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Photo: Aaron Short

Not unexpectedly, Maritza Davila and Gerry Esposito were no-shows at the Churches United “debate” on Monday night (even Diana was only there a short while). A shame, as the voters in the 34th really deserve a chance to hear the candidates explain themselves.

October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd: Krautrock pioneers Faust, with Cold Cave and Aluk Todolo; a home run punk fest featuring Pissed Jeans, TV Ghost, Vee Dee, and Guinea Worms; No Wave legends Teenage Jesus and the Jerks plus a triple attack setup of NYC noisemongers Sightings, Drunkdriver, and Talk Normal.

Photo: Phil Patton/NYT

The only downside to being out of town this past weekend.

Photo: Sean Doyle

Ms. Heather links to a photo of the aftermath of a car wreck on Provost Street. From what I hear, it was not a drag race, but rather a single car with a young inebriated driver showing off to his girlfriend. Unfortunately, the driver is dead and the girlfriend is paralyzed. If you read Polish, it’s in all of the local papers.

[In the same post, Heather has an equally horrific account of a young man’s deadly fall from a Greenpoint rooftop.]

BushwickBK asks an important question. Given the small numbers of voters in a city council primary, the impact of voting is much greater. If that’s not enough reason to vote, remember this – politicians notice where the votes are, and pay attention accordingly.

When people ask me if Bushwick is safe I always reply: ‘It’s like any urban area, if you’re smart and pay attention to your surroundings you’ll be fine.’ … Unfortunately, a couple of weeks ago I didn’t follow my own advice, ending up with eight staples in my head because someone really wanted to steal my crappy mountain bike.

When we contacted the Department of Transportation about the flagrant traffic violations, they responded saying: ‘The DOT will be coordinating with the NYPD to better manage trucks in the area and direct them to existing truck routes.’

I’d be willing to bet that Brooklyn residents are pretty united over DOT’s roll out of the Kent Avenue traffic changes.

The Times takes a look at the state of the economy in Greenpoint.

Public Place warehouse – Gowanus Lounge predicted this wall collapse six months ago.

The debates in the 33rd keep coming – the latest being tomorrow night’s debate sponsored by Transportation Alternatives. The debate takes place at Automotive High School (I assume an intentionally ironic choice?) in Williamsburg, and promises some top-notch moderating.

When: Tuesday, September 1, 7-8:30 pm
Where: Automotive High School, 50 Bedford Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
What: Council District 33 Debate (Williamsburg, Greenpoint, DUMBO, Park
Slope)
Who: City Council candidates for District 33 (Isaac Abraham, Ken Baer, Doug Biviano, Ken Diamondstone, Steve Levin, Jo Anne Simon, Evan Thies)

Also, don’t forget tonight’s first (and so far, only) debate in the 34th Council District.