Say, What?

Rewind, and catch up on what made the headlines this week, in the words of the people who said it best!

“Anybody can put an outfit on a dog, but the trick is having their personality match the outfit; the trick is to bring it to life.”

-- Francyne Ellison, one of the judges at the Bed-Stuy Pet-Stuy Pet Fashion Show describes what makes a winning pet contestant

Fur Rips The Runway in Fulton Park

 A three-wheeled motorcycle emblazoned with names like “#1 Bitch," for example, also made an appearance.

--Willy Staley describes the scene at an annual car burnout contest on Kosciuszko Street

Head Hunters Smoke up the Block

“I was falsely arrested twice and slandered.”

--Rapper Foxy Brown, outside of the courthouse where she a judge dropped charges against her for allegedly mooning her St. Mark's Avenue neighbor last summer

Judge Drops Charges Against Foxy Brown; Rapper to Sue for Malicious Prosecution

“In the end, I didn’t have much of a choice: I moved here and made the best of it, by taking a passive-aggressive approach -- not even considering it "my" neighborhood, but rather, a place I came to every day to crash and eat.”

--Jett Wells explains his resignation with having to move to Bed-Stuy

A Walk of Pomp and Circumstance

"I think that we’ve done a pretty good job of switching over, keeping our reputation—people still know what to expect from here."

--Cassidy, the bartender at One Last Shag talks about the bar’s decision to change its name

Rather Sweet Revenge or One Last Shag?