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Bicycle Clowns vs. Hasids…Burg Bike Lane Chaos Continues

December 16th, 2008 · 25 Comments

The ongoing Wiliamsburg Bike lane wars, which have pitted bicyclists agains the Hasidic community, will take an interesting turn on Wednesday when Bike Clowns show  up to protest. This Wed (12/17) from 8:30-10am, clowns will be riding amuck through the streets from the Williamsburg Bridge and following a route South on the new Kent Ave […]

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Tags: Transportation · Williasmburg

GL Photo Du Jour: Eternally Bored

May 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Eternally Bored

This tidbit about boredom comes from Union Avenue in Williamsburg at the stairs to the L & G Train Stop.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Williasmburg

Borf Gets Tagged on N. 6th Street

July 16th, 2007 · Comments Off on Borf Gets Tagged on N. 6th Street

The half life of street art can be long(ish) or short. A case in point of the latter is this piece by Borf on N. 6th Street in Williamsburg that appeared on the same wall where a destroy Banksy used to be and where a number of splashings took place. In any case, a piece […]

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Tags: Street Art · Williasmburg

Meet Williamsburg’s Big Dutch Hole

July 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Remember Williamsburg’s Old Dutch Mustard Building? We can hardly pass by Metropolitan Avenue and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg without seeing it and grumbling about its demolition. Well, Old Dutch will be morphing into 80 Met, which is your standard off-the-shelf Williamsburg luxe condo building. It’s not an especially offensive structure–it’s simply pedestrian and uninspired–unless you […]

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Tags: Williasmburg