Tag Archive | "Bushwick"

His Art’s Reach Stretches Beyond a Gallery

Friday, November 26, 2010

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By Amaris Castillo The floor beneath Miguel Luciano is covered with dried paint blotches.  Behind him are rows of clear plastic containers filled with brushes, pins, and other materials.  Dressed in a grey t-shirt and [...]

City Paying Rent for Property Already Given to Lopez-Supporting Group

Monday, October 25, 2010

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The city gave away property in Bushwick to a senior citizen group founded by Assemblyman Vito Lopez yet has continued to pay rent to the same group for the property, the New York Post reports. [...]

First Friday at the Loom

Friday, October 15, 2010

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By Joe Proudman Ray Cross is just setting up as I walk into the Loom. He quickly slips his blue ink-stained apron over his head. He’s wearing a black shirt with a blue design he [...]

Bushwick Hospital Makes Extra Room for Asthma Patients

Friday, October 15, 2010

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By Manuel Rueda Before the childrens´ emergency room at Wycoff Heights Medical Center was renovated, Dr Sol Gourji and his staff had to improvise to treat the growing number of asthma patients here, hauling around [...]

Queens man shot and killed on Bushwick Avenue

Monday, October 11, 2010

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A Queens man was shot and killed outside a housing project in Brooklyn on Sunday, NYDailyNews.com reports. According to the police, they responded to a 911 call shortly after 2:30 a.m. The victim, Pablo Rolan, 36, [...]

Brooklyn Boss Commuting from Queens

Monday, October 4, 2010

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Assemblyman Vito Lopez, leader of the Brooklyn Democrats, has been living in Queens with his girlfriend, according to a New York Daily News report. Lopez, who maintains an address in Bushwick and represents that area, [...]

Hate Crime Trial: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Monday, May 10, 2010

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By Nate Rawlings A curious thing happened Friday between the hours of 3 and 7 p.m. in Part 15 of the Brooklyn Criminal Courthouse. Clerks strayed from their desks and walked around the room. Judge [...]

Hate Crime Trial: Minor detail could play major role for defense

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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By Jeannette Neumann The defense called its only witness on Monday, bringing to a close three weeks of testimony in the alleged hate-crime murder of an Ecuadorian immigrant. The mother of defendant Keith Phoenix told [...]

The Secret Feast

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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Underground dinners are the latest trend in eating out. They’ve been popular for a long time in Latin America, known as “Paladars” or “Restaurante de Puertas Cerradas” (locked door restaurants). They’ve made their way to [...]

3 Injured in Shooting at Bushwick Car Wash

Monday, April 26, 2010

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A gunman remains at large after shooting three men at the Magic Car Wash & Lube in Bushwick on Saturday. Police suspect a 37-year-old employee, who has shot once in the arm, was the intended [...]