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Has the MTA Pushed North Brooklyn too Far?

While shutdowns have been the subject of much complaining and frustration among locals, a particular recent shutdown provoked Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick residents to wonder why the mta’s project has taken seven years longer than it was supposed to, and whether the MTA cares about its ridership.

The second-hand bookshop run by former street booksellers maintains a counterculture vibe. Photo by Eric Ryan Anderson

Book Boys, Book Boys … Whatcha Gonna Do….

Sleepless and over-caffeinated, we wait in line in the cold and rain, then, when they open the doors, we stampede the books … literally fighting each other for the gems. The non-dealers would get in the way of our work. Alan would refer to them condescendingly as civilians. The opposite being the Book Thugs….

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“Stations Lost” — A two-man play at The Boiler

Fitzpatrick is one of those rare artists whose work is its own universe that he invites his patrons to inhabit. Fitzpatrick’s work is likely to draw comparisons to Henry Darger and Daniel Johnston, except Fitzpatrick isn’t crazy (at least not clinically.)


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