Tag Archives: Brooklyn

Visionary of The Delicatessen Circuit

Step inside the small bagel shop near the Coney Island subway station in the early morning hours, and you’re likely to see a crowd large enough to rival Coney Island itself. As early as seven o’clock in the morning, Coney … Continue reading

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Is Sustainable Capitalism Possible?

Since the publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, capitalism has become, with only the exception of a few countries, the dominant global economic system. Without a doubt capitalism works.  Capitalistic strategies have helped to create some of the … Continue reading

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Earth Day Rained Out in Red Hook

The Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy attempted to kick off its summer Earth Day Celebrations for 2010 on Earth Day weekend, but because of a drizzly Sunday the 5,000 people organizers hoped would join in and raise funds fell to a … Continue reading

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A Thousand Thousand Slimy Things on a Brooklyn barge

The Waterfront Museum in Brooklyn has welcomed theater company Polybe + Seats aboard a docked barge in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn for a series of performances under the title “A Thousand Thousand Slimy Things” in honor of Earth … Continue reading

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Snowflakes Suspended in the Air at Gravesend

A short little web log about a topic that which is barely written.
Illuminated Snowflakes! Continue reading

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Gas Media

At first glance this small storefront stirs up confusion. Just three months ago this was a vacant building. As proof of its youth, there are no bold letters reading ‘Gas Media’ above the store, just temporary sticker letters in the … Continue reading

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Housing Dreams Defer in Bushwick

Across neighborhoods in Brooklyn, peaceful dreams are being interrupted. James Nowello is a Brooklyn resident from Bushwick who like most homeowners is dealing with the consequences of a declining housing market. In the mid-2000s Bushwick, Brooklyn was experiencing a huge … Continue reading

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Dreams of Success

After pressing the buzzer, Michelle Wong, age 39, glanced up from her current customer with a grin before pressing the second buzzer for the door to open and greeted her usual customers on a first name basis. Michelle dreamed of … Continue reading

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Negating Negativity

                “Don’t be another teen statistic! Don’t be a loser on the street wondering why no one wants to help you!” Ms. Gorman screamed at several of her Graphic Communication Arts High School students after they cut her class so … Continue reading

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Community Services in Bushwick

The Bushwick neighborhood is filled with community services. It has everything from a fire department and police station, to sanitation that comes around three times a week, but with the current state of our country, churches, schools and health care … Continue reading

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Despite Tough Times, Cafe Keeps on Jammin’

The tropical lime and yellow trimmed windows of Bristen’s Eatery stand out amongst the traffic, coming off of Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Once inside, reggae artists such as Bob Marley fill the tiny cafe with a relaxed, inviting … Continue reading

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Bushwick: The Possible Rebirth

(This is graffiti/art work I found outside of Bushwick High School.) As I walked the streets of Bushwick I could hear my grandmother’s voice saying, “How do you never seem to know where you are?” She has said this to … Continue reading

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Sneaker Store Runs Away

When waiting for large pepperoni pizza in the local pizzeria, I took notice of the neighborhood UPS delivery man as he walked into the shop. “Hey!” he said to the cashier, “Another store bites the dust! Let me get 2 … Continue reading

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The Church Vote

On Sunday, Nov. 2, close to 4,000 members of Christian Cultural Center, located in Brooklyn, jumped to their feet and when asked what they would do on Tuesday Nov. 4, the immediate response reverberated through the building,“VOTE!” For the past several years, … Continue reading

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