Archive for October, 2011
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 11/30/07
November 30th, 2007There was supposed to be a #1 but the landlord never responded with the info, so I’m posting this as-is since I have no more time today. Sorry!
#2 — $2100 — 3br: Sweet owner-occupied house on attractive St. Nicholas…
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3rd Ward Holiday Craft Fair
November 28th, 2007Artists and artisans will be hocking their wares at 3rd Ward next Saturday. There will also be classes, performances, giveaways, and discounts!
195 Morgan, East Williamsburg
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1853: Brooklyn Eyes Bushwick, Williamsburg
November 28th, 2007
I found in the NYT archives this morning a bit about the mechanics of the merger of Bushwick and Williamsburg with Brooklyn [pdf]. It’s pretty dry, but some notable bits are that Greenpoint was part of the Town…
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¡Cocinando!: Tamarind
November 27th, 2007
Tamarinds are sticky, dense, sweet and sour brown pods that grow in tropical areas around the world, including my home region of South Florida. In the Caribbean and Mexico, it is usually used for sweet preparations, as opposed to…
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Fotos: Fog in the Park
November 26th, 2007
BushwickBK regular Armstrong sends us a shot of María Hernández Park in the foggy late fall gloom.
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Bushwick ‘Open Spaces’ Art Festival
November 26th, 2007Hrag Vartanian forwarded me a press release from Arts in Bushwick. It looks like a mini-Open Studios. I hardly understand what art has to do with “fighting development-driven displacement and working towards an integrated, sustainable community” but I…
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Idiot Gets Car Stolen on Morgan
November 26th, 2007Someone actually left the keys in their car, parked on Morgan and Flushing. And it got stolen! Aren’t you shocked? I hate the phrase “asked for it” but… man, it’s hard to defend this kind of slip. Nobody deserves…
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We’re #1! Bushwick Beats the Bronx
November 21st, 2007
I’m used to living in a city that’s #1 in a lot of stuff: my hometown of Miami was simultaneously the poorest city in the United States (and that’s averaging in multi-million-dollar mansions and penthouses) and that with the…
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¡Cocinando! in Bushwick: Maduros
November 20th, 2007
Since I love cooking and am familiar with most of the Spanish Caribbean’s cuisine, particularly Cuba, I figured I’d start a “segment” about cooking with what you can find in your local bodegas. Convenient, huh? It won’t always be…
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Fotos: Cleaning Up on Jefferson Street
November 20th, 2007
They’ve been cleaning the remains of this house out for about 6 months now. Not sure what the deal is with the delays. In that time they have totally renovated the burned-out house next door.
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