Archive for October, 2011
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Hart Street ‘Bomberos’ Could Get Budget Ax
June 14th, 2011
For years, Bushwickers worried FDNY Engine Company 271 would be shuttered to fill gaps in the city’s budget. First the night shift was cut, then came several threats to close the company entirely. The community rallied to…
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Zuzuka Orquestrates More Latin Styles
June 14th, 2011Zuzuka continues implementing her master plan to overrun the world’s headphones with interracial music babies with this new single, “Dona Sandra”. She layers her Lusophone stylings over a deep Latin beat by Irish digital cumbia producer Orquesta. It’s…
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Bushwick Open Studios 2011: Video Snapshots
June 13th, 2011Bushwick Open Studios gets more complex and overwhelming each year, and videographer Francis Arpaia had a hard time deciding what he’d visit for this series of video snapshots of the event. Come with him as he films studios all…
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Working for a Greener Bushwick
June 13th, 2011
Jamel Evans has a vision of a sustainable Bushwick. This Bushwick will have community gardens, tree-lined streets, and sustainable energy. It’s in its beginning stages now, but like many environmental projects, it takes a lot to get started.
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Bushwick Music Review: Hello Phones
June 10th, 2011
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.
It’s that time of year when “drip” brings…
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The Morgan: Swanky, but a Little Sloppy
June 10th, 2011
The Morgan is a swanky new place in a formerly lonely old building that seemed about to fall down before it was rescued by owner Richard Guillard. After a year-long rehab — Guillard is an interior designer by trade —…
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Subatomic Dub
June 9th, 2011
Emch from Subatomic Sound is an iron man – he’s a producer, hosts a radio show, and runs a record label. Through all these outlets, he pushes forward thinking music with a dubwise foundation. His most recent…
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Skewville Takes a Boombox to the Streets
June 9th, 2011
The abandoned building on busy Flushing Ave. that Skewville painted to resemble a giant boombox is visually as loud as if its pull down gate speakers could actually blast beats. The act takes a piece of blight and uses…
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Boarding House in Lux Rental Has Residents Feeling Hostel
June 9th, 2011
Management at the CastleBraid, the Troutman Street luxury residential rental building that fancies itself an artist haven, is under fire from residents over the operation of a hostel on premises.
Residents of the building, which opened in 2009,…
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Savoring Graham Avenue One Block at a Time
June 9th, 2011
Want to have more than a taste of the Avenue of Puerto Rico? Starting this Saturday, the tour company Urban Oyster are following their twin loves (food and history) to Graham Avenue for an in-depth Immigrant Foodways tour.
After delving into…
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