Archive for October, 2011
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Learn a Trade at Bushwick Bike Shop
April 7th, 2009Need a job? Velo Brooklyn is hiring, and willing to train. According to owner K.T. Higgins, demand is through the roof for bikes and she’s understaffed.
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Art Profile: Soho Art Materials Factory Store
April 7th, 2009
Soho Art Materials carries the basics for Bushwick’s art community. — Photos by Mimi Luse.Ten years ago Jonny Siegel was a Wall Street man. As the story goes, his father needed a hand with his company, Trimar,…
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Studying Newtown Creek’s Effects on Humans
April 3rd, 2009Greenpoint resident Rachel Weiss received a grant to gather narratives from residents who live near Newtown Creek, including English Kills, in effort to capture people’s experiences with pollution-related illnesses in their neighborhoods.
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Abused Kids Pawns in Brooklyn Power Struggle?
April 3rd, 2009
Vito Lopez, center, facing front, holds court in Albany’s halls of power. — Photo by Aaron Short.Is Brooklyn Democratic Boss and State Assemblyman Vito Lopez pushing a lenient clergy abuse bill in order to curry favor with…
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Bushwick Cooks: Artichoke-Fennel Salad
April 3rd, 2009
Spring is finally here! After this interminable winter, I can feel my spirits rising along with the temperature, and even rainy days like today brim with the promise of sun, warmth and maybe even a flower or two to…
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Food Bazaar: A World of Flavor
April 3rd, 2009
Food Bazaar on Wyckoff Avenue caters to the needs of Bushwick’s many immigrant groups.Trader Joe’s isn’t moving to Bushwick anytime soon, but we do have a specialty market all our own. Food Bazaar, just off the Myrtle-Wyckoff…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 4/2/09
April 2nd, 2009
Unbelievable! A weekend with nothing happening in Bushwick. I wait all week to get my culture on, and not one of our blossoming cultural institutions has anything to offer…
April Fools! It’s another packed weekend in the ‘Wick.
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Crown Heights Steals Bushwick’s STD Clinic
April 1st, 2009
Now Bushwickers will have to, ugh, buy condoms. — Photo by Diego Cupolo.It’s a sad April Fools’ Day in Bushwick. The wonderful free clinic — despite the Public Advocate’s opinion to the contrary — that…
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‘Let Them Make Bags’
April 1st, 2009
Megan Talley and Glenn Robinson, co-founders of Bags For the People, show off some of their work. — Photo by Kevin ArmentoIt could be said — albeit shortsightedly — that a heterosexual male’s day which begins with…
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 4/1/09
April 1st, 2009
$1300 –2br (rr?): Great spot overlooking the park on the best corner. Some wood floors, old details, seems to be in good shape and internet connection is included.
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