Archive for October, 2011

• Restitching the City in Photos

  November 5th, 2009
  
  Year of the Ox, by Gigi Bio

  As photographer Gigi Bio walked about the city, she marveled at the pace that buildings around her were torn down and stacked back up. She set out to freeze those…

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• Hidden Gems of Local Modern Architecture

  November 5th, 2009

  Bloomberg may have pissed off the masses with his $90-million ad campaign and personalized term limits calendar, but he did at least one thing right over the last 8 years: appoint British architect David Burney to commissioner of the Dept. of Design and Construction…

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• Snapshots from a (Bush)Wicked Halloween

  November 4th, 2009
  
  Midget serial killers roamed neighborhood playgrounds this weekend as candy-hungry children swarmed Knickerbocker and partygoers packed grungy loft spaces in search of the best underground masquerades. — Photos by Diego Cupolo

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• Famous Artists, Nudity, Gerontophilia: Ho-Hum

  November 4th, 2009

  Held at Starr Space as part of his continuing partnership there, Curator Joseph Whitt’s Halloween event, “Codex Gigas,” proved to be an exuberantly depraved show…

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• 34th District Election Live

  November 3rd, 2009

  

  With nearly 50% reporting, BushwickBK is calling this race for DIANA REYNA, who at 60% is 25 points ahead of Maritza Davila even after rival Democratic primary candidate Gerry Esposito gave Davila his support.

  Bloomberg wins only 4% ahead…

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• Diana vs. Maritza II: Rumble in the Bungle

  November 2nd, 2009
  
  Religion has played a large role in this Council race. — Photo by Aaron Short

  It all comes down to this.  Reyna!  Davila!  Rematch!  Tuesday!

  That’s right.  Tomorrow is Election Day and Democratic nominee Diana…

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• Bushwick Chic: ‘I, Uh, Wore This Yesterday’

  November 2nd, 2009
  Musician and filmmaker Brian Chillemi on Bogart Street. — Photo by Nicole Wasilewicz. Click to see full version.

  Walking past the mostly empty and freshly painted (read: graffiti mural-ed) lot next to Roberta’s, I ran into this…

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• Catholic Clergy Stumps for ‘Lopez’

  November 2nd, 2009

  We know Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is in bed with Dem Boss and State Assemblyman Vito Lopez over the Broadway Triangle, and they indeed have had a deep working relationship for many years…

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• 889 Broadway Evictee Stars in Film Geek Show

  November 2nd, 2009

  It’s been nearly three months since he got thrown out of his apartment at 889 Broadway, and though he remains without a home, Eric Cohen’s been moving on with career by collaborating on a show for movie geeks.

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• Thompson Raised in Brooklyn Machine

  November 2nd, 2009

  In case you thought Thompson might be some kind of Obama candidate… well, you’re right…

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