Celebrating Community
It’s surprising that Sonic Youth, gone now for more than a decade, have yet to go the deluxe/unreleased route. Their Bandcamp page is replete with live sets and rarities, but In/Out/In (out March 18 on vinyl, CD, cassette and download from Three Lobed Recordings) may mark a change in that missing tide. The album collects five tracks recorded between 2000 […]
This month’s name comes from Janus, the two-faced god, looking forward and backward. A crossroads on the calendar, in other words, and here we are again at a crossroads that I’m sure most of us wish we could leave behind. Where is jazz in January? As December began, I was organizing this month around the return of the NYC Winter […]
ON DECK The Unstoppable Sweetness of Being. Progressive rock isn’t known for being particularly fun-loving. It’s more often than not overly complicated, egg-headed eccentricism aimed at impressing disenchanted beard-strokers. Prog-punk pilgrim Tatsuya Yoshida has been banging his head against that wall of pomposity since the 1980’s, primarily with his mad duo Ruins (and its many offshoots). A wave of cartoonishly […]
A bald eagle in the (now former) UPS gravel pit next to Valentino Pier. The eagle looked a little rough around the edges. Hope it is ok. Though you might appreciate the sighting photos. If it turns out they are helpful to you, I can send the high res versions. Tariq Manon
Singer and seer Lonnie Holley has a remarkable way of playing off of others while never seeming to quite change his act. The Alabama native first gained attention as a sculptor and visual artist working with found materials in what might be labeled “folk” or “outsider” idioms. He found his way into music and performance, first accompanying himself on a […]
The Brooklyn Style Foundation is organizing their very first Fashion Accessories Design Competition where contestants will create a fashion accessory that solves a problem relating to our current situation. This contest is open to high school students all around the country. The impetus to have a competition like this one was partly because of everything that the country is going […]
Na Lakan Masego is a young adult who grew up in Red Hook and has long been a passionate activist for racial justice. He graduated from South Brooklyn Community High school in 2018. The death of George Floyd as a result of police brutality pushed his activism up a notch and led to him start his own group, calling it […]
Presidential political campaigns have coat tails which during their elections can pull borderline Congressional and Senate candidates along for the ride. The city’s 11th CD, which is all Staten Island plus hefty pieces of southern Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge, is in play with a hotly contested race. In fact the national Dems and Republicans and their respective allies regard this […]
A Build the Block Neighborhood Policing and Safety meeting for 76th Precinct Sector D / Public Service Area (PSA) 1 was held in the beginning of August on Coffey Street for residents to discuss public safety and other issues in the neighborhood and surrounding area. Officers Clarke and Conti are the Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) for Sector D and were […]
New York City has added play streets to its open streets initiative. “Young people deserve the chance to play freely in their neighborhoods while staying safe from COVID-19, and Play Streets will go a long way toward easing the burden of a summer unlike any other,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. Organizing Partners will be responsible for setting up barricades […]