Good morning, Greenpoint! It’s Friday, and time for the Hook-up. Sometimes, I think we should just rename this column “Another Week, the Same MTA,” since it seems that most of […]
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The L train is Clobbering Rents and Riders are Clobbering Each Other — The Hook-up (3/30)
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 […]
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Gangs of New York: North Brooklyn Edition
Martin Scorsese acquired the rights to Gangs of New York, Herbert Ashbery’s 1927 history of Gotham’s urban underworld, in 1979. The movie focuses on the murderous mayhem of mid-19th century […]
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An Art Heist, An Environmental Vision and Another Hit and Run — The Hook-Up (3/16)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint, and welcome to the Da Vinci Code. There’s been an art heist on Bayard Street, and the NYPD has made an appeal for information from the public. […]
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Le Fond Robbed This Week
Le Fond, the French restaurant at 105 Norman Avenue was robbed on Monday night. The break-in was part of a slew of thefts in the area, and four other local […]
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Crashing Greenpoint and Changing on a Dime in Williamsburg — the Hook-up (3/9)
Hey Greenpoint, Judd Apatow would like a word with us. He’s filming his latest HBO comedy series here in Greenpoint, at Cine Magic East River Studios, and word Bookstore (126 […]
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Help Catch The 7 Train Groper!
Cops are looking for a 60-year-old man who groped a Greenpoint woman on a Manhattan bound 7 Train early Wednesday morning. The man reached up the woman’s skirt in the […]
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Case Closed Without Charges in Death of Neftaly Ramirez
After Neftaly Ramirez, beloved server at Paulie Gee’s, was struck and killed by a private garbage truck at the intersection of Franklin and Noble Streets in July, the NYPD brought […]
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Bank Heist Crime Spree in North BK
Forget Ocean’s 11, try Brooklyn’s 3. Since the New Year, there have been 3 separate bank robberies in North Brooklyn, including one here in Greenpoint. Read on for information about the […]
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Stopping Java Jerks and Making Transit Work — The Hook-up (12/1)
Happy December, Everybody! Despite the glorious lights on Manhattan Avenue, it seems not everybody is in the holiday spirit. In fact, there has been some gross nonsense going on around […]