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Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

Billyburg artist in China’s big house

By Ben Muessig
Students for a Free Tibet
Art: Lord knows, we weren’t going to cover the Olympics, but when the Chinese put the squeeze on one of Brooklyn’s best-loved multi-media artists, it was time for The Brooklyn Paper to summon its international bureau. Comments (1).

Pandamonium in Williamsburg

By Ben Muessig
Greenpoint: Pandas might be an endangered species, but that didn’t stop cops from capturing four of them in Williamsburg on Aug. 16. Comments (2).

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

Eternal nightmare of the not-so-spotless crackhouse

By Ben Muessig
The Brooklyn Paper / Ben Muessig
Williamsburg: The Williamsburg house that starred in the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” has become an eternal nightmare for neighbors. Comments (4).

They picked the wrong kid to pick on

By Allison Bosworth
Greenpoint: Two thugs ran into the wrong perp on Aug. 12. Plus all the other crime news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Gunpoint robbery!

By Emily Lavin
Williamsburg: A mugging on Harrison Avenue — plus all the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.
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