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you can see it yourself at:
maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie . . . 67,0.007231&t=k&z=17&om=1
author: little ukraine : Brooklyn, NY

dumbo
rambo? (right above?)
author: upfromflames : Brooklyn, NY

Thirty years ago this month, the eyes of the nation focussed on a darkness. Across New York City, where gleaming towers defined the night sky, the lights went dark. It was three days until electricity was fully restored to the city.
When the lights went out at 9:30PM on July 13th, looting soon broke out in the poorest areas of all five boroughs. (its still the only 5 borough disturbance in the city's history). The degree of looting varied widely, but it was at its worst in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where fires accompanied widespread looting. The city had seen rioting before (after...
author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY

System up, hydrants open...
Bushwick, Brooklyn...
author: upfromflames : Brooklyn, NY

HPD? Who’s that?
No, Bushwick watchers, that’s no simple tag to be found on Bushwick Ave between Melrose and Noll Streets.
That is the mark of the Dept. of Housing Preservation, and Development
That shuttered row of buildings on the east side of the street is an example of urban renewal in action—the process of eminent domain.
design plan from "Transforming the Landscape", courtesy HPD
Within the scope of the design plan above, this will be a park plaza. This is part of the Rheingold Rennaisance Development to the North, and part of the West Bushwick Urban Renewal Area.
In this long struggling...
author: CartLegger : Brooklyn, NY

And the kids of Brooklyn know it!
The FDNY may have a point. This is wasteful, dangerous, and not so safe.
But its a declaration of summer, plain, simple, and wet.
Teachers just do it with a different kind of drink.
author: CartLegger : Brooklyn, NY

In Brooklyn's cemetery belt, you'll find acres of marble.
But not here, at its Bushwick end.
Most Holy Trinity Cemetery was designed for the use of Tin grave markers.
Apparently, the ground was too soft to handle the weight of marble and granite.
There are some simple wood alternative tombstones, too.
I don't know if this situation is unique, but it is haunting.
See it for yourself:
maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8& . . . 468209,0.925598&z=10&om=1
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