by Rosie 
This week we received a touching missive from a reader in distress, bringing to our attention a curious Greenpoint mystery. It wasn’t something we were able to solve, so we have decided to print the letter in full, in the hope that someone can help provide us with some answers.
“Dear Greenpointers,
I am a 19 year resident of Greenpoint. In the past…
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i saw that guy the other day at the india st station, it was only 2 days ago
Please do not take me for an uptight pedantic type but the word missal refers to a book that explains all that is said and sung in the Catholic Mass for the entire year according to the season. The proper word is missive or if you still want to impress epistle that comes from the letters in the New Testament.
Thanks, my bad. The influence of my Catholic upbringing has clearly clouded over the years!
I think the last I saw him was back in early June. I was wondering the same thing … as a Latina it’s hard to find some authentic DIY deliciousness in this part of Brooklyn and I loved talking to him every morning on the way to work. I hope he’s well and happy. He was so lovely and very kind. He gave me a few extra tamales when I told him our gas wasn’t working this past winter. My neighbors haven’t seen him for months either. 🙁
I agree LJ – Wish he’d come back too & hope that he’s okay. He definitely hasn’t been back even though an earlier comment said he was recently back! Definitely not back!