Archive for October, 2011
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Names Restored to Triangle Fire Unknowns
April 8th, 2011
Last month marked the hundredth anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, the Greenwich Village factory blaze that shaped the labor movement, ushered in building codes, and gave new direction to pre-New Deal politics, at the terrible cost of 146 lives.…
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Bushwick Music Review: Bird Courage
April 8th, 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.
Every once in a while we dig out…
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Joy Orbison Makes US Debut
April 7th, 2011When Joy Orbison‘s “Hyph Mngo” first appeared in London in 2009, it contributed to ripples that would help knock people out of genre…
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Unstoppable Death Machines Are Winning
April 7th, 2011Unstoppable Death Machines are one of those very aptly named bands: Whatever sinister sound their monicker conjures is more or less…
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Running a Year Late, Dog Park Gets Community Boost
April 7th, 2011
Dog owners are chomping at the bone for a new dog run inside Maria Hernandez Park.
Though the run was supposed to begin construction last fall and be finished by this summer, the city won’t begin construction on the $425,000 park…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 4/7/11
April 7th, 2011
This week brings us a wide range of activities to choose from, which is quite appropriate seeing as we are apparently the next big thing. There’s an interactive play about gratuitous sex & violence, some feral chamber music performed…
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Ridgewood Library Completes Five-Year Renovation
April 7th, 2011
Ridgewood’s branch of the vast Queens Library marked its grand re-opening on Saturday, March 26th, after a lengthy $3.4 million renovation and years of full and partial closure.
The 1929 library at 20-12 Madison Street was the first branch…
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Two Found Shot Dead in Bed-Stuy Home
April 7th, 2011Two men were found murdered in a basement just off Broadway in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
According to NY1, the two were found tied up with duct tape and shot in the head inside 434 Pulaski Street on Wednesday. Police responding to a…
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Jubilee Brings the Fireworks to Full Service
April 6th, 2011Jubilee is definitely a colorful blast of energy – her bass is loud, her beats are hard, and she always brings some heat. You can catch her as the…
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Brain-Cave All-Dayer This Saturday
April 6th, 2011
DinowalrusThe Brain-Cave Festival is seeking to monopolize your Saturday with an all-day event at Shea Stadium. The festival features a line-up of exclusively Brooklyn bands, including Dinowalrus, El Jezel and She Keeps Bees. The…
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