Archive for October, 2011

• Man Shot Dead in Projects, Murder Rate Up in 2010

  October 11th, 2010
  
  The scene after gunshots were used to settle an argument early Sunday morning at Moffat Street and Central Avenue. — Photo by Jonathan Mena

  Two separate shootings hours apart in the Bushwick area leave at least one man…

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• DA Probes City Child Agency Over Girl’s Death

  October 8th, 2010
  
  Carlotta Brett-Pierce poses for the camera, with one of her sons on the floor. Her daughter Marchella died last month after possible abuse. — Photo from Bret-Pierce’s MySpace

  The September death of a 4-year-old Ocean Hill girl…

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• MTA Service Advisories: Week of Oct 8

  October 8th, 2010

  L train down between 8th Av and Myrtle; M runs late.

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• Bomb the Music Industry! Playing the Songs of Weezer

  October 8th, 2010

  Weezer have announced that they will be playing their two best-loved albums (by fans and critics alike) this December at Roseland Ballroom. As appealing as it would be to hear the Blue Album and Pinkerton performed live, December is a…

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• Joell Ortiz: Season’s End

  October 8th, 2010
  
  Joell Ortiz. — Photo from the artist’s web site

  If anyone from the area is next in line to blow up, it’s most definitely Joell Ortiz. He’s got that commercial appeal and he’s playing that game. Yet…

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• Hey, Bushwick! Why Do We Gossip?

  October 8th, 2010

  On my previous series for BushwickBK, WORK: I once read that work falls into three categories: a job, a career, or a calling. From the 17 individuals I interviewed — from young lemonade entrepreneurs to artists to retirees — I found this…

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• Bushwick Music Review: Jangula

  October 7th, 2010

  Each week we’ll highlight a different song by a Bushwick band or artist we like. If you would like to have your band’s song considered, you can submit an MP3 here.

  There are a lot bands doing the late ’80s/early…

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• Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 10/7/10

  October 7th, 2010

  Are we all enjoying the crisp fall weather this week? I know I am (especially now that it stopped raining!) Time to make the most of this gorgeous weather and get out there!

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• Pine Box Clears Regulatory Hurdles, Opens Friday

  October 7th, 2010
  
  Pine Box Rock Shop will open Friday night after months of regulatory limbo.

  Pine Box Rock Shop, a bar built in a former casket factory on Grattan Street, was supposed to open around July 1. Three months…

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• Bushwick Park Reopened — With Half the Trees

  October 7th, 2010
  
  Park regulars take up their usual places to chat on the benches in Maria Hernandez Park. The city reopened the gates after three weeks of cleanup after the recent tornado. — Photos by Yury Bekerman

  Three weeks after…

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