Archive for October, 2011

• Double Your al Pastor

  October 30th, 2009
  
  Taqueria El Paisa on Irving Avenue provides the classic Puebla experience. — Photos by Scarlett Lindeman

  A perfect al pastor taco is a beautiful thing. The sharwarma-style rotisserie, brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants, is a gas-fired contraption…

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• Bushwick House of the Week: 399 Cornelia

  October 30th, 2009

  Rarely do these gorgeous time capsules come available for sale in this part of the neighborhood; this one will call out to those looking for historic charm and a deal…

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• Bushwick Photo of the Month 10/09: Human Landscape

  October 30th, 2009
  
  October 2009′s Photo of the Month, by FRAKI

  As promised, we’re continuing our new monthly series that highlights some of best specimens of local photography. All photos will are chosen from the BushwickBK Photo Pool on…

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• Reyna Meets a New Constituency

  October 29th, 2009
  
  Diana Reyna speaks to a small group of “arts-identified” 34th City Council District residents. — Photo by Aaron Short

  If you were at Tandem last night, meeting friends for potato tortillas and PBR, you may have come…

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• Bushwick Culture Halloween Picks! 10/29/09

  October 29th, 2009

  Happy Halloween! There is so much going on in Greater Bushwick there is literally no reason to go anywhere else this weekend. No kidding…

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• DeKalb Library to Close for Roof Repairs

  October 28th, 2009
  
  The DeKalb Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. — Photo by Diego Cupolo

  One of Bushwick’s libraries will close temporarily this November while renovations to its roof are completed.

  The DeKalb Branch at 790 Bushwick Avenue, a…

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• A Guide to NYC’s Nutbag Political Contenders

  October 28th, 2009
  
  Socialist Workers Party candidates Daniel Fein for mayor and Maura DeLuca for public advocate literally think Cuba is a model society.

  We here at BushwickBK have not and will not be endorsing any candidates for office. One reason…

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• Bushwick Apartment Roundup 10/28/09

  October 28th, 2009

  This week I combed the listings for places with a yard, and it took a lot of sifting through spam and terrible apartments to come up with this list. Yes, that’s sad.

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• A Conversation with Diana Reyna

  October 27th, 2009

  Political reform group New Kings Democrats has organized a night for the “arts-identified” community to chat with City Councilwoman Diana Reyna on the subject of “Arts and Government” at Tandem this Wednesday night…

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• Roberta’s Named Best Naples Pizza in NYC

  October 27th, 2009

  The Village Voice praises local pizzeria Roberta’s for being the best in NYC, but in the process ridicules Napoli’s original version — a gift to the universe — as “bland.”

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