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| Greenpoint has a rich history as a site for shipbuilding and manufacturing, and some of those activities persist, though in different form. A visit to this neighborhood will look at Greenpoint's industrial history, its handsome historic district, its thriving shopping districts (predominantly though not exclusively Polish), its partial gentrification/artist-ification, and its significant Polish presence. There are some great views of Manhattan (amid desolation).
Among the sites we'll encounter: manufacturing plants converted into studios for arts and craftsmen; Brooklyn's most elegantly situated church; a park with a monument to the Civil War ship (Monitor) built in the neighborhood; a couple of art galleries; the square named for Pope John Paul II; and shopping streets with a plethora of reasonably-priced Polish and Thai restaurants (but no Polish-Thai ones).
It's a lot of walking, but when we're done, you'll feel like you've earned dinner. | |
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| Below at left, the monument to the Civil War ship Monitor, which was built in Greenpoint. At right, a sign outside the central church of Greenpoint's Polish community. |  |  |
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