Hostage Taking Ends With Perp's Death A hostage situation was resolved this afternoon on Cornelia Street between Wilson and Knickerbocker, apparently when an NYPD sniper shot the assailant dead...
Brooklyn Paper Lifts Story, Adds Lameness It's hard to ignore the similarities between the Brooklyn Paper's recent story on The Loom, which more or less lifts the one we ran two weeks ago and changes the words and paragraph order and adds typical mentions of gentrification...
Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 7/2/09 The 4th of July snuck up on me... It's suddenly summerish (about damn time), so get out there and celebrate independence day! My very informal research (methodology: I asked everyone I come into contact with yesterday and this morning) indicates that a lot of people are getting out of here for the long weekend...
Boogie Boarder: Pure Lo-Fi Summer Fun The great thing about Brooklyn is that there are always a lot of awesome local tunes around to help make summer a splash. Leading the pack this season is Bushwick's own Boogie Boarder.
Bushwick Glam: Beauty Bar Opens Hair-salon-retro chain Beauty Bar recently opened at 921 Broadway, and it's so damn hip it doesn't even have to change the awning from the previous business. By Willy Staley
Art Spaces Fight to Stay Afloat The economic downtown has hit Bushwick's art galleries hard, and two stalwart institutions, Ad Hoc Art and Lumenhouse, have altered their business models in unexpected ways. By Aaron Short
Bushwick CB ‘Live’: May 09 This month, the sad passing of CB4 veteran Anna Gonzalez, firehouse closing drama, and of course hilariously petty Diana Reyna-Maritza Dávila high skool drama. By Aaron Short
Bushwick Apartment Roundup 7/1/09 This week, we listed all the inexpensive stuff by the Wilson Avenue stop on the L train. This area is quiet, but on the train it's a quick trip to the fun part of Bushwick and 25 mins to Union Square.
House of the Week: 1215 Putnam Ordinarily, this would be boring -- a single-family home (no rental income potential), completely gutted of all charm...
Bushwick Apartment Roundup 6/23/09 This week, we listed some three-bedroom apartments that caught out eye around the neighborhood, from historic and lovely to new and sleek.
