Day: October 16, 2020

News

Five Points to be made about the Past, Present, and Future state of relations between the N. Y. P.D. and its communities.

New York City seems to be in limbo as its communities as well as law enforcement agencies search for answers as to how to bridge the obvious disconnect between the communities and the civil servants sworn to protect the people. So that we may better understand the dynamics of the day and bring it all into proper perspective, there are […]

Gowanus, Gowanus Canal, News

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin dredging the Gowanus Canal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin dredging the Gowanus Canal in mid-November, scraping out the thick layer of tar and feces that sits at the bottom of the waterway. But Christos Tsiamis, the EPA engineer who heads the cleanup, warned that a new layer of gunk could start accumulating after dredging is done in 2023, as the completion date […]

Music

How local music venues are faring, by Michael Cobb

Recently, I won tickets from a Hudson Valley radio station to see Margo Price perform live at Brooklyn Bowl via a streaming platform called Fans. It was great to see a concert again and the band was excellent, but the experience was odd as there was no audience, aside from a few flashes of fellow spectators “Zooming” in. While I […]