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Best Polish Restaurants in Greenpoint
Living in Greenpoint, we are lucky to have one of the largest collections of Polish restaurants serving traditionally meat-centric goodness this side of Warsaw. And this is the season for it. Gray,...
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Little Poland Just Like Dublin: Happy St. Patrick’s Day From Apollo St!
Here is an excerpt from an interesting article in Voices of NY about an Irishman who admires the Polish community in Greenpoint: “…living among Poles reminds McDonagh of Ireland. Greenpoint, similar...
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(Not) Forgotten Greenpoint: “Taj Mahal For All The Birds…& Elvis!”– Beverly’s...
When I first took over Greenpointers, Beverly, an original Greenpointer who now lives in Florida and stays connected through the website, wrote me one of the most inspiring messages about her mother’s...
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I Tried Pasczki and You Can Too (only today!!!)
We call it "The Polish Heart Attack" Today, February 27th, is Fat Thursday (Tłusty czwartek) and according to Polish American tradition, it’s the one day a year that every bakery and pastry shop in...
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Leech Therapy, Drag Pageants, & Paulie Gee – The Hook Up (3/21)
Would you let this man give you leech therapy? © Nina Roberts/The Guardian Leech therapy is a thing now. Andrew Plucinski, is apparently running a leeching therapy service out of his Greenpoint loft,...
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The Great Greenpoint Dive Crawl 2014
Fancy bars and restaurants with all sorts of sexy food and drink (Tørst, Beloved, Nights and Weekends) are all over Greenpoint these days, but let’s face it – sometimes you just want get hammered on a...
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The Polish Pastry Experience: Star Bakery & Deli
Star Bakery, Nassau Ave It’s week three of the Greenpointers Polish Pastry Experience—a behind-the-counter look into the traditional pastries that you can find in Greenpoint’s Polish bakeries....
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In Conversation with Polish Crochet Artist, Olek
Olek's park installation ‘Believe the Magic’ with the Tipi Project, photo via instagram @oleknyc If you don’t believe the magic, it’s likely that you will after spending any increment of social time...
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Calling All Polish Artists—APPLY for the Little Poland Gallery at the DUMBO...
Street scene from the DUMBO Arts Festival 2013 ©via Instagram @dumboartsfestival If you’re Polish (check), an artist (check), and working in painting, graphics, photography, art, jewelry, clothing, or...
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‘Larry And Friends’—A Storybook For Kids of All Ages
What happens when two New York transplants—a writer and an illustrator—feel that New York is as much their home as do its natives? They join creative forces to write a children’s book about...
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“Save the Palestine” Water Tower is Now Just Grey
The iconic water tower, now grey ©Ona Abelis First, 5 Pointz was shut down to make way for a new complex of gleaming residential high-rises. Then, Domino Sugar factory was salvaged for “industrial...
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Little Poland Gallery presents “Women for Women” Designers Sales Event (3/7-3/8)
(sponsored) In celebration of International Women’s Day, Little Poland Gallery is hosting, Women for Women Designers Sale Event. The gallery will be presenting an incredible collection of women’s...
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‘Brooklyn 664 Wine & Dine’ Replaces CinaMoon on Manhattan Avenue
Not long ago there was a restaurant at 664 Manhattan Avenue called CinaMoon. Polish Ambassador Witold Sobków once cited it as one of the best places for traditional Polish food in NYC and although I’d...
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Motorcycle and Church Thieves, Plus Meredith Graves About Town — The Hook-Up...
Photo: Driely Schwartz via Racked As Pope Francis alights upon our city, the New York Times turns its attention to Greenpoint’s own St. Anthony Church, where graffiti, theft, and abuse of holy water...
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40 Years of Service Means PSFCU Offers Great Benefits for its Members
With over 43,000 surcharge-free ATM’s in our network, competitive checking accounts, and a large offer of credit cards and personal loans, Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union (PSFCU) has been...
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Gastronaut: Kielbasa
various kielbasa (from left to right): various kabanosy, weselna, mysliwska, wiejska, krajana, kiszka, parowki, parowki drobiowe, krakowska, jalowcowa; photo © Gordon Lingley Taste, the final frontier....
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Learning About Polish Food at MOFAD’s “Tracing North Brooklyn’s Polish Food...
L to R: Filip Stabrowski, Annie Hauck-Lawson and Andrew Konopka In their effort to educate us on all things food and drink, the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) in Williamsburg recently launched a new...
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For Poland, Euro Cup 2016 Hopes Sadly Pass
A Poland supporter walks down Nassau Avenue with facepaint and a Polish flag before the Poland-Portugal match Thursday afternoon. Although Poland suffered a heartbreaking loss to Portugal yesterday in...
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Five Awesome Polish Beauty Products
Beauty bloggers have consistently lauded the simple chicness of the beauty products found in the French pharmacy. They have praised the scientific brilliance of the 10-step Korean skincare routine....
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“Save the Palestine” Water Tower is Now Just Grey
The iconic water tower, now grey ©Ona Abelis First, 5 Pointz was shut down to make way for a new complex of gleaming residential high-rises. Then, Domino Sugar factory was salvaged for “industrial...
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