

    Also of note, our new Hand-picked Single Barrel Buffalo Trace should be arriving sometime later this week. Swing by for a taste of Barrel #2)

    As always, thanks so much for your continued support. Hope to see you sometime soon, in the afternoon, for cocktails as well as a bite to eat!

    All the best,

    Joel Lee Kulp,
    Owner & General Manager,

    The Richardson
    451 Graham Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11222
    p 718 389 0839
    f 718 389 0887

    Category News | Tags: | No Comments

  8. River Barrel Goes Korean

    by Justine

    Rumor has it River Barrel is changing names and has already changed their cuisine to a Korean spin.

    River Barrel in Greenpoint is totally different (and AMAZING) now (Korean)…think it’s re-naming soon




    “totally different menu, totally different kitchen and chef. we went there last week and were highly impressed with the food we got: Korean fried chicken, “Korean hot dog” (housemade lemongrass pork sausage with housemade kimchee and hot sauce on a roll), great Brussels sprouts with denjang, boquerones and wasabi greens crostini…

    I live a few blocks away and am excited to see what happens when it re-opens with a new name/look (soon, I hear). for now, they ARE running the new menu, and it’s delicious.”

    Category News | Tags: | No Comments

  9. 2010 Northside Festival – June 24th-27th

    by Justine

    The 2nd annual Northside Festival has been announced for this Summer! Mark your calendars for June 24th through the 27th.
    Now that the weather is warming up, it’s full steam ahead until summer: Perfect timing to announce the second annual Northside Festival — four days of music, art, film and a few too many tacos from a truck on Bedford — taking place June 24-27 in Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

    While us here at The L Magazine are booking a share of the shows on our own, Northside is, at its heart, a collaborative event. We’ve once again handed over curatorial control to some of the most tasteful, talented and dedicated folks in New York’s independent music scene — record labels, bloggers, promoters and more — allowing them to showcase the bands they think you need to hear and spotlight the community of artists that call New York home.

    The Williamsburg Gallery Association is again on board to highlight special exhibitions and other events at over 25 art galleries in the neighborhood. For Northside’s second year, we’ve invited a few of our favorite aficionados of independent film to curate four nights of New York-made movies at Brooklyn’s new, as yet unopened film house/music club/restaurant bar, indieScreen. And with Heineken and Southern Comfort sponsoring this year’s festivities, you better believe there will be lots of drink specials throughout the weekend.

    In the coming months we’ll be rolling out a long list of showcase presenters, gallery events, film screenings and, of course, bands; keep an eye on northsidefestival.com for the latest.

    Category News | Tags: | No Comments

  10. New Kitchen Hours at The Richardson

    by Justine

    The Richardson debuts new kitchen hours starting TODAY! They’ve also teamed up with The Blue Stove so now you can pre-order sweets for events.

    After much discussion & deliberation, we have exciting news at The Richardson – New Kitchen Hours! Beginning today, our kitchen will now be serving food EVERYday, nonstop, from 12Noon – 2am.

    Now, not only are we one of the very few places to grab an afternoon drink on Graham Avenue, but we are also one of the few places to grab a bite, as well!

    At the moment, our menu will remain the same as it has been for the past few months, but with the addition of a few fancy new kitchen tools. Be on the lookout for a revamped food menu coming this Spring. With Summer right around the corner (and a small taste of the outdoor patio the other week), we are very excited to be able to offer food EVERY afternoon.

    Also of note, our new Hand-picked Single Barrel Buffalo Trace should be arriving sometime later this week. Swing by for a taste of Barrel #2)

    As always, thanks so much for your continued support. Hope to see you sometime soon, in the afternoon, for cocktails as well as a bite to eat!

    All the best,

    Joel Lee Kulp,
    Owner & General Manager,

    The Richardson
    451 Graham Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11222
    p 718 389 0839
    f 718 389 0887

    Category News | Tags: | No Comments

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