Archive for October, 2011
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Vegetable Oil Factory Burns on Hot Street
September 10th, 2010
Crushed and burned vegetable oil canisters at a factory on Chauncey, after FDNY extinguished a fire Wednesday night. — Photo by Jonathan MenaFire erupted at a Bushwick cooking oil factory located just next door to a collapsed,…
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Royal Baths Releasing Debut on Woodsist
September 9th, 2010San Francisco’s Royal Baths are releasing their debut album, Litanies, on Bushwick label Woodsist next month. Though the garage rock four piece may be part of the continuing…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 9/9/10
September 9th, 2010Well, it’s that time of year. The folks at the coffeeshop are switching from iced coffees to hot lattes and cafe con leche. I broke out the jeans for the first time since May…
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 9/8/10
September 8th, 2010A few good things we found trolling the internets, just for you, this week in fair Bushwick. Also check out the Bushwick Classifieds for more stuff.
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Breaking Bread with Freedom Square
September 7th, 2010
Volunteer Keesha Charles serves fresh baked cookies at Freedom Square on Saturday. The feeding program is run more like a restaurant than a soup kitchen. — Photos by Paul Cox“Lord, let us fill the stomachs of the…
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‘Proud Parent’ Tied Child to Bed Before Death
September 7th, 2010
A memorial to Marchella Brett-Pierce in front of her house on Madison Street, after the 4-year-old was found dead by police. — Photo by Jonathan MenaA Brooklyn mother of three is charged with assault, endangering the welfare…
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Hope Gardens Center Manager Arrested for Theft
September 3rd, 2010
Anita Haines, manager of the Hope Gardens Community Center, was arrested Thursday for stealing from the housing authority. (From…
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J, M Train Interruptions Sept. 3-10
September 3rd, 2010Weekend and weekday interruptions for two Bushwick-area trains.
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Bogart’s Archive Closes, New Café Coming Soon
September 3rd, 2010
The Archive’s closing announcement. The café was sold and a new one will open in about a month. — Photo by Christian Matts.Another storefront on Bogart Street’s nascent commercial strip has changed hands this week as…
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WORK: Glenn the Bag Man
September 3rd, 2010Meet Glenn. He’s the Artistic Director of Bags for the People. He teaches kids and adults how to make reusable bags by sewing donated fabric scraps. He started BFTP as a reaction to all the plastic bags given…
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