These then/now photos of Williamsburg are neat. The killer of Menachem Stark, the man who went missing in South Williamsburg and whose body was later found in a dumpster on Long […]
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A Pot O’ Coins, W’Burg’s New Club Scene, & the NY Times $$$ Lifestyle –The Hook Up (3/28)
Is Williamsburg suffering from megaclub mania? Verboten, a new nightclub, just opened its doors on Wythe and N11th, right near two-story club, Output and nighttime hotspot, Brooklyn Bowl. These venues […]
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Leech Therapy, Drag Pageants, & Paulie Gee – The Hook Up (3/21)
Leech therapy is a thing now. Andrew Plucinski, is apparently running a leeching therapy service out of his Greenpoint loft, which he’s dubbed the “Silesian Holistic Center.” It’s like […]
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Hamster Wheel Art, a Bank Robbery, & 5Pointz Demolished– The Hook Up (3/7)
On 2/21, a 25-year-old wild woman jumped the entrance at the Metropolitan Avenue G station. When she was finally caught by a cop, she punched, kicked, and BIT him (and […]
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Raekwon + Beard Transplants – The Hook Up (2/28)
This week in local news….. Raekwon showed up at a Williamsburg fried chicken restaurant to rap abut ice cream. Building owners are cheating the system by advertising “affordable” housing on obscure […]
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Fake Cops, Sexy Hot Tubs, & Fashion Week– The Hook Up (2/14)
Now on Fridays for your reading pleasure…. Bedford + Bowery takes a walk down Manhattan Ave, which they say is right on the edge of gentrification…do you agree?? CBS […]
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Cragels & Chutzpa–The Hook Up (1/21)
In case you didn’t notice the SNOW out there or the fact that at least one person you know posted a screenshot of the weather forecast on Instagram this morning, […]
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Traffic Heroes, the Return of GIRLS, & Doughnut Romance– The Hook Up (1/13)
Our new mayor vowed to find the killer of local landlord, Menachem Stark. Police are following a lead from a cell phone that they found strapped to the bottom of […]
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De Blasio Striptease and a Camel Parade–The Hook Up (1/6)
Well, the snow did fall last weekend, schools closed, and our new mayor proved he knows how to […]
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IN: Evil Landlords, SPAM, Fancy Condos / OUT: Foodswings, DIY Music, Seniors – The Hook Up (12/30)
Williamsburg developer and super-bully, Victor Einhorn, the new landlord of the city-run Swinging Sixties Senior Center building (211 Ainslie St), has given 200 seniors and preschoolers until the end of […]