Archive for October, 2011
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Potion Café Seeks a Tonic for Financial Woes
October 15th, 2009
AKA Potion owner Aymeric Lefebvre worries about the future of his café. — Photo by Justin LudwigTucked away in the industrial landscape between East Williamsburg and Bushwick, the McKibbin Street lofts’ in-house coffee shop, aka Potion,…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 10/15/09
October 15th, 2009Hi team! It’s chilly & people are getting change-of-season colds, so remember to make time for tea, a toddy and taking it easy…
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Mexican Immigrant Beaten, Another Hate Crime
October 15th, 2009A Mexican day laborer suffered brain damage after being attacked on Broadway by three men shouting “wetback,” as they punched him off his bike in broad daylight…
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Bushwick Music: KRTS’s Electronic ‘Dreamin’
October 14th, 2009When KRTS is on stage, he makes sure his presence is felt. With exaggerated movements, the East Williamsburg transplant bangs drum machine pads, twists knobs, and taps keys with the flair of a performer.
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Everyone Must Know of My Various Inconsequential Feuds
October 13th, 2009
Notes from Bushwick
Our little organization, which will be known as the Civil Liberties Reclamation Project until such time as someone provides me with a more inspiring name, is off to a fine start. Founded in an…
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The L of Brooklyn Lore
October 13th, 2009
The L train. — Photo by Diego CupoloIn the wake of the last weekend’s disruptions, and the L’s chronic failure in general, Kevin Armento has penned a poem about that fabled line that traverses North Brooklyn.…
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Central Bushwick Walking Tour this Saturday
October 13th, 2009He’s at it again! Local historian Adam Schwartz will lead a walking tour through central Bushwick this Saturday, Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. and he invites everyone to come along for a journey back into the days when trolleys rumbled down our streets.
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Billy Hahn: Art as Escape, Art as Work
October 13th, 2009
Billy Hahn, aka The Wizard Clown, sells his art to Bedford Avenue passerby. — Photos by Mimi LuseFew emerging artists without gallery representation can claim to support themselves solely through the sale of their artwork, but…
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Town in the Woods #2
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Behind Corrugated Walls: A Tour of Local Toxicity
October 12th, 2009
The Cooper Tank facility, one of 19 waste transfer stations near Newtown Creek, is part of the trash exporting industry that thrives in this area along with many other dirty industries like petroleum storage, cement plants, and sewage…
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