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Walk north on Driggs Avenue and you will feel it before you see it: the twin spires of St. Stanislaus Kostka rising over the low brick rooftops of Greenpoint. For more than a century this church has been the spiritual anchor of Little Poland, the place where generations of Polish families in Brooklyn have been baptized, married, and mourned. A parish born of a community need St. Stanislaus Kostka was founded in 1896. Before then, the growing Polish population had to travel to

Every summer, Greenpoint trades a little of its quiet for something louder and brighter: the Greenpoint Film Festival, an independent celebration of cinema that turns this corner of North Brooklyn into a gathering place for filmmakers, film lovers, and the neighborhood that hosts them. It is exactly the kind of event Greenpoint does well, ambitious in its programming but rooted firmly in its own streets. What the Greenpoint Film Festival is The Greenpoint Film Festival is an

The band is mid-set, the ballroom floor is packed and swaying, and in your hand is a paper tray of pierogi, hot from the pass-through window, with a cold Polish lager to go with it. You look around at a crowd of maybe a thousand people, close enough to the stage that you can see the setlist taped to the floor. This is Warsaw, and there is nothing else quite like it in New York City. A Venue Unlike Any Other in NYC Most concert halls are built to be concert halls. Warsaw is di

Walk north on Manhattan Avenue on a cold morning and you will smell it before you see it: hot oil, sugar, and yeast drifting out of a bakery door. Somewhere down the block, a tray of fresh paczki is coming out of the fryer. That smell is the truest introduction to Greenpoint you can get. This is Little Poland, one of the largest Polish communities in the United States, and it is still very much a place you eat your way through. A Neighborhood Built on Polish Food Greenpoint h

There is a particular kind of summer day that Greenpoint does better than almost anywhere else in New York. It starts slow, with coffee and river light. It runs on foot and by ferry rather than by subway turnstile. And it ends with the whole Manhattan skyline going gold and then pink across the water while you sit on the grass with your shoes off. Morning: coffee first, then the water Greenpoint mornings are unhurried, and you should be too. Start with a good cup close to hom

If you have ever tried to fit two parents, two kids, a pack-and-play, and a week of luggage into a single Manhattan hotel room, you already know the feeling. Somebody is sleeping on a rollaway, the crib is wedged against the bathroom door, and the only place to eat the granola bars you packed is perched on the end of a bed. New York is one of the best cities in the world to visit with kids. The standard hotel setup is one of the worst ways to do it. The hotel-room math simply

There is a particular kind of electricity in the air before a big show. The sidewalk fills with people in tour shirts. A food cart cranks up on the corner. Someone two doors down is playing the setlist out loud, arguing about which song opens. If you are coming to New York this summer for a concert, that pre-show buzz is half the reason you booked the ticket. The other half is the city itself. So here is the question worth asking before you tap "buy" on a hotel: do you really

Someone you love is getting married in Brooklyn, and now you are the one figuring out where everyone sleeps. If you are coordinating a group of wedding guests — siblings, college friends, the whole cousin contingent — you have probably already discovered the problem: three separate hotel rooms in Manhattan costs a fortune, splits the group apart, and leaves you doing logistics over a group text all weekend. There is a better way to do this, and Brooklyn locals already know it

Remote work changed the question from "how many vacation days do I have?" to "where do I want my desk to be this month?" If your laptop works anywhere, here is the case for making "anywhere" a pre-war Brooklyn townhouse in Greenpoint — a neighborhood that happens to be almost perfectly designed for getting work done and having a life around it. The Setup: A Real Workspace, Not a Hotel Desk The Greenpoint Getaway was set up with remote workers in mind. There is a dedicated wor

There's a particular sound that rolls through Greenpoint on the first weekend of October. Brass bands warming up. The snap of red-and-white flags strung along Manhattan Avenue. Families in folk dress walking toward the G train, kids holding little paper eagles, grandmothers in their good coats. By the time the parade itself steps off across the river in Manhattan, the neighborhood has already been celebrating for a day or two. This is Pulaski Day weekend, and in New York City

Wysiadz z metra linii G na stacji Greenpoint Avenue, a pierwsze, co zwroci Twoja uwage, to jezyk na szyldach: Piekarnia. Apteka. Restauracja. Od ponad stu lat polnocny kraniec Brooklynu jest bijacym sercem polskiego Nowego Jorku — dzielnica, ktora miejscowi wciaz nazywaja „Mala Polska". Zapach swiezych paczkow unosi sie z piekarni przy Manhattan Avenue, sasiedzi wymieniaja sie nowinami po polsku przed sklepem, a w niedzielne poranki dzwony kosciola sw. Stanislawa Kostki wzywa

Step off the G train at Greenpoint Avenue and the first thing you notice is the language on the awnings: Piekarnia. Apteka. Restauracja. For more than a century, the northern tip of Brooklyn has been the beating heart of Polish New York — a neighborhood locals still call "Little Poland." The smell of fresh paczki drifts out of the bakeries on Manhattan Avenue, neighbors trade news in Polish outside the deli, and on Sunday mornings the bells of St. Stanislaus Kostka call the f

Planning your stay at the Greenpoint Getaway? Here are answers to the questions guests ask most often. Have something we didn't cover? Reach out directly and we'll get back to you fast. What are the check-in and check-out times? Check-in is at 4:00 PM and check-out is at 10:00 AM. Early check-in and late checkout may be available depending on the booking schedule — reach out in advance and we'll do our best to accommodate. How does check-in work? Check-in is fully self-guided

Getting to Greenpoint Brooklyn is easier than you might think — whether you're flying in from across the country or heading over from Manhattan for a long weekend. Here's everything you need to know about reaching the Greenpoint Getaway by subway, ferry, car, or from any of NYC's three major airports. By Subway — The G Train The G train is your direct connection to Greenpoint. Take the G train to the Greenpoint Avenue stop — the Greenpoint Getaway is just a short walk from th

Greenpoint is Brooklyn's best-kept secret — a vibrant, walkable neighborhood at the northernmost tip of Brooklyn where Polish heritage meets specialty coffee culture, waterfront parks meet world-class restaurants, and old-world charm meets New York energy. If you're staying at the Greenpoint Getaway, you're perfectly positioned to experience all of it. A Neighborhood With Real Character Greenpoint has been Brooklyn's Polish neighborhood for over a century. You'll still find p

Planning to see a show or game at Barclays Center? Greenpoint Getaway is a 3-bedroom historic Brooklyn townhouse just 20 minutes away by subway — with free parking, a full kitchen, and direct booking savings up to 15%.