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Playlist: Brooklyn

Compiled By: Eva Breneman

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Brooklyn Christmas Tree

From Lizzy Cooper Davis | 02:48

Two minutes with Vincent van Rhyn, a Christmas tree seller in Brooklyn, NY.

Default-piece-image-1 Vincent van Rhyn has been selling Christmas trees since he was 16. He's been on this Brooklyn corner every December for 30 years.

No Bills: The People's Firehouse

From Nick Yulman | Part of the No Bills: Stories of North Brooklyn series | 11:26

Stories about the People's Firehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Paul Veneski talks about occupying the Engine Company 212 firehouse in 1975 with his father Adam Veneski, the founder of the North Brooklyn advocacy organization People's Firehouse Inc.

Felice Kirby talks about coming to Williamsburg as a community organizer in the 1970s and running Teddy's Bar & Grill on Berry Street.

Leonora Russo talks about volunteering with People's Firehouse and being dubbed "the Queen of Williamsburg".

This piece was part of No Bills: Stories of North Brooklyn, a site-specific audio installation that presented audio oral histories about Williamsburg and Greenpoint through listening stations situated in construction fences and on the street. It created serendipitous encounters for passersby, inviting them to engage with the neighborhood’s history while standing at the sites of its developing future.

No-bills_construction_small Stories about the People's Firehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Paul Veneski talks about occupying the Engine Company 212 firehouse in 1975 with his father Adam Veneski, the founder of the North Brooklyn advocacy organization People's Firehouse Inc. Felice Kirby talks about coming to Williamsburg as a community organizer in the 1970s and running Teddy's Bar & Grill on Berry Street. Leonora Russo talks about volunteering with People's Firehouse and being dubbed "the Queen of Williamsburg". This piece was part of No Bills: Stories of North Brooklyn, a site-specific audio installation that presented audio oral histories about Williamsburg and Greenpoint through listening stations situated in construction fences and on the street. It created serendipitous encounters for passersby, inviting them to engage with the neighborhood’s history while standing at the sites of its developing future.

No Bills: Get the Bread Before You're Dead

From Nick Yulman | Part of the No Bills: Stories of North Brooklyn series | 05:55

Jerry Ragusa talks about running Grande Monuments, a tombstone shop in Williamsburg Brooklyn, and his decision to start sell fresh bread in alongside the grave stones.

No-bills_construction_small Jerry Ragusa talks about running Grande Monuments, a tombstone shop in Williamsburg Brooklyn, and his decision to start sell fresh bread in alongside the grave stones.

This piece was part of No Bills: Stories of North Brooklyn, a site-specific audio installation that presented audio oral histories about Williamsburg and Greenpoint through listening stations situated in construction fences and on the street. It created serendipitous encounters for passersby, inviting them to engage with the neighborhood’s history while standing at the sites of its developing future.