Archive for October, 2011
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Two Sucuzhañay Killers Arrested
February 28th, 2009Good old-fashioned police work paired with a willingness to “snitch” found the Bronx-based killers of José Sucuzhañay, a Bushwick resident beaten to death by a baseball bat in December…
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Bushwick Cooks: Bagels
February 27th, 2009
When I was growing up, every Sunday meant bagels for breakfast. My dad would go out early in the morning and stand on line for ever, patiently waiting to shout his order to the teenagers behind bins full of…
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Rich Man Funds New Parochial School
February 27th, 2009An anonymous donor is fronting millions to help open Pope John Paul II Family Academy in Bushwick — the first new elementary school in Brooklyn in 47 years. Only children from families below the federal poverty line are eligible…
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We’re #1 Again: Bushwick Tops Bedbugs List
February 26th, 2009Nasty. Bushwick doesn’t just have the most 311 calls for graffiti, but we top the list for bedbugs complaints as well…
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Adorable Moped ‘Gangs’ Roam North Brooklyn
February 26th, 2009The Brooklyn Paper reports on a troupe of Bushwick residents who ride around on vintage mopeds and call their “gang” Mission 23…
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Mr. BBQ Churrascaria, Delicious and Professional
February 26th, 2009
Mr. BBQ Churrascaria on Wyckoff AvenuePeter Luger is only 3 miles away, but steak for two costs 85 bucks and I don’t know many who have that kind of money these days. Fortunately, we carnivores have a…
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Bushwick Culture Weekend Picks 2/26/09
February 26th, 2009
What’s up, Bushwick? I’m so glad that it’s finally warming up after another week of crazy weather! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am so over winter. Instead of crying about it all…
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Moron Thief Confesses from 7th Floor
February 26th, 2009Raymond Gramby, 37, of Bushwick Avenue is going to jail for stealing two forties. He pulled a knife on the bodega owner that confronted him, so he’ll be in there for a while…
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Theater Pioneers Toss the Dice in New Venture
February 25th, 2009
Noel Allain, left, and Sue Kessler at the new location for their theater and bar.Squeezed by the legal gray area of their Bushwick loft and limited by its space, the owners of neighborhood performance venue The Bushwick…
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Meeting Tonight: Get Paid to Make Art
February 25th, 2009Want to put your art on the street in Williamsburg? Surely some of you have already been doing that, but this time you might be able to get paid for it.
Brooklyn Councilman David Yassky and the Open…
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