These 4 Food Fests Are Here to Plump You Up

September 13, 2016 By Daniel Maurer

The NYC Wine and Food Festival returns in October, but who the hell wants to pay $195 for a chicken tasting, even if its hosted by Whoopi Goldberg? Opt for these homegrown fests instead.

Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint
Sept. 18, 1pm to 5pm at East River State Park, 90 Kent Ave., Williamsburg.
If you haven’t been keeping up with the North Brooklyn scene, this ticketed block party offers the opportunity to sample from 50+ local establishments, including cocktail hideaway Fresh Kills, French favorite Le Fond, Spanish spot El Born, wine bar The Camlin, and the Museum of Food and Drink. In addition to these relative newcomers there’ll be neighborhood fixtures like Maison Premiere, Pies’n’Thighs, Brooklyn Star, and Anella. If nothing else this is a chance to get a taste of the highly lauded Lilia without having to beg for a reservation– while Blonde Redhead plays, no less. See here for the fest’s full lineup as well as tickets, which range from $24.50 (four tastes and two beverages) to $70 (12 tastes, 6 beverages).

Tags: Bars + Restaurants, dumpling festival, Greenpoint, grub street, grub street food festival, Lower East Side, lower east side pickle day, new york city wine and food festival, TASTE Williamsburg Greenpoint, Williamsburg

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We’ll Drink (and Eat) to This: Firehouse Becoming a Cultural Center

August 27, 2014 By Kirsten O'Regan

(Photos courtesy of NTHCCC)

In the 1970s, the City of New York flirted with bankruptcy and the storefronts on Bedford Avenue stood empty. Now, those same storefronts are buzzing and a long-running campaign to establish a community center in a storied Northside building aims to honor the memory of those who made that rejuvenation possible—and continue their good work.

The Northside Town Hall and Community Center (NTHCCC) will, once it’s completed, function as a social, cultural and political hub for the Williamsburg-Greenpoint community. And, crucially, it will enact this role from Engine 212, a defunct firehouse on Wythe Avenue that played a central role in the neighborhood’s history.

Tags: Art + Culture, Crime + Community, Engine 212, Felice Kirby, Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center, TASTE Williamsburg Greenpoint