by Cobbowski | Aug 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
in 1893 a scandal errupted that centered around a Protestant minister who was accused of a terrible transgression- rushing the growler. Before we tell the story of the minister. We need to explain what a growler is. A Growler has been defined as ” A pitcher or...
by Cobbowski | Aug 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
I always thought about how humans suffered when the 18th Amendment ushered in prohibition, but if you read the blog you will see how a Brooklyn dog also became a victim of prohibition, but first a little Brooklyn beer history. I had a beer last night at Brouwerij Lane...
by Cobbowski | Aug 26, 2025 | Greenpoint
It is a gorgeous sunny day here in Greenpoint. Artists help make Brooklyn cool, but it is tough to pay the soaring rents here and devote yourself to art. One of my good friends, talented artist Monte Antrim, whose work graced the cover of my book Greenpoint’s...
by Cobbowski | Aug 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Good Morning and greetings from Greenpoint You would not figure that a visit to New York’s Jewish Museum would uncover the forgotten story an Irish American cause celebre of the 1920s and 1930s, but it did. I discovered there the amazing, but now forgotten, story of...
by Cobbowski | Aug 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hi everybody, It is a beautiful Sunday here in Greenpoint Brooklyn. I spent a lot of yesterday putting together my website with Longtime Greenpointer author and my tech Guru Jorge Cruz. Today I am going to discuss a Williamsburg landmark, the Domino plant, which...
