Archives for November 2009

The Daily Photo + Links

November 6, 2009 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

BasikKD Photo: BasikKD

“Walk to the Opera” series: Two local performances 11/8 & 11/13 [OperaOggiNY]

Join Tree Bed Planting on Franklin St, this Sat [NAG]

The Daily Photo + Links

November 5, 2009 By Tamara Hellgren Leave a Comment

HPIM0483 Photo: Tamara Hellgren

Shooting of Williamsburg Driver Not Just Road Rage [DailyNews]

Kosher Soup Kitchen to Open in Williamsburg [theyeshivaworld]

The Daily Photo + Links

November 4, 2009 By Tamara Hellgren Leave a Comment

2657739374_f9bcd01c97_b Photo: LoisinWonderland

Diana Reyna Wins Re-Election by 4,000 Votes [yournabe]

2009 NYC General Election Returns [NY1]

The Daily Photo + Links

November 3, 2009 By Tamara Hellgren Leave a Comment

Grand-Ferry-Park06 Photo: Bald Punk

Introducing the Latest Crazy Greenpoint Waterfront Plan [Curbed]

Anglers reel ’em in as fish derby comes to a close [BrooklynPaper]

Party Like It’s 1994: Halloween 2009

November 3, 2009 By Anne Szustek Leave a Comment

Mondrian/Bjork Halloween 2009.

Ah, Oct 31: the day when creative types everywhere in the US bask in their eccentricity, and their one-time high school tormentors are probably content to wear a prefab costume found on a rack alongside “Sexy Credit-Default Swapper” and “Sponge Boob Square Panties.”

But intrepid Halloween folk know, prefab isn’t prefabulous. And current economic conditions make DIY costumes all the more worthwhile. I came up with a Piet Mondrian-inspired costume for Halloween 2009.