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 It is important to dress well at political events lest one provoke the ire of the Assemblyman. Councilman Steve Levin, center, gets it. — Photo by Aaron Short With the exception of the unpredictable and lively Attorney General’s race, few statewide offices will have competitive primaries, and many incumbents won’t even appear on the ballot this September.
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Wow. It feels like there is a lot of upheaval and transition in the air and a seasonal change right around the corner. Is there a cosmic thing happening right now? Mercury messing with us? In any case, It seems like the thing to do is hit the cliches. Roll with the punches, power through, keep on keeping on … and srsly, Bushwick… take yourself out on the town. You deserve it!
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 Kevin Regan reads the work of counterculture psychonaut Dr. John C. Lilly at the Tunneling show at Famous Accountants gallery. Click for more photos from this show>> — Photos by Ellen Letcher. According to Dr. John C. Lilly, circa 1976, there exists a Cosmic Control Center with a Galactic substation called Galactic Coincidence Control. Within which is the Solar System Control Unit, within which is the Earth Coincidence Control Office (E.C.C.O.). Buried within E.C.C.O., a pigeonhole in a lowly clerical desk in a far cubicle called Ridgewood, is Famous Accountants.
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 Passengers line up for the Q55 on Palmetto Street at the new Ridgewood Bus Terminal. — Photo by Aaron Short Three years and $4.5 million later, the Ridgewood Bus Terminal is finally here, though the changes are subtle.
The new terminal is actually a renovation of Palmetto Street under the M-train. This weekend, cars were still driving on the street even though traffic is supposed to be prohibited and the corridor under the above-ground elevated subway is still too dark, which the bus drivers themselves can tell you is not the safest situation at night.
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 A 83rd Precinct cruiser in Bushwick. This 9mm bullet can be used in a Tec-9 gun, like that seized by officers in a recent raid. –Photos by Jonathan Mena Earlier this month a tip from a confidential informant led to a police raid on a Bushwick apartment and the seizure of a pound of marijuana, one ounce of cocaine, and a semiautomatic Tec-9 pistol, according to a detective at the 83rd Precinct.
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 The scene this afternoon at Wyckoff Avenue and Stockholm Street. — Photo by Ali Aschman This afternoon around 1pm, alarms on the 7th floor of the left “B” wing of Wyckoff Heights Hospital were set off by what hospital staff says is likely an electrical fire. There were several fire trucks at the scene as the hospital evacuated staff and patients. It’s not clear where the patients will be taken. FDNY spokespeople do not yet have any information, and phones at the hospital are unanswered.
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One quiet night a couple weeks back, a warehouse in the Morgan area lit up in the still night, its facade changing at the whim of a couple of artists. Using a technique called projection mapping, or architectural mapping, a duo called Integrated Visions coated the face of the structure with images from a powerful projector, tailoring their content to the particularities of the building’s shape and angles.
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With basil in full flowering bloom, I’m having trouble keeping up with all the things to do with it. This recipe for a perfect pesto makes great use of the herb, is utterly delicious and can be spread on anything from bread to fish to summer squash to peaches.
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Meet Alabama Joe. He makes BBQ grills out of reused 55-gallon industrial steel drums. 11 years ago, he quit his job as a vice president of a trucking company because he was fed up with corporate life — the laziness and work habits of his colleagues who do the minimum for their paycheck. He puts in 15 hours a day but doesn’t mind because he’s his own boss. He’s never been afraid of chance or change — he quit that corporate job with nothing else lined up.
music: “Black Horse & The Cherry Tree” by KT Tunstall
What is UP with summer rapidly ending?! It seems like it just started and we were all sweltering just a week ago! I’m on a mission to keep summer going well into October, so let’s all party exceptionally hard this week and let the universe know we mean it.
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