Has the MTA Pushed North Brooklyn too Far?
While shutdowns have been the subject of much complaining and frustration among locals, a particular recent shutdown provoked Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick residents to wonder why the mta’s project has taken seven years longer than it was supposed to, and whether the MTA cares about its ridership.
Book Boys, Book Boys … Whatcha Gonna Do….
Sleepless and over-caffeinated, we wait in line in the cold and rain, then, when they open the doors, we stampede the books … literally fighting each other for the gems. The non-dealers would get in the way of our work. Alan would refer to them condescendingly as civilians. The opposite being the Book Thugs….










