Tag Archives: Brooklyn

New Web-series From Our Neighbors to the North: East WillyB

One of my friends on Facebook posted up this link a few weeks ago to a webtv series about Bushwick: EastWillyB. The show touches upon the changing cultural landscape caused by gentrification with a funny, satirical edge. Check out the trailer below and the site for more info.

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Yesterday I Died Examines the Violence in Young Lives

[ September 25, 2009; 7:00 pm; September 26, 2009; 3:30 pm; ]
DLG Productions first produced Yesterday I Died in response to the tragic Somerset and Newark murders during the summer of 2007. The play, which features teen actors, chronicles the lives of young people killed in New Jersey and the reactions to their murders. The play also features other stories of individuals who have been affected [...]

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True Tales of Tenancy

Gather ’round the campfire, readers, and let me share with you a little taste of Bed-Stuy living that many of you may be able to relate to. Normally, I – and many of the other Bed Stuy Blog scribes – tend to focus on the positive when writing about the people, places, and issues in [...]

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