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  • chicken hut

    18 May ’15 /

    [I’m counting down to the release of the Brooklyn Spaces book by doing one mini-post per day, sharing teasers of some of the places you’ll find in it. This is the last one—the book is out tomorrow!] neighborhood: bed-stuy | …

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    the schoolhouse

    4 Sep ’11

    bushwick project for the arts

    3 Jan ’11

    swimming cities

    3 Oct ’11
  • pioneer works

    15 May ’14 /

    space type: nonprofit, skillshare, gallery | neighborhood: red hook | active since: 2012 | links: website, facebook, twitter, wikipedia Pioneer Works is huge. It’s around 27,000 square feet with 40-foot ceilings, which is just truly, absolutely …

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    see.me

    23 Aug ’13

    gowanus ballroom

    12 May ’11

    950 hart gallery

    3 Aug ’11
  • acme studio

    31 May ’13 /

    space type: photo studio & prop house | neighborhood: williamsburg | active since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter, tumblr Listen, I’ve been to a lot of wacky spaces through this project, but Acme is one of …

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    bushwick print lab

    10 Apr ’11

    werdink / ninja pyrate

    22 Jun ’11

    breuckelen distilling co.

    1 Jul ’11
  • broken angel

    15 Mar ’13 /

    neighborhood: clinton hill | space type: living space, maker | active since: 1979 | links: facebook, flickr This article was written for Hyperallergic. See the original here. Most of the coverage you’ll find about the Broken Angel, a …

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    monster island

    16 Sep ’11

    the cave of archaic remnants

    20 Nov ’13

    big irv’s

    6 May ’15
  • the illuminator

    18 Sep ’12 /

    space type: maker, activism | neighborhood: ft. greene & all over | active since: 2012 | links: website, facebook, twitter For many involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement, the two-month anniversary last November was a galvanizing moment. …

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    trees not trash

    20 Jan ’11

    bushwick city farms

    8 Jul ’12

    time’s up

    31 Jan ’11
  • pickett furniture (pier 41 workshop)

    23 Aug ’12 /

    space type: coworking maker space | neighborhood: red hook | active since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter, tumblr Pickett Furniture is huge. The massive coworking space—in an old import / export warehouse right on the …

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    better than jam

    14 Mar ’11

    arch p&d

    7 Apr ’11

    metropolis soap co.

    28 Aug ’11
  • twig terrariums

    10 Mar ’12 /

    neighborhood: gowanus | space type: makers, commercial | active since: 2009 | links: website, facebook, twitter, flickr, pinterest Yet another amazing maker shop in Gowanus, Twig Terrariums—the brainchild of Katy Maslow and Michelle Inciarrano—sells tiny gorgeous …

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    better than jam

    14 Mar ’11

    factory studios

    23 Mar ’11

    acme studio

    31 May ’13
  • gowanus print lab

    16 Nov ’11 /

    space type: print studio | neighborhood: gowanus | actice since: 2010 | links: website, facebook, twitter The Print Lab is deep in the bowels of Gowanus. It’s a nice stroll from the train, unless you happen to visit …

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    better than jam

    14 Mar ’11

    running rebel studios (formerly semi-legit)

    5 Feb ’12

    breuckelen distilling co.

    1 Jul ’11
  • a wrecked tangle press

    23 Sep ’11 /

    space type: art press | neighborhood: prospect heights | active since: 2007 | links: website, facebook, myspace There’s no doubt that Brooklyn is a literary utopia. We’ve got writers winning all the most important awards, we’ve got a …

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    breuckelen distilling co.

    1 Jul ’11

    3rd ward

    16 Feb ’11

    werdink / ninja pyrate

    22 Jun ’11
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