The first thing you notice about the water is how cold it is. Coming down from the mountains by way of the Hudson River and then through a maze of cool under-city tunnels, the water is cold and crystal clear, just like water from a secret swimming hole way back in the woods. Ducking into […]
“Organic vegan tofu, Whole Foods Trader Joe’s, Hana Natural denies EBT…”
A video for “Bushwick, Brooklyn,” by Dominican gangsta poet gypsy cab driver Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, from his book of poetry, “ ¡Oye! Para mi querido Brooklyn.” Jimenez
One of the great joys about life in the ‘Wick is that, for the fellas, you are never more than a short stroll away from a barber. Mine is on Suydam Street, on my block, in fact. It’s a one chair shop, and the guy running operations, Lalo, has been there for more than 20 […]
We love it when someone takes it upon themselves to just set up a show for no apparent reason other than to add some awesome in what would otherwise be just some empty space. Case in point: Bushwick artist-about-town Jennifer Hitchings’ group show TONIGHT at Brooklyn Fireproof East:
Hitchings is […]
In the bus station, hiding from a hot afternoon, watching two young ladies buy tickets…
“Girls like that. I don’t mess with girls like that…”
“Why not? They’re beautiful…”
“Too much trouble. Just too much trouble.”
“Ha! Got that right!”
“Not worth it…”
“Nope”
(pause)
