Comments on: BETA Spaces and Public Art in Bushwick http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/ News and views from Bushwick, Brooklyn Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: pierogieconpollo http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16476 pierogieconpollo Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:42:47 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16476 dammit, brandon, you old curmudgeon, just try to enjoy some art! dammit, brandon, you old curmudgeon, just try to enjoy some art!

]]> By: Professional Alternative http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16473 Professional Alternative Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:35:03 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16473 It has never been cut-and-dry, and using community boards or police precincts as neighborhood borders is as useless and arbitrary as using zip codes or city council districts. EWIP is considered to be Bushwick more or less, and running a one-man crusade against this paradigm subscribed to by ALL communities, old and new, in the area is tilting at windmills. And comes off almost as motiveless desperation. It has never been cut-and-dry, and using community boards or police precincts as neighborhood borders is as useless and arbitrary as using zip codes or city council districts. EWIP is considered to be Bushwick more or less, and running a one-man crusade against this paradigm subscribed to by ALL communities, old and new, in the area is tilting at windmills. And comes off almost as motiveless desperation.

]]> By: Brandon http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16471 Brandon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:24 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16471 It's sort of unfortunate that a small, highly-gentrified section of Williamsburg (Northside) has come to be shorthand for a much larger and more diverse neighborhood (with very Hasidic, Latino, Italian, and industrial sections). It’s sort of unfortunate that a small, highly-gentrified section of Williamsburg (Northside) has come to be shorthand for a much larger and more diverse neighborhood (with very Hasidic, Latino, Italian, and industrial sections).

]]> By: Sigh http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16463 Sigh Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:34:55 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16463 I've recently felt that there is this desire (by some) to shed the stigma of 'williamsburg' and what it has come to represent (Empty glass condos may say it all). So some in EWIP are latching onto 'bushwick' because it has come to represent something different. Something new. I’ve recently felt that there is this desire (by some) to shed the stigma of ‘williamsburg’ and what it has come to represent (Empty glass condos may say it all).
So some in EWIP are latching onto ‘bushwick’ because it has come to represent something different. Something new.

]]> By: Brandon http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16457 Brandon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:43:28 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16457 If it were anything it'd be North Bushwick, I think. I'm still going with the Department of City Planning on this, though. (East) Williamsburg: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk1profile.pdf Bushwick: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk4profile.pdf Nowhere else have I had to have a 5 minute discussion anytime I describe where I live. Not sure why so few others want to rep where they live-- EWIP and Bushwick have very different characters. If it were anything it’d be North Bushwick, I think. I’m still going with the Department of City Planning on this, though.

(East) Williamsburg:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk1profile.pdf

Bushwick:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk4profile.pdf

Nowhere else have I had to have a 5 minute discussion anytime I describe where I live. Not sure why so few others want to rep where they live– EWIP and Bushwick have very different characters.

]]> By: Slave Hutchinson http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16454 Slave Hutchinson Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:10:29 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16454 West Bushwick West Bushwick

]]> By: savage severe http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16452 savage severe Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:04:00 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16452 BUSHWICK! BUSHWICK!

]]> By: Brandon http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16451 Brandon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:39:55 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16451 I guess I'm just more of a stickler than most, and the "East Williamsburg was made up by realtors" meme has gotten under my skin too much lately. I guess I’m just more of a stickler than most, and the “East Williamsburg was made up by realtors” meme has gotten under my skin too much lately.

]]> By: Brandon http://bushwickbk.com/2009/11/10/beta-spaces-and-public-art-in-bushwick/comment-page-1/#comment-16450 Brandon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:37:53 +0000 http://bushwickbk.com/?p=3366#comment-16450 Anyone else want to take back East Williamsburg? Much of the "Bushwick" art events aren't even in Bushwick proper, I've noticed. Anyone else want to take back East Williamsburg? Much of the “Bushwick” art events aren’t even in Bushwick proper, I’ve noticed.

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