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Cabaret, Cuomo and Climate Change — The Hook-up 9/22
A great New York Story occurred August 17th, 1858, when New Yorkers celebrated the first successful transatlantic cable between The United States and England with a party at City Hall. […]
It’s A Mirage, Live Band Plays As Kosciuszko Falls, & Gas Passing—The Hook-Up 4/7
It’s sounding like troubled megaclub Brooklyn Mirage might actually open this summer. Party on! The old Kosciuszko Bridge is going to be demolished this summer, and people are demanding an epic party, […]
Newtown Creek Clean by 2035!, BQE Weekend Woes, and Greenpoint is the New Home Design Capital of the World! – The Hook-up 10/28
A green cab driver was shot in the leg early last Friday morning when he tried to speed away from two armed assailants attempting to rob him and his passenger. […]
Hit and Run Driver on the Loose
The tragic scene unfolded early Sunday morning when a 26 year old Greenpoint woman on her way home was callously struck by a hit and run driver. The unfortunate incident […]
UPDATE: Pitbull reunited with owner after running away
Well that’s a relief! When the Gothamist broke the story about a pitbull getting tossed from the BQE, the news quickly spread like wildfire. From the NY Post to our […]
Pitbull flung from BQE lives
There are few things were worse than an animal abuser. But it takes a truly despicable person of the lowest common denominator to toss a live animal out of a […]
The Great Greenpoint Dive Crawl 2014
Fancy bars and restaurants with all sorts of sexy food and drink (Tørst, Beloved, Nights and Weekends) are all over Greenpoint these days, but let’s face it – sometimes you […]
What Does Vision Zero Mean for Greenpoint?
I live on “The Other Side of McGuinness,” in the quieter outskirts of the neighborhood where Greenpoint sooooort of meets Williamsburg, near McGolrick Park. Although I technically live in Greenpoint, […]
Hit & Run Under BQE – Cyclist Killed
It is sad to report that early this morning a 32 year old man was hit on Meeker Ave between Frost and Manhattan Ave and died from injuries to his […]