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Tag: the hook-up

A Fine Brew, A Final Show and A Fatality — The Hook-up (8/24)

by Lucie Levine August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! It’s nearly the weekend, and you can celebrate with the very last show at the House of Vans. The 25 Franklin St. venue will close after 8 […]

Roadrage, Trash Equity and Grate-Diving — The Hook-up (7/27)

by Lucie Levine July 27, 2018July 27, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! As you may know, Greenpoint is the undisputed center of NYC wastemanagement. Last week, a long-stalled waste equity bill passed the City Council. The bill aims to […]

Pizza, Politics and Floodplains — The Hook-up (7/13)

by Lucie Levine July 13, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! This week, in an effort to find the best vegan pizza in the city, AM New York landed in Greenpoint, at Screamers. Meanwhile, Councilman Antonio Reynoso, who […]

New Plates, New Parks — The Hook-up (7/6)

by Lucie Levine July 6, 2018July 6, 2018

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! If the news is any indication, it’s time to eat out. Food writing is all over Greenpoint this week: There’s enthusiastic praise for The Hidden Pearl, Greenpoint’s […]

One Word: Plastics — The Hook-up (4/27)

by Lucie Levine April 27, 2018

Get Benjamin Braddock on the phone: the lead story in today’s hook-up is all about plastics. The former NuHart Plastics site has been snapped up by a developer. In a […]

Punch and Pepper-Spray, Hardware and High School — The Hook-up (4/20)

by Lucie Levine April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

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 […]

Dogs, Dreams, Data and Design — The Hook-up (4/13)

by Lucie Levine April 13, 2018April 13, 2018

It’s gorgeous out, Greenpoint! And that’s not the only reason to celebrate. This week started out with some sweet news. On Monday, an MTA subway track inspector rescued that had […]

An Art Heist, An Environmental Vision and Another Hit and Run — The Hook-Up (3/16)

by Lucie Levine March 16, 2018

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. […]

Newtown Creek Flows all the way to Utah — The Hook-up (2/8)

by Lucie Levine February 9, 2018February 9, 2018

The mighty waters of Newtown Creek will be in fine form this weekend, as lovebirds and sewage nerds turn out for Saturday’s tours of The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, […]

Brooklyn and A Queen — The Hook-up 1/26

by Lucie Levine January 26, 2018January 26, 2018

This week, New Yorkers have been making their voices heard underground, underwater and in church. On Sunday, Rev. Yolanda, a Drag Queen who leads an inter-faith congregation in Bay Ridge, […]

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