Archive for October, 2011
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Banning ‘Bushburg’: Pol Aims to Regulate Neighborhood Names
April 29th, 2011
Could East Williamsburg and Bushburg be banned?
Brooklyn Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries wants to forbid real estate brokers from inventing names for neighborhoods where they list apartments, or face heavy fines.
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Bushwick Music Review: The Rex Complex
April 29th, 2011Each 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.
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The Glowering Funky Beats of Glowing Pains
April 29th, 2011
Always looking forward, never back.Today we premier a brand new arrival to the electronic music world – East Williamsburg’s Glowing Pains. His entry into the game is an auspicious start for a new producer. And like…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 4/28/11
April 28th, 2011
And we’re back to grey. No bother, though, cuz that steamy, sticky heaviness in the air has everyone feeling a wee bit frisky. Nothing to do but indulge, right? Lucky for us there are treats to be had all over…
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Bushwick Apartment Roundup 4/27/11
April 27th, 2011
Some good stuff in the hood this week, though none of it is particularly cheap, $1350-$1959. Don’t forget to check out more on the Bushwick Classifieds.
$1350 — 2br: I rarely list places without a location (another ad for…
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Rock for Reproductive Rights at Shea Stadium
April 27th, 2011
Rock out in support of reproductive rights this Thursday at Shea Stadium. New York-based feminist group Permanent Wave is hosting the second installment of their Sound Wave performance series to benefit the Center for Reproductive Rights. The…
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KRTS Keeps 2 Stepping Away
April 26th, 2011
Can you feel that?!Since he was last featured in these pages, KRTS has been making moves and getting his name known outside our heavily protected borders. He was recently included on the Cut label…
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A New Generation of Storytellers — at the Senior Center
April 26th, 2011
Merle Sinfuego had a digital camera and an assignment: photograph a constant companion, someone in her life who’s always there for her. When her turn comes to share with the rest of the group sitting around the table at the…
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Corner Deli Mixes It Up as Kimchi ‘Factory’
April 22nd, 2011
With its cold case of beer, Boar’s Head sandwiches, and rows of packaged goods, N & D Deli on Onderdonk Avenue is just like any other corner bodega. But locals popping in for cigarettes and toilet paper might do a…
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Paradise in a Loft, with Hirshi + Phlegm
April 22nd, 2011
Hirshi and Phlegm could see the music… but they weren’t looking. Photo by Linzi Silverman.As a former radio host for a bass music show on WNYU, it’s no surprise that Hirshi has access to a…
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