by Lucie Levine 
Welcome to the Hook-up. We all know the MTA is a diva. But this time it’s not (all) about the L-pocalypse. In fact, this week, MTA honcho Andy Byford was crowing about a different set of repairs. His goal is to update the subway’s pre-war signal system, and he suggests he can get it done in 10-15 years! To put that in…
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Unfortunately, our Mayor dumped a couple shelters on North Greenpoint, on Clay and McGuiness, which house mentally ill recently released convicts and addicts. The shelter on 66 Clay the most notorious. They have been menacing passersby and store owners ever since.