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New Bill Aims to Curb the Amount of Trash Being Trucked Through North BK

(Photo: Ilyse Liffreing)

(Photo: Ilyse Liffreing)

North Brooklyn handles almost 40 percent of the city’s trash, and a couple of City Council members think that just plain stinks. They’re introducing a bill that would dramatically curb the amount of garbage being hauled through Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick.
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This Hardcore Band Is Back After 30 Years to Play the Scene’s Old Stomping Grounds

The High and The Mighty at A7 in 1983. (Courtesy of the band.)

The High and The Mighty at A7 in 1983. (Courtesy of the band.)

Avenue A seems more like Bourbon Street some nights, but this Thursday a hardcore show with several reunited New York bands will evoke the spirit of a grittier time. Once the location of the A7 club, where bands like Agnostic Front and Bad Brains played, Niagara will host a record release show for a band that hasn’t played in 30 years: The High and The Mighty.
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