On March 25, an empty apartment building in Queens was filled with dazzling art installations and participatory performances.
Oriana Leckert
Oriana is a writer, editor, and cultural hipstorian [sic] who is kind of obsessed with Brooklyn. She is the author of "Brooklyn Spaces: 50 Hubs of Culture & Creativity" (Monacelli, 2015) and creatrix of the website of the same name. She is events editor at both Brokelyn and Greenpointers, and her writing has appeared on Slate, Atlas Obscura, Matador, New York Post, Curbed, Brooklyn Based, Greenpointers, and more. Follow her at @orianabklyn.
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Saying Goodbye to a Brooklyn DIY Architectural Marvel
Most of the coverage you’ll find about the Broken Angel House, a handmade architectural marvel in Clinton Hill, starts the story in 2006, when there was a small fire that set off all the trouble. That’s the year the tale switches from one about brilliant bohemian artists building their crazy dream house to one about an eccentric old man overwhelmed by legal troubles, shady business partners, and the strangling bureaucracy of the city.