Archive for October, 2011
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Old Farmer Onderdonk’s Agrarian Ridgewood
May 18th, 2010Two acres of the early Bushwick-Newtown frontier does survive between the 99¢ warehouses of Flushing Av, and with it the Dutch Onderdonk House.
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Sunday Assaults Leave Three Wounded
May 17th, 2010
The scene on Knickerbocker and Troutman yesterday morning, after a Mexican man was attacked by “delinquents.” — Photos by Jonathan MenaTwo assaults left three men injured Sunday morning in Bushwick and Ridgewood.
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Suspect Arrested from Roof Via Cherry Picker
May 14th, 2010Officers from the 83rd Precinct used an FDNY cherry picker to haul a suspect off the roof of a two-story home on the corner of Evergreen Avenue and Schaefer Street this afternoon…
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Facing Cuts, Brooklyn Libraries Seek Support
May 14th, 2010
The DeKalb Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, recently closed for roof repairs, received a donation that will help to prevent service cuts in the mayor’s new budget. — Photo by Diego CupoloOn May 6, Mayor Michael…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 5/13/10
May 13th, 2010Happy gorgeous Thursday! This week, yoga combo specials await you (and check the BBK Culture Calendar for even more weekly local yoga opportunities)…
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Mistrial for Main Suspect in Sucuzhañay Case
May 13th, 2010After 4 days of deliberations, a hung jury forced Judge Patricia Di Mango to declare a mistrial in the deadly hate crime case against Keith Phoenix…
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Just This Once, Let Us Do the Reasonable Thing
May 12th, 2010
"And the LORD said, ‘Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.’"…
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 5/12/10
May 12th, 2010We kept it under $1050 this week, and I think it’s a pretty good job. A few far-out ones, but to save some dough it might be worth it…
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Lux Condo Turned ’3/4′ House Worries Locals
May 12th, 2010
979 Willoughby is a luxury condominium being used as a sober house, which worries local parents. The building abuts the back yard of a child-care center. — Photo by Diego CupoloOn a Saturday afternoon this spring, just…
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Bushwick Chic: Street Fighter
May 11th, 2010
Dancer Kid Akimbo on Wilson Avenue. Click for more. — Photos by Nicole Wasilewicz.Walking down Wilson Avenue, I spotted this gent looking a little bit like a character out of Street Fighter — and with a…
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