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Mile 13's The Place to Be on NY Marathon Sunday: 9 Bands in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Watching the Marathon? Go to Greenpoint, Almost Halfway, for a Party

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Greenpoint, at mile 13, marks about the halfway point of the ING New York City Marathon. It's also the last stop in Brooklyn. So there's a big crowd, lots of joyous energy — and a ton of free entertainment and music. Note the four official "entertainment zones" below, marked in bold below.

Free Music: Bands on Marathon Sunday in Greenpoint, 2011

MILE 13

  1. United Airlines Entertainment Zone: Capoeira Entertainment Zone: Bedford Avenue & Nassau Avenue
  2. L.E.S.G.O Entertainment Manhattan Avenue and Meserole Avenue
  3. The Day Life Entertainment Zone: Greenpoint Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard
  4. United Airlines Entertainment Zone: R.Notes Entertainment Zone 4: Bedford Avenue and Nassau Avenue
  5. The Penguine Revolution Manhattan Avenue and Norman Avenue
  6. The Anchors Manhattan Avenue and Calyer Street
  7. Killowatt Manhattan Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue
  8. Night of the Living Funk McGuinness Boulevard and Huron Street
  9. Starless Entertainment Zone 5: Greenpoint Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard

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