…Took her out and tried to win her had a laugh and over dinner Told her I would really like to see her again Got the bill and Rita paid it Took her home and nearly made it Sitting on a sofa with a sister or two

Lovely Rita meter maid where would [...]

The list of Halloween events going down today are far too many to relate here. There’s a costume party (with a $100 prize!) at The Habitat starting at sundown. Cafecito Bogota (at 1015 Manhattan Avenue) will be getting festive as well. Then of course there is the Zombie Crawl and East Coast Aliens appears [...]

Bad News: Lest you are not already aware this upcoming Sunday the NYC Marathon will plough its way through our neighborhood leaving yet another layer of debris on our already less than tidy streets.

Good News: The Greenpoint Reformed Church will be hosting a bake sale whose proceeds will benefit their increasingly popular Soup [...]

When I walked by this house something struck me as being odd.

If you guessed two McCain * Palin posters you are only half correct.

If you noticed this shabbily chic vintage Fedders box, mazel tov! You are a true Fedderista! It has been my observation that Fedders boxes bear an [...]

Yesterday afternoon  I was walking along Commercial Street as the clouds were rolling in. When I reached Franklin Street I stopped and looked up. What I beheld was quite amazing.

It was at that moment I realized I don’t care what people say. Greenpoint is beautiful.

Miss [...]

You know what they say:

If at first you don’t succeed try, try again!

Or better yet just correct your errant Spanish with a different shade of spray paint. As with any choice find such as this one (which hails from Clay Street) the true Greenpoint glory is to be found in the [...]