Pastor Marries Choir Girl Who Swims In the Newtown Creek
Everyone gives me crap for not being a “real” Greenpointer, but my great grandfather G. Clement Edson was the pastor of the Noble Street Presbyterian Church (1907-1911) and my grandmother Isabelle was...
View ArticleSunday Snaps: East River View
People are truly fascinated with water. As Greenpointers we have great views of the East River. Here are a few shots with smoke stacks in the background. Make sure you add to the Greenpointers Flickr...
View ArticleCanoeing: The Creek to Bushwick Inlet
Last Saturday was a day on which my body cried out for the waterfront. The weather turned the simplest tasks into moist ordeals, so after my second mechanical failure of the day – the right pedal of...
View ArticleNorth Brooklyn Boat Club Holds First Member’s Meeting of 2013
This article made possible by a donation to our Writer’s Fund from local reader donations! Things are looking up for the North Brooklyn Boat Club. Even a hurricane couldn’t wipe the polish off their...
View ArticleWe Survived! Birding Canoe Trip on Newtown Creek (Video)
Thanks to Newtown Creek Alliance and North Brooklyn Boat Club for organizing this fun canoe trip on the Newtown Creek. While nature in the way of lush forests and crystal clear running streams is far...
View ArticleCreepy Creek Haunted Canoe Tours Are Back – Get Tickets Now!
Nothing is scarier than what bubbles beneath the surface of the Newtown Creek – so if you really want to get creeped out for Halloween this year – consider a Haunted Halloween Canoe Tour with the North...
View ArticleHudson River Foliage Cruise + Lobster Mac n’ Cheese & $30 Discount!
(sponsored) I can’t think of a better way to behold the amazing leaf change than aboard a cruise while eating Lobster! The Water Table’s Foliage Cruise is this Saturday November 1, 1–5PM and there is a...
View ArticleCalyer Street Water Main Burst Adds To Ongoing Water Problems
A burst pipe leaves a giant hole in the ground on Calyer Street in Greenpoint. Residents and businesses on Franklin and Calyer in Greenpoint have already been having a tough week with sporadic water...
View ArticleA Night of Experimental Jazz & Lydia Lunch at the Park Church Co-Op
Lydia Lunch performs, speaking about misogyny and today’s pessimistic world. Photo: Angelica Hill Last Thursday, artist Martynka Wawrzyniak hosted “A Night of Experimental Jazz & Lydia Lunch” at...
View ArticleWhat Lurks Beneath: Newtown Creek Nighttime Paddle With North Brooklyn Boat...
The North Brooklyn Boat Club is hosting their spooky haunted nighttime paddle again this year! This Saturday, October 28 from 7:30-11pm, the horror will be revealed! Here are the deets: NBBC’s dark...
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