Archive for October, 2011
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Angela’s Bakery: Quipe-n It Real
March 5th, 2010It all started as a hobby. Angela Rosario liked to bake cakes at home, to eat and share with family and friends. She took a couple of cake decorating courses, learned to pipe frosting and smooth edges…
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 3/5/10
March 5th, 2010This week, not much in two-bedrooms under $1200, whether railroad or not. But you have your pick of locations and sizes…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 3/4/10
March 4th, 2010It’s a big weekend for us… time for Arts in Bushwick’s SITE fest!!! I couldn’t possibly begin to list all of the amazing performance art and theatre happening…
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Tattoos With a Clue
March 4th, 2010Clue, who recently moved to the Morgan area, taught himself art. The graffiti he saw around Brooklyn growing up and metal album artwork were his first inspirations…
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Bushwick Chic: Accessory Fiend
March 4th, 2010There’s a fine line when it comes to over-accessorizing — I’ve seen some people pull off a random handful of unique frill with ease, while others struggle to balance texture, jewelry, and that certain je ne sais quoi.
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Will They Come? SITE Competes for Armory Eyes
March 3rd, 2010The most important collectors, curators, and gallerists are in town. Will they come out to Bushwick?
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Knickerbocker Corner to Get Pedestrian Upgrade
March 3rd, 2010A bustling Bushwick intersection ruled by cars will be tamed in an initiative by the city’s streets agency to give more of it over to pedestrians. The meeting of Knickerbocker and Myrtle Avenues is a commercial and transportation node with a concrete plaza home to street vendors, milling shoppers, crawling car traffic, and commuters heading to and from the elevated M subway line.
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In the 60s, Girls Taught Hot Gets the Job
March 2nd, 2010In 1969, Bushwick girls were taught that beauty is the only way a woman can succeed. In an unearthed news clip, the girls work on wigs at La Ritz Beauty Salon at 1245 Broadway…
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Artillery: Castle Braid’s Open-Door Policy
March 2nd, 2010When Castle Braid opened last September in a former ribbon factory on Troutman Street, the residential complex for creatives provoked Bushwick’s cynical side…
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Tracing Federal Dollars in Bushwick: Big Corps Win
March 1st, 2010
Spectrum Paint Applicator Corp., at 95 Evergreen Ave., is the only locally based business to win significant federal contract dollars, while the bulk of “local” spending went to multinationals. — Photo by Diego CupoloThe government spends…
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