Archive for October, 2011
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Afrobass In the Place
May 26th, 2010If your average Brooklynite found a flyer that said "afrobass" on it, chances are they wouldn’t know what it meant…
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Bushwick Chic: Overalls Are Back
May 26th, 2010One day after school, Michelle caught my eye while she was hanging out on her stoop on Scholes Street — actually, it…
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Knickerbocker’s New ‘Green’ Condo Unveiled
May 25th, 2010The Knick, the Hudson Companies’ “green” condominium at Knickerbocker Avenue and Hart Street, is being finished up by construction crews, and is now available for sale.
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$425K Bushwick Dog Park Coming in 2011
May 25th, 2010
Bushwick resident Fermin Hernandez and his dogs Lucifer (left) and Taco (right) strike a pose on the proposed site for a dog run in the northern portion of Maria Hernandez Park. — Photo by Diego CupoloAfter several…
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Recommended Show: Wild Nothing at Knitting Factory
May 25th, 2010
It’s always nice when a band (or in this case, a one-man recording project) rises up from the masses of music getting thrown at you without much help or even a full-length album and becomes a constant joy to…
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L Train Service Interruptions for May, June
May 24th, 2010The MTA announced service suspension on the L subway line for this week, May 24-28, and weekday afternoons throughout June.
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Bushwick Woman Snatches Cabbie’s Phone
May 22nd, 201024-year-old Andeshia Grant got into a war of words with a taxi driver over her cab fare on Wednesday…
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Bushwick House of the Week: 195 Troutman
May 21st, 2010It’s ugly if you want to be all, knowing-what-you’re-talking-about-with-regard-to-architecture or whatever, but it is also charming the way that small houses are…
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Bushwick Community Board ‘Live’: May ’10
May 21st, 2010
CHecking out the new voting machines at May’s CB4 meeting. — Photo by Aaron ShortNearly all of the food has been eaten already, as it appears that the meeting is getting underway earlier than usual. There’s a…
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Recommended: Twin Shadow
May 21st, 2010
About a year and a half ago, my band Spanish Prisoners shared a bill with a genial fellow named George Lewis Jr. At this point, I can’t remember if he played solo or with a band, which is…
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