Archive for October, 2011
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Fire Damages Troutman Street Building
August 5th, 2011
A small electrical fire erupted in a three-story building at 107 Troutman Street around 4:30 PM Wednesday, partially damaging the exterior of the building.
James White, who lives nearby, told BushwickBK that firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. Afterward, they…
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Yours Truly Pool Party
August 4th, 2011
Yours Truly is still doing their thing from the little Broadway storefront we profiled a while back. Since they’ve fully opened, the women’s clothing company has been throwing some fun summer parties. In their backyard they’ve got a…
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Being for the Benefit of Onderdonk House
August 4th, 2011
Pass Kontrol have organized a concert to benefit the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, the 18th Century farm house on Flushing Avenue just over the Ridgewood border. The Arbitration Rock Festival will be held on the Onderdonk grounds on Saturday.…
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Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 8/4/11
August 4th, 2011
Well, we have another jam-packed week ahead. There’s a new art space to welcome, a 3-day music festival, a BBQ celebration of mustard (it is the yummiest condiment), and, as we keep it trendy, some more pop-up art.…
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Local Teen Arrested for Mugging 78-Yr-Old Woman
August 4th, 2011
Police arrested a Bushwick teen in connection with a recent wheelchair purse snatching.
18-year-old Cody Santiago was sought by police one day after surveillance footage showed him snatching a purse off the lap of 78-year-old Catalina Mateo who…
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WE ARE: Cash, Guns, and Feminism
August 4th, 2011
A 50 caliber M2 lays loaded and ready on the ground next to a thousand-dollar stack of cash. One of the walls of this sparsely lit room is pocked with a dark viscous substance. No, this is not a crime…
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KRTS Beats His Best with New Mixtape
August 3rd, 2011
There’s been a number of turning points in the beat scene and bass music worlds where particular sounds get played out and newer ideas are thrust forcefully into the discussion. You can tell that KRTS has been paying attention…
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Man Snatches Wheelchair-Bound Woman’s Purse
August 3rd, 2011
Police released surveillance footage of a callous mugger who stole an elderly wheelchair-bound woman’s purse.
According to the NYPD press office, the victim was on Bleecker Street near Wyckoff Avenue around 1PM on July 20th when a man snatched…
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Lamin Fofana on Quantum Culture Theory
August 1st, 2011
A few years ago, Lamin Fofana thought up the name ‘noir noir’ to describe some music, and that train of thought could be expanded on to discuss what he makes and spins. ‘Black black.’ Black music as a…
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