July 2009 archives

Earlier this month, Brazilian graffiti artists Os Gemeos finished their new mural at Houston Street and Bowery, and dedicated it to their recently deceased friend and fellow artist, Dash Snow

July 28, 2009 by Jennifer Avins
Jenni Avins wrote about Os Gemeos and their latest piece for New York Magazine’s Intelligencer.

Former Iona College standout Steve "All Day All Night" Burtt Jr. sets for a free throw at Dyckman Court in Upper Manhattan

July 14, 2009 by Drew Geraets
Burtt, the son of former NBA player Steve Burtt, Sr., is a Harlem native who has played professionally in Israel. View more photos of the event in Drew Geraets’s Flickr album.

A washing machine falls toward the ground after workers pushed it off the fourth floor of 491 Myrtle Avenue, as a hose sprays the building to counteract the dust.

July 1, 2009 by Jim Flood
The city ordered the building taken down after it sustained damage from the June 21 collapse of 493 Myrtle, at right. The Local, a blog by The New York Times about Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, has been covering the building collapse extensively.