Archive for October, 2011
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On Linden Street, Ashes Give Way to Artichokes
June 30th, 2009
Local volunteers cultivating vegetables in the Secret Garden. — Photo by Diego CupoloOn July 29, 1977, a terrified Avellar Hansley watched as the large furniture store on the corner of Broadway and Linden Street burned down only…
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Brooklyn Paper Lifts Story, Adds Lameness
June 30th, 2009It’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…
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Cinema 16 Creates a ‘Silent’ Community
June 30th, 2009
A still from Even — As You and I, one of the films screened Friday night.What more effectively cures a rainy day than catching a movie? No, no, not sitting at home re- watching Annie Hall…
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Fashion Feature: Make Music Weekend
June 29th, 2009
Greg, left; and Chelsea. — Photos by Laura Feinstein. Click to enlarge.In an attempt to re-start-up some of the hot Bushwick clothing porn that was the short-lived "Street Style," we’ve contracted fashion buff Laura Feinstein…
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Bushwick Kids Get Mentor, Perspective
June 29th, 2009Chris Rock and his wife Malaak have chosen a group of 30 local kids from the Salvation Army on Bushwick Avenue as protegées…
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Diana Reyna and RBSCC: What’s Really Going On?
June 26th, 2009
Assemblyman Vito Lopez and City Council candidate Maritza Dávila, left, and Councilmember Diana Reyna. — Photos by Aaron Short.Why has Bushwick’s largest social service organization chosen to close a key youth center, claiming a lack of funds,…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 6/25/09
June 25th, 2009
So, how ’bout that fabulous weather we’ve been having, eh? Here’s hoping the weekend is gorgeous! Kudos to those of you who were able to make it work for MMNY despite the weather, and everyone please stay tuned…
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Hollywood Invades Ridgewood
June 24th, 2009Bruce Willis is in town and he brought the army of tractor trailers that have been clogging up the blocks around Cypress and Myrtle Avenue for the last two days…
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Ignorant Doctor Race-Codes Subway Stops
June 24th, 2009In each location, Wiita’s method is more or less thus: note the condition of the station, comment on the the surrounding structures, and then make a wild guess as to the area’s racial mix based on the faces at and near the station…
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Bushwick Declared ‘Cool’ by Tourism Magazine
June 24th, 2009Not exactly sure if Bushwick is tourist-ready at the moment, but its international image has been soaring since the British Airways’ in-flight magazine, High Life, published an article on how “1980s Manhattan” the neighborhood has become.
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