Archive for October, 2011

• The Bushwick Pothole Stimulus Plan

  January 30th, 2009
  
  A recently filled pothole on Starr between Central and Wilson. — Photo by Andrew Frisicano

  As anyone who has ever driven a car (or ridden a bike for that matter) through Bushwick can attest, the roads are in…

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• News Click: Brooklyn Paper Loves Bushwick

  January 29th, 2009

  Sadly, the story is only about the Morgan area and ignores Bushwick proper, but still a nice write up by Ben Muessig from the downtowny Brooklyn Paper. Lots of quotes from yours truly and if I had known how…

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• News Click: Even Fake Guns Are Illegal

  January 29th, 2009
  
  Ya Mei trading at 537 Johnson Avenue

  It seems even real-looking but fake guns are illegal in New York, as well as the real-real guns (de facto). So the owners of a warehouse full of toy guns at…

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• Bushwick SITE: Call for Musicians and Performers

  January 29th, 2009
  
  Last year’s Cabaret at Open Studios ’08

  Last night I had the chance to sit in on a meeting for Arts in Bushwick‘s latest endeavor, Bushwick SITE Performance Festival, which is scheduled to take place the weekend…

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• Neighborhood Eats: Sicily’s Best

  January 29th, 2009
  
  Gaspar, owner of Sicily’s Best pizza on Cypress

  Last week I found the menu for Sicily’s Best in my building’s lobby and was completely psyched to have discovered a new restaurant in the area. Imagine my surprise when…

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• Bushwick Culture Weekend Picks 1/29/09

  January 29th, 2009

  

  I don’t know about all of you, but I have HAD it with winter weather. I was feeling bummed over the weekend, and now it’s just pissing me off. I’m taking my seasonal affective disorder out of…

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• Silent Snow, Secret Snow at DRWR Project Space

  January 28th, 2009

   

  
  Eric Johnston, Eldritch Fantasies (2009), from <em>Secret Snow Silent Snow</em> at DRWR Project Space.

  Saturday night I stopped by the opening of Eric Johnston’s solo show, “Silent Snow, Secret Snow” at DRWR Project Space.…

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• Friday the 13th: Bushwick Art Spaces Open Late

  January 28th, 2009
  
  Bounce That Beat map by Stephen Truax

  Most of Bushwick’s galleries are usually only open on weekends or by appointment, and being scattered around the area, can be difficult to navigate. Norte Maar and sponsor ArtCal…

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• Bushwick House of the Week: 867 Knickerbocker

  January 28th, 2009

  

  Seemingly worlds away from the neighborhood’s bustling main strip is 867 Knickerbocker, a pretty blonde brick apartment house near the very end of town. To be certain, it’s far from the action, but it is among the several blocks…

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• Bushwick Apartment Roundup 1/28/09

  January 28th, 2009

  

  $1650 — 1br: Wait, before you judge — it’s HUGE at 950 square feet, has 13-foot ceilings, huge walls of glass framing magnificent views of the neighborhood, has a private roof deck, and Italian modern kitchen and bath. The…

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