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  • Tenant Destroys Nude Photos at 'Art Haven' Apts
    Only a few white scuffs remain on the wall that hosted photographer Rafael Fuchs' nude photo collage. A resident tore the piece down because she believed it was inappropriate for her children to see. -- Photo by Diego Cupolo A mother of two literally took matters into her own hands last weekend after her landlord failed to remove art she found ...
  • Bushwick Apartment Roundup 6/9/10
    This week, I found the priciest and most outrageous places in the neighborhood. A massive loft, a spectacular penthouse, a whole townhouse...
  • $425K Bushwick Dog Park Coming in 2011
    Bushwick resident Fermin Hernandez and his dogs Lucifer (left) and Taco (right) strike a pose on the proposed site for a dog run in the northern portion of Maria Hernandez Park. -- Photo by Diego Cupolo After several years of begging, Bushwick's dog owners will finally get a dog run of their own after the Parks Department rolled over. Last month, ...
  • L Train Service Interruptions for May, June
    The MTA announced service suspension on the L subway line for this week, May 24-28, and weekday afternoons throughout June.
  • Facing Cuts, Brooklyn Libraries Seek Support
    The DeKalb Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, recently closed for roof repairs, received a donation that will help to prevent service cuts in the mayor's new budget. -- Photo by Diego Cupolo On May 6, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $62.9 billion budget that proposed severe budget cuts and layoffs to numerous city programs.  As City Hall and the lawmakers ...
  • Interview with Washed Out: Recording at Night
    If this interview had been published immediately after it took place before CMJ 2009, there would be a completely different context in discussing Washed Out. Back then, Ernest Greene was just another home-recordist, crafting songs in a small bedroom studio with not much planned in the way of shows or official releases. But the difference between Washed Out, Ernest's one-man ...
  • Bushwick Local: Unsold Condos as Canvas
    Lined with unassuming houses, the block of Harman Street between Irving and Wyckoff Avenues is punctuated with a tall, rectangular condo, faced with large windows.  This is the home of the new pop-up gallery, Bushwick Local...
  • Did You Fill Out Your Census Form?
    Have you filled out and send back your Census form? If not, why not? If you'd like to share your experience, no matter how mundane, we'd appreciate the help for an upcoming story.
  • B13 Back in Service, M Takes Over V
    After meeting with MTA CEO Jay Walder, State Sen. Martin Malavé Dilan got the agency to agree to remove the B13 from the wide slate of cuts and reroutings planned throughout the city...
  • Bike-Sneaker-Barber Hybrid Open for Business
    Post Bike Shop Manager Phil Banks, right, watches as local riders pull off a few tricks outside his recently opened store, which he shares with a sneaker retailer and barbershop. -- Photo by Diego Cupolo As rents climb in Williamsburg, businesses are finding it increasingly easier to pack up and head to Bushwick. That’s exactly what BMX enthusiast Troy Marrero and ...
  • A Menagerie of Unknown Williams
    Tennessee Williams is one such immortal with a large and scattered legacy of plays, not every one a Streetcar Named Desire or Glass Menagerie...
  • Broadway Triangle Spat Heads for Court
    Those who lost out in planning the Broadway Triangle are suing over the award and planned design, charging ethnic favoritism.
  • Lopez, RBSCC Reach Out to 'Hipsters'
    The Assemblyman and the social-service organization allied with him are extending a hand to yet another demographic — the newcomers he’s heretofore shunned — in what looks like an attempt to stay relevant. But will it work?
  • 'General Store' Stocks Nicer Staples
    This “upper-scale” bodega on Flushing Avenue has been in the works since last summer and finally had its soft opening this week – soft because more than half the shelves are still empty – but customers have been coming in and the first purchase was, indeed, a box of condoms...
  • Will They Come? SITE Competes for Armory Eyes
    The most important collectors, curators, and gallerists are in town. Will they come out to Bushwick?