Archive for October, 2011

• Lopez Trounces Duran for District Leader

  September 15th, 2010
  
  Assemblyman Vito Lopez easily won his race against Esteban Duran for District Leader. — Photo by Aaron Short

  Democratic Party chairman Vito Lopez won his State Committee race handily over challenger Esteban Duran, by a nearly 3 to…

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• Man Shot Near Polls at Bushwick Houses

  September 15th, 2010
  
  The community center at the Bushwick Houses, where a man was shot as resident queued to vote. — Photo by Jonathan Mena

  Gunshots rang out around 5:00pm on Tuesday as voters headed to the polls at the…

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• Bushwick Apartment Roundup 9/15/10

  September 15th, 2010

  All nice, cheap stuff for singles and couples this week, though we included a large two-bedroom that clearly works for a family.

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• At Babycastles, God Mode for Indie Gamers

  September 14th, 2010

  While not generally taking an interest in scriptural matters, indie gamemakers do look anywhere for inspiration – far beyond the genre circles of the mainstream…

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• Watch So So Glos Play in the Rain

  September 14th, 2010

  Indie impresario Todd P. held his Acoustic BBQ this weekend at Raptor Point Beach. While the “BBQ” was a bit of a misnomer (there were never plans to barbecue, beause of fire codes), there were a ton of…

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• Low Turnout, Voting Problems in Primaries So Far

  September 14th, 2010
  
  Jessica Keltz volunteers for Vito with a smile, left. Esteban Duran gets some sun outside his campaign war room on S. Third Street. — Photos by Aaron Short

  One word sums up primary election turnout throughout Bushwick and…

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• Wife Stabs Husband in Front of Kids ‘Over Porn’

  September 13th, 2010
  
  An altercation between a Bushwick ended with the wife stabbing he husband to death with a pair of scissors at this apartment building on Wilson Avenue. — Photo by Jonathan Mena

  A mother of three stabbed her husband…

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• Voting Time Again: A Campaign Notebook

  September 13th, 2010
  
  Vito Lopez knows Important People, as his campaign literature proves. — Photo by Aaron Short

  In case you haven’t checked your mailbox recently, there’s a primary on Tuesday. And if you have checked your mailbox, you’ve noticed that…

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• Momo Shack’s New Shake on Sushi

  September 10th, 2010
  
  Momo’s “shack” is actually an old warehouse shared with other businesses on Bogart Street. — Photos by Scarlett Lindeman

  In blossoming Morgantown, where new businesses are multiplying like cells in mitosis, Momo Sushi Shack is bringing a…

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• WORK: Jon the Tattoo Artist

  September 10th, 2010

  Meet Jon, an apprentice at Crazy Monkey, a tattoo parlor on Broadway. He says it’s the first job he’s actually liked, as opposed to simply tolerated. It’s also the first one to potentially lead to a career. Before…

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