HEROES
123 Community Space
Ok, so there’s no one person involved with this grassroots-organized, community-driven Bed-Stuy space to highlight as a “hero.” In this case, we’ll just have to call the project itself heroic. Originated by a coalition of groups from outside the hood–Freegan Bike Workshop, NYC Anarchist Black Cross, along with countless individuals–123 endeavors to “open up the space to people of Bed-Stuy as a place to make their voices heard, learn together, share, and organize.” And that’s exactly what they’re doing through a whole range of workshops, events and actions, from art making to bike repair. More of this, please.
they just lost their lease, and need to find another….preferably in the immediate neighborhood, for not much money…
Mayor Bloomberg is in the picture but there isn’t anything written about him, how come?
His editing staff is still next to impeccable. I think you meant savvy.
In terms of heroes and villains, you have both in what’s going on with the 1-2-3 Community Space. You’ve written about the heroes, but there is also a villain, or rather villains. You can read about them on a blog set up to chronicle the eviction of 1-2-3 by money-grubbing landlords (I know, that’s redundant).
I think Bloomberg is on the cover as he’s referred to in the Reverend Billy editorial.
Thanks GOD this jackass is being called out. I’m glad to see the villains behind the villains called out.
Graydon Carter is a villain because time and age has given him a different perspective in life? Prepare author, for you too will in time (and with age) join the ranks of ‘villains’ everywhere. Unless you’re just so closed minded as to never change.
Also, when does libertarianism == ‘giving up’. That’s just reductionism.
You list Bloomberg as a villain but his traffic doyenne, Sadik-Khan, is a hero. And Billy Talen, no matter how well intentioned, is a clown.
http://www.forgotten-ny.com