Tag: brooklyn
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The Silent Island
Coney Island in the fall is far different from its summer self. At least how I imagine it to be; I’ve never been at its peak. The boardwalk was empty. A man growled at me for taking pictures that weren’t even of him. A lone musician strummed his guitar, singing to no one. A lady…
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Notes from the Borough
This week I covered a public hearing at Brooklyn Tech concerning the closure of 19 schools to make way for charter schools. This has been a huge issue in the city, as Mayor Bloomberg is a huge proponent of charter schools and already has closed a number of public schools in the metro area. There…
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Latest: Band Q&As
Photo by flickr’s Ferrari + caballos + fuerza = cerebro Humano I’d never done band profiles before, so I was at a loss for questions when they were first assigned to me. There’s something intimidating about talking to musicians as opposed to public officials or school administrators (which are the kinds of people I used…
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Hyperlocal Brooklyn
Though I live in Astoria, I spend much of my time reading about Brooklyn and going to Brooklyn because I write for brooklyntheborough.com. One of the things I quickly learned is that Brooklyn — other than being the artist/hipster/musician mecca of New York — is also a blog mecca. Here’s a sampling of the few…
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Luxury condo auctions
My latest story, about luxury condo auctions, is now up: “At Brooklyn’s first luxury condo auction, agent advises ‘buyer beware.’” To get an idea just how long it had been since I’d written an article, my last one was published in January. But I didn’t sit idle long. I moved back home to Richmond, saved…