At about 12:30 am Saturday morning, NYPD responded to a call of a cyclist hit by a driver on Franklin Street at Noble Street. The 27-year-old male cyclist was pronounced […]
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Volunteer at the Greenpoint Library Popup!
While the Greenpoint Library is undergoing major construction, the Park Church Co-Op (129 Russell St) will be hosting a popup library with some of the materials from their collection. They’re […]
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All Bacon Everything, Greenpoint Burglaries, and $$$ Condos—The Hook-Up 7/21
The condos that are replacing the old New Warsaw Bakery on Lorimer Street have gone on the market, for upwards of $1.5 million per unit. A guy broke into two […]
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Alligator Lounge Assault, Filth Flies at Blue Bottle, OY/YO and The Giglio! –The Hook Up 7/14
What happened this week besides the weather being steamier than a dirty monkey’s crotch and more stifling than a sweat lodge? Here’s the rude, sad and the fugly. A woman tried […]
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Park Deli, Greedy Landlord or Normal Neighborhood Changes?
As New York City, and North Brooklyn in particular, go through massive socioeconomic changes, it’s become very common to hear cries of outrage about gentrification. Since the infamous rezoning in […]
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Manny Franquinha, 89, Founder of Crest Hardware Passes; Services This Week
We are sad to learn of Manny Franquinha’s passing via the Crest Hardware (558 Metropolitan Ave) Facebook Page. Crest has been open since 1962, and as a mom and pop […]
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Greenpoint’s Notorious Sonny Franseze Released from Prison at Age 100
The reputed local crime boss, John “Sonny” Franzese was recently released from the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts. The hundred-year-old reputed member of the Colombo crime family had been […]
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McGolrick Playground Closing: Temporary Playspaces Meeting Tonight (7/6)!
The playground at McGolrick Park will be closing later in the year year for improvements, which will include new equipment, surfaces and landscaping. The funding source for the repairs is our district’s […]
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The G Train is Down Due To An Unauthorized Person On Track
Word on the street is that someone was injured on the train tracks at the Broadway station. According to the MTA, there will be no service in both directions between […]
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Greenpoint Library Closing For Construction—But A New Library Is On The Way!
The Greenpoint Library (107 Norman Ave) is closing for reconstruction at the end of the day on Friday, June 30. With $5 million in funds from the GCEF and more than $6 […]