Archive for October, 2011

• Ridgewood Reservoir: BK’s Original Water Tower

  March 23rd, 2010
  
  The Ridgewood Reservoir, hardly a mile from Bushwick. — Photos by Paul Cox

  “This is Bushwick, and there’s not much to see here. We just wanted to get some extra miles in.”

  Lauri Hewie, our guide for the…

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• Bushwick Chic: ‘Weird Version of Jackie-O’

  March 23rd, 2010

  Her Little Red Riding Hood cape is what first got my attention, but as LQ revealed her layers of knitted colors I realized I got a bit more than I bargained for….

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• Missing Bushwick Woman Returns Home

  March 22nd, 2010
  
  Brianna Zani sporting various looks. The 21-year-old has been missing since Thursday.

  UPDATE: Ms. Zani has returned to her Jefferson Street apartment in the last half-hour and is waiting in an ambulance in front, with her parents, READ MORE »

• ‘Mexican Store’ Feeds and Supplies Expats

  March 19th, 2010
  
  Chiles rellenos at the Vianny Vero & Bere Mexican Store. — Photos by Scarlett Lindeman

  There is no lack of specialized Latin American ingredients in Bushwick. It is easier to find a pound of ancho chiles, the pungent herb, papalao, or…

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• B13 Back in Service, M Takes Over V

  March 19th, 2010

  After meeting with MTA CEO Jay Walder, State Sen. Martin Malavé Dilan got the agency to agree to remove the B13 from the wide slate of cuts and reroutings planned throughout the city…

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• Bushwick Community Board ‘Live’: March ’10

  March 19th, 2010
  
  State Sen. Dilan’s liaison Michael Olmeda appeals for a full Census count in Bushwick, which he believes has a population of around 200,000. — Photos by Aaron Short

  There are no four-leaf clovers or shiny pots of gold…

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• Spain-Inspired: The Bodega Wine Bar Opens

  March 19th, 2010
  
  The Bodega Wine Bar owners Gina Leone and Ben Warren sit at the bar at right. — Photos by Diego Cupolo

  We are happy to report the complete gorgeousness of The Bodega Wine Bar, which opened last weekend…

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• Locals Want Free J-G Transfer; MTA Says No

  March 19th, 2010

  Commuters who transfer from the J to the G subway lines are sore over having to pay twice to take one trip, and think the MTA should pick up the bill…

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• Telepathe: From Coffee Counter to Center Stage

  March 18th, 2010

  If you happened to hang around Potion Café during its stunted youth in 2005, then likely you’ve bumped into at least one of the girls that make up the band Telepathe…

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• Old Postcard Unveils Bushwick’s Fit Heyday

  March 18th, 2010

  The intersection of Bushwick and Gates Ave. is home to a pair of large prewar apartment houses, a monstrous Verizon facility, and, among these giants, a mysterious little nub of an old building that appears so awkwardly out of place…

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