A protest at Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct this week made headlines following Captain Peter Rose’s statements to the press about rape cases. The protest happened despite his formal apology via Twitter. […]
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The Peril of the Birds, Plus Election Aftermath — The Hook-Up 4/22
What’s stopping Greenpoint’s birds in their tracks? A discussion on the North Brooklyn Community page on Facebook brought attention to a weird prevalence of dead birds (and even a hawk) […]
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Motorcycle and Church Thieves, Plus Meredith Graves About Town — The Hook-Up 9/26
As Pope Francis alights upon our city, the New York Times turns its attention to Greenpoint’s own St. Anthony Church, where graffiti, theft, and abuse of holy water bely the […]
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We Invented a New Subway Line: Over the New Kosciuszko Bridge (and Beyond)
Visting the Kosciszko Bridge, on Earth Day, no less, got us thinking: was there ever any consideration for a mass transit line on the major project about to replace the structure, […]
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The Apocalyptic Landscape Near the Kosciuszko Bridge Is Now Complete
We know eastern Greenpoint is readying for construction of a new Kosciuszko Bridge, replacing the decrepitly old (and ugly) monster of a structure that currently connects Brooklyn and Queens (and […]
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Quickie: Pulaski Will Miss Kosciuszko
Williamsburg is Dead: Kosciuszko Bridge To Be Replaced By Bridge I Can Pronounce Buh-Bye to the continuous vooooooom sound when you drive over it, too.