After months of head scratching and hand wringing, it appears that work to repair the India Street ferry landing has finally visibly begun, just nine days before next Friday’s G-train […]
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Shrunken Heads, Quooklyn, & More G Train – The Hook Up 6/13
This bone collector lives just around the corner, as does his creepy collection of deformed cats. He also has a preserved monkey, a 2,000 year old mummy head, and an […]
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The G Train Gets a Bandaid
We’ve been pretty concerned lately about the looming black hole of public transit that will be Greenpoint this Summer. As you may remember, we found out back in March that […]
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A Streetcar Named “What’s Manhattan?”
I’ve said it before, I only go to Manhattan to visit the dentist, since finding a new dentist is the only thing more painful than going into “the city.” Otherwise […]
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Composting at the Greenpoint G
Hey, did you know that you can now drop off your leftovers (ahem..compost) at the Greenpoint Ave G train every Monday morning and then pat your self on the back for […]
Posted inArt, Culture
Make Music on the G Train Tomorrow – (Sat. 12/21)
It’s kind of like flash dancing, but it will be string musicians on the Brooklyn G train serenading riders to the sweet sound of Bach. God this city is so […]
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Holiday Market: Getting There (FREE RIDES!) (Sunday, 12/8)
Of course the G train isn’t running to our neck of the woods tomorrow for our Holiday Market. The last stop is Nassau Ave but there will be  Manhattan Ave shuttle […]
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Greenpoint Walks, More Trains, Toxic NYC, Bipolar & Monogamous, ‘Wiches — The Hook-Up (11/18)
New website, Walkscore, gives Greenpoint a 94/100 rating for walkability in NYC, but also ranks it as the 58th most walkable neighborhood in NYC. This site says that Washington […]
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New Changes for L & G Service!
Assemblyman Joe Lenthol of North Brooklyn just gave us the lowdown on the new changes from the MTA that will (we hope) improve our transportation options. L train service will […]
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Stephen Wars
I should start by saying that never in my 4 years of living in Brooklyn, have I ever attended, or even considered attending, a local debate. Like the majority of […]