Photo: Adrian Hernandez
Yassky says re-zoning in Williamsburg and Greenpoint has been positive, but still room for improvement. [Gotham Gazette]
Battle of the North Brooklyn bodegas; Corner Stores vs. Khim’s Millennium. [New York Press]
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The Future of Moore Street Market
photo by Adrian Hernandez
By Athena Ponushis
Diana Rodriguez was a year old when her father opened his restaurant at the Moore Street Market. As her “Papi” was cooking, she was sleeping under the counter at Ramonita’s, the name chosen to flatter her mother.
Now, at age 23, her dark eyes behind sleek-framed glasses, Diana conjures hide ’n seek memories, games of tag, just running and running and running around the indoor market with after-school imagination.
Make Music New York 2009, June 21st
Make Music New York, in conjunction with music festivals around the world, takes place all over NYC—and 186 bands and musicians will be performing in Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick alone! Complete TimeOut listings here, and Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Bushwick listings after the jump.
Now in its third year, Make Music New York, “the largest music event ever to grace Gotham” (Metro New York), is a unique festival of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on Sunday, June 21st, the first day of summer. MMNY takes place simultaneously with similar festivities in more than 327 cities around the world — a global celebration of music making.
From 11 in the morning to 10 at night, musicians of all ages, creeds, and musical persuasions — from hip hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock — perform on streets, sidewalks, stoops, plazas, cemeteries, parks and gardens. From high school bands to marquee names, MMNY is open to anyone who wants to take part, enjoyed by everyone who wants to attend.