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Lending a Hand After Sandy

Ashley Peoples | Posted 01.05.2013 | Canada Impact
Ashley Peoples

It's a lucky, guilty, overwhelming feeling to be sitting in a Red Hook, Brooklyn cafe, on my laptop, well fed, well caffeinated, well clothed, and with no personal hurricane horror stories. Emotions and opinions are running high. But these same people remain helpful and hopeful and charitable. Neighbours with power offer others a place to shower, a place to cook. Everyone offers advice on how to get help, how to help.

Brooklyn's Closed Shops Open Wide For Art

opencityprojects.com | Posted 12.04.2011 | Canada

Walking down a pretty barren stretch of downtown Brooklyn, I noticed something strange in the windows of the shops lining Willoughby Street. Although ...