Archive for October, 2011
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Cumba Mela: Global Local
June 10th, 2010Sweat dripped from everyone on the packed dancefloor as they focused intently on Cumba Mela’s set during the heat stroke-inducing Danger party this Saturday…
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WORK: ‘Live Within Your Means’
June 10th, 2010This neighbor was introduced to me by my building’s super. He works for himself as a musician, and works part-time at a restaurant to help pay the rest of the bills. He doesn’t relate well to people whose parents…
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Bushwick Open Studios ’10 Profile: Daryl-Ann Saunders
June 9th, 2010The Urbanity exhibit brought art to residents of a local senior center who previously had never heard of Bushwick Open Studios…
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Recommended Show: Lost in the Trees
June 9th, 2010
The autumnal weather we’ve been having here in Brooklyn this week is quite fitting for the solid double bill tonight at Bowery Ballroom. Headliners Plants and Animals have grown up a bit since their first album, evolving…
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Bloods Underage Sex-Slave Ring Busted
June 9th, 2010
Pictured above, these members of the Bloods have been indicted for running sex rings with underage girls from local schools. Top left: Kareem Clark, James Kortu, Lathaniel McCoy, Bernadette Mosely. Bottom left: Eric Sanders, Tenisha Sanders, Abking Wilcox…
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 6/9/10
June 9th, 2010This week, I found the priciest and most outrageous places in the neighborhood. A massive loft, a spectacular penthouse, a whole townhouse…
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New Loft Law Passes Senate, Awaits Governor
June 8th, 2010
Soon to be a legal view? Bogart and Siegel. — Photo by Jeremy SapienzaThe New York Senate today passed an extension to the 1982 Loft Law, which grants tenants living in commercially or industrially zoned buildings the…
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Bushwick Open Studios ’10 Profile: Ali Aschman
June 8th, 2010At first glance, Ali Aschman’s work is very comforting. Her characters are non-threatening, almost child-like. And she often uses very soft color schemes…
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Bushwick Chic: ‘I’m a Material Girl’
June 8th, 2010
DeVohn Walker at Lawton and Broadway. Click to see the whole outfit. — Photos by Nicole Wasilewicz.On my way to scavenge through the racks at World’s Fashion on Broadway, I met DeVohn Walker at Lawton Street,…
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Bushwick Open Studios ’10 Profile: Aurora Robson
June 7th, 2010If only landfills had as much appeal as Aurora Robson’s art work. Her massive sculptures, built from consumer waste provide an alternative to the dump yard or our oceans…
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