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Yellow Hooker Archive

Yellow Hooker

Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007

History Thing of the past?

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist digs for history in Bay Ridge — and finds that no one else is bothering. Comment.

Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007

The Puritans get a lap dance

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist explores the world of subway lap dances. Comments (2).

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007

Evil O’Malley is in the Hall

Yellow Hooker: They’re putting the biggest bum of ’em all in the Hall — and our columnist objects. Comment.

Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007

Sliwa to city: Elect me!

Yellow Hooker: Curtis Sliwa — Guardian Angel, radio host, self-promoter — came to Bay Ridge to talk about his future, which may someday be inexorably linked to yours. Comment.

Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007

Legislation is for the birds

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist says the anti-pigeon bill is fowl. Comments (2).

Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007

Trust kills the evil superbug

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist discovers the secret to killing the superbug: communication. Comments (2).

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007

The syringe don’t fit

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist thinks Lowen’s and Dolphin Fitness are being railroaded in the steroid probe. Comments (1).

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007

Delving into Ridge stench

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist gets to the bottom of the stench at Owls Head. Comment.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

Victorian era ends in Ridge?

Yellow Hooker: Local activists are asking if the destruction of three beloved Bay Ridge Victorian homes is the beginning of a broader trend. Well, this columnist has an answer — let’s hope so! Comments (1).

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007

Sister Souljah in Bay Ridge?

Yellow Hooker: Congressional candidate Steve Harrison, who is anti-war, stands up when a group of anti-war activists go too far. Comments (5).

Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007

Fall festivals fill the Ridge

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist loves those fall festivals! Comment.

Saturday, Sep. 29, 2007

This grass has cyber-roots

Yellow Hooker: A movement against a local crackhouse began with a mouse click. Comments (3).

Saturday, Sep. 22, 2007

Has Ridge hum been solved?

Yellow Hooker: Councilman Vince Gentile thinks he’s solved the mystery of Bay Ridge’s great hum-conundrum. But our columnist isn’t ready to award him a MacArthur grant. Comments (1).

Saturday, Sep. 8, 2007

Baby-buggy bandit in Ridge

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist uncovers a rash of stroller-jackings in Bay Ridge! Comment.

Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007

Beware of these boy SCOUTs

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist is wary of the mayor’s new plan to send inspectors to every city street. Comment.

Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007

Tornado brings out the best

Yellow Hooker: Our libertarian columnist had to admit something after last Wednesday’s tornado: Sometimes government can work. Comment.

Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007

Is it Bay Ridge Syndrome?

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist attempts to get to the bottom of the lack of information on two recent Ridge crimes, and learns something along the way. Comments (1).

Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007

Some old story ‘saving’ Ridge

Yellow Hooker: Another beloved building may be coming down for condos and - you guessed it — everyone is up in arms! Comment.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Skunk on Ridge attack

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist encounters an urban skunk. Comment.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Is Kohen Ridge Ratner?

Yellow Hooker: If Andrew Kohen’s plan to build a Home Depot in Bay Ridge is defeated, you can thank — or blame — Bruce Ratner. Comment.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Cell tower wars in Ridge

Yellow Hooker: There’s a new cellphone tower battle brewing. Comment.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

What’s Chinese for screw-up?

Yellow Hooker: The Department of Education may have been the one to fail the exam, but it turns out an innocent student will be the one paying the price. Comment.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Daily News loves Brooklyn, too

Yellow Hooker: The Daily News comes to Bay Ridge for a listening tour — but our columnist thinks there’s a better hometown paper (hint: it’s the one you’re reading right now). Comment.

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Eulogy for the Green Church

Yellow Hooker: The Green Church will not be saved — you can take that to the bank and cash it. Yet despite the writing on the check, some members of the community continue to fight the inevitable. Call it denial (or call it optimism). Comments (1).

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Goldwater’s out of Mike Long’s party

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist notices that the Conservative Party isn’t all that conservative anymore. Comment.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

These mailmen are armed for dog

Yellow Hooker: It may be National Dog Bite Prevention Week, but local mail carriers are on step ahead of their canine enemies: they’re armed with Mace! Comment.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Spark-filled memories

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist recalls those hazy, crazy, fireworks-filled days of summers past. Comment.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Ghost of Nixon is Eaton Craig

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist analyzes why an otherwise reasonable man would want to head the Brooklyn Republican Party. Comment.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Arabic TV on 94th St?

Yellow Hooker: What happened when an Arab man started digging up the sidewalk for a “television station”? The neighbors — and the community board — was just a bit concerned. Comment.

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Our local board is a hot ticket!

Yellow Hooker: Don’t think of community board meetings as boring. Think of them as free entertainment! Comment.

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Ridge on a slippery ‘Slope’

Yellow Hooker: Is Bay Ridge becoming the new Park Slope? And what will it mean for Dyker? Comment.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

A culture of death in Bay Ridge?

Yellow Hooker: Has a darkness settled over Bay Ridge? Comments (1).

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Is Gentile pulling a Ratner on us?

Yellow Hooker: What’s more important, individual rights or the good of the community? Comment.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Growing out of Gotti

Yellow Hooker: The Gottis were coming to Bay Ridge for a book reading, so our columnist went in search of historic Gottiland. Comments (1).

Saturday, March 17, 2007

A Golden city on the hill?

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist imagines a city led by “Mayor Marty Golden.” Comment.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Save the Green Church. Why?

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist takes a contrary view about saving a Bay Ridge church that is slated to be torn down for condos. Comments (1).

Saturday, March 3, 2007

Sanitation versus Sonny

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist tries to solve the mystery of how a home without a driveway can get a ticket from the Sanitation Department for having a dirty driveway. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007

Searching for Tony Manero

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist goes in search of Brooklyn’s (Increasingly) Little Italy. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007

A Valentine from the Mayor

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist seeks out Valentine’s Day advice from the Mayor of Bay Ridge and gets more than he bargained for. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007

The soothsayers of Bay Ridge

Yellow Hooker: For some reason, mystics outnumber book stores in Bay Ridge. Our columnist ponders the eternal question. Comments (1).

Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007

Banksteria in Bay Ridge

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist scoffed at “banksteria” — until his favorite rib joint was closed to make room for a new branch. Comment.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007

Hey, Bay Ridge: Fight for a real lifesaver!

Yellow Hooker: All our local pols want to save Victory Memorial Hospital, but how come no one is stepping in to save Gourmet Grill, a health food restaurant that could save even more lives? Comment.

Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007

Al Gore meets my babysitter

Yellow Hooker: Some 12-year-old girls are worried about 12-year-old boys. And some 12-year-old girls are worried about Al Gore. Comment.
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