Months ago, Katie mentioned here that we were “starting a commune.” I’d like to amend that statement slightly, based on our now enlightened understanding of vocabulary: we are staring a compound, not a commune. Or have started, rather. [Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall; a [...]

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• Strawberry Spice Macaron recipe • Small update from The Brooklyn Paper on the proposed Greenpoint pier / ferry • Free composting workshop at the McKarren Park / Greenpoint Greenmarket this Saturday a.m.; more info on Greenpointers … • Also via Greenpointers: Veronica’s People Club now open. The Franklin Street bar / coffee window and [...]

Mark my words: In Sex and the City 4, the girls are gonna do the same shit again in a different country or location, but SJP’s going to be chomping down on a macraron. No, not the tiny little Jewish coconut kind; the fancy French kind (more about the difference here) popular at frou-frou bakeries [...]

The Greenpoint Food Market was featured in a New York Times article at the beginning of June. Good for Greenpoint, right? Perhaps not. The market’s vendors operate on a wide spectrum of the professionalism and legality scale. For some, this is a career; for others, it’s a hobby, a community-bonding activity, a stepping-stone to bigger things, [...]

Ibsen in Bushwick … why not? Saint Jude of the Cats is putting on Lady from the Sea (Henrik Ibsen’s “quirky 1888 drama of necromancy, gender politics, and family dysfunction”) at Chez Bushwick this weekend (Thurs., Fri. & Sat. @ 8 p.m.; 304 Boerum Street #11). If it’s good, I’m pulling for Chekhov’s “The Cherry [...]

The paper has compiled lists of Brooklyn’s summer street festivals, outdoor movie screenings, farmer’s markets and free concerts. Some North Brooklyn highlights: June 24: Rooftop Films presents “The Rural Life and Spirit” (a collection of “cute cartoons, fascinating fictions, and delightful documentaries”) on the Automotive High School lawn, 8 pm [50 Bedford Ave. at N. [...]

I spent what seemed like a billion hours hawking nut pate and iced coffee at the Greenpoint Food Market last Saturday. Which was a wonderful way to meet even more lovely people doing groovy food things in these parts; sample a billion cupcakes (and a macaroon, but more on this later); and generally taste, see [...]

• M. Stone jewelry sale & rooftop gathering Saturday. 252 Norman Avenue, 3-7 p.m. keg beer + necklaces & earrings that look like the west • May’s Greenpoint Foodmarket is also Saturday afternoon. Church of the Messiah (basement), 129 Russell Street, 12-5 p.m. From creator Joann Kim: The market is hosted by the Church of [...]

Or “I ate at every restaurant in Greenpoint and Williamsburg this weekend.  Go on and ogle that pulled pork slider from Teddy’s Bar and Grill. [Photo courtesy of the Goddamn Cobras.] Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint was this past Sunday (if you did not happen to notice the raucous crowds feasting hungrily on North 11th) to benefit Northside [...]

beer crawl + shopfest in Greenpoint tomorrow from 12-7 p.m., featuring discounts and freebies at Franklin Street’s shops, cafes & bars. Via Brooklyn Based.

I’m on Greenpointers answering the “Greenpointers 5″ survey. I sound silly, but whatevs: go read more about what I like about this neighborhood. And then email them at greenpointers@gmail.com with your own answers. Promote the places that make this neighborhood great for you!

* The Greenpoint Public Library is looking for local artists for its spring benefit art show/silent auction. Deadline: April30. * Roberta’s wood-fired pizzeria in Bushwick has a new bun in the over – literally (hahahahaha. it’s the kind of morning for bad puns): “We’ve learned a lot working with small accounts and now we’re going [...]

The grave annoyance of procuring a more substantial income has violently torn me away from the comforts of our home, pushed me onto the G-train, and slapped me onto the streets of midtown Manhattan. Most of my theatre writing pursuits send me there, too. For both, I am so very grateful for the opportunity. But [...]

* Greenpoint Soup Kitchen Garden, a volunteer-run community garden housed in the backyard of the Greenpoint Reformed Church, is holding an informational/organizing meeting this Saturday from 4-5 p.m. in the backyard of 136 Milton Street.  Looking to set up volunteer schedules for gardening, watering. * Food Safety Bill (S510) debate in the Senate pushed back [...]

We’ve been noticed, darlings! Perhaps recession solidarity is behind overalls percolating on the street and trickling down from the runway. Long associated with farmers, Rosie the Riveter and OshKosh B’gosh babies, the uniform is having a moment: the blog Brooklyn Home Companion has declared that “2010 is the Year of the Overall.” The blog, chronicler [...]

Fresh off my “Why I Love Greenpoint” post, I see this: Tonight marks the launch of a weekly dance jam called No Lights No Lycra. It takes place inside a dimly lit church where attendants are encouraged to do nothing but dance in the dark. It’s an ingenious alternative to dancing in clubs where intoxicated [...]

NY Magazine says Greenpoint, Brooklyn (my home sweet home) is NYC’s 5th “most livable” neighborhood: Ah, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. A neighborhood at once blessed and cursed. Upside: It borders the East River and has glorious views of Manhattan’s spires. Downside: Much of the waterfront is blocked off by a grim stretch of decaying industrial sites. Upside: [...]

Says organizer Joann Kim: 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 [...]

NY has organized its own ‘Crop Mob. ‘ Crop Mob NYC is “for aspiring farmers or the merely ag-curious.” We will organize mobs to descend on farms around the metro area to help them for a few hours with whatever tasks are in front of them. Learn about organic agriculture, meet cool people, have fun, [...]

So Niels Windfeld Lund, aka The Bib Professor, is visiting New York for a conference and asked your Brooklyn Home Companion bloggers here if we would support him organizing an overalls party in Greenpoint while he’s in town. Of course! This is the kind of just-random-enough-to-be-fun endeavor we fully support. So, if you happen to [...]

Lots of food policy, agriculture news this week: * Pittsburgh considers reining in urban agriculture, beekeeping and chicken raising. Says the mayor’s spokesperson, “Anytime you see something growing and expanding and there are no rules, you need to regulate it.” Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear …(but darling for the way she manages [...]

Cafe Royal: It is adorable. It is owned by Cody Utzman, the same guy who owns Brooklyn Standard & Papacitos. It has coffee/tea/pastries now, and plans on alcohol and light food in the future (for now, you can bring in sandwiches from Brooklyn Standard across the street). It is, like, 4 blocks from my house. [...]

Cobra Pate featured on Greenpoint Food Market blog: What the hell is cobra pate? Awesome sauce for your next ninja bedtime love fiesta. How’d you come up with the name? The Goddamn Cobras’ hot films don’t make themseles – this is our preferred fuel source. Why the decision to share your product at GFM? Why [...]

March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, right? There is no either/or involved? These are the things we’ve been arguing about around the ol’ homestead lately. Weighty, I know. Well, no matter whether the weeks bear more resemblance to Simba or Bo Peep, we’ll be keeping busy in March, supporting and [...]