Greenpoint

By now, you likely already know Greenpoint’s beloved Pencil Factory recently went the way of so many cherished neighborhood spaces. The bar, named after an actual pencil factory that was once across the street, ended a damn-near quarter-century run at 142 Franklin Street this summer—by any metrics, about as good a stay as you get…

Once the venue for farmers’ markets, raves, daycare, mutual aid services, and, yes, even the occasional sermon, a century-old church on Russell Street along McGolrick Park in Greenpoint is now an unhallowed condo building. According to a report from Curbed, the new facade of the former Park Church Co-Op, which housed a community space with wildly…

It seems under-delivering on amenities and basic maintenance is becoming the quiet standard of loud luxury. And, if the spiritual (and physical) emptiness of Brooklyn Tower didn’t prove it, a high-end residential building on the Greenpoint waterfront might. According to a report from Curbed, tenants at the Eagle + West buildings overlooking the East River at…

Brooklyn’s basketball footprint is about to grow. The 2024 WNBA champion New York Liberty will soon be training in a state-of-the-art 75,000-square-foot facility in Greenpoint, BSE Global, the owner of the team (and, full disclosure, BKMAG), announced today. The building, which will sit along Newtown Creek, is projected to open in 2027. It will feature…

The venue was temporarily shut down in February over permitting issues, but now its closure is official according to its owners.

SUBJECT: Yegang Yoo NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenpoint OCCUPATION: Handbag Designer LIVED IN RESIDENCE: About 4 Years NUMBER OF ROOMS: It’s an open layout, but we have french doors for the bedroom. We have a finished basement which is also basically one big open space. ROOMMATES: A husband and a cat What’s your favorite thing about your apartment? The…

PHOTOGRAPHY The Sunday Photographer Back before it became a trendy destination known for its brunch spots, farmer’s markets, Smorgasburgs and filled with organic eateries, Brooklyn was a place of industry, a place where immigrants settled and made lives for themselves utilizing what they had brought with them, their crafts. Many of the remnants of Brooklyn’s…

Editor’s Note: When we partnered with American real estate company Douglas Elliman to present Brooklyn’s 20 Best Blocks, we wanted to make sure that this came from a sincere place—so we connected with Brooklyn’s own The Sunday Photographer a.k.a Matthew DeFrenza to take us on a journey throughout the borough to show us his favorite blocks. Douglas Elliman is New York…

Age: 29 Pronouns: He/Him/His Neighborhood: Greenpoint Most Likely to: Run for Office Favorite Quote: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss There was a time when our private lives were understood as wholly separate from our public personas….