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1717 Troutman Street — 1717 Troutman St, New York, NY 11385

An OASIS in a Sea of Industry

BushwickBK.com — November 25, 2008

When I first moved to the Bushwick area a bit over a year ago, one of my first sublets was a room in a shared loft at 1717 Troutman. It was not so much a room as a plywood cocoon, floating above the living space and accessed through a hatch in the floo... »

Bklink: Working at 475 Kent

February 10, 2008

"Stories like these rarely end well for artists. Dozens of residents were ousted from lofts in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city found violations in 2000. The tenants fought bitterly with their landlord, Joshua Guttman, accusing him in a law... »

Bushwick Hipsters Turn Out to Be Queens Hipsters, Actually

October 31, 2007

We rest our case. Photo: Annsley Chapman Our post last week about a protest at 1717 Troutman Street, a warehouse whose residents were "evacuated" by fireman with sledgehammers after only ten hours' notice, generated quite a few comments. "1717 Troutman... »

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Bushwick Hipsters Left Out in the Cold

October 26, 2007

Photo: Annsley ChapmanAnother battle in the never-ending war between Man and Landlord was fought this morning, when a large collection of young artists and hipsters gathered in front of 17-17 Troutman Street, a warehouse in Bushwick, to protest their a... »

1717 Troutman residents thrown out by NYC at 9pm, no notice

October 24, 2007

Following a stay of three weeks in Mexico City to complete a commission for a museum in the historical center and staying in a nice hotel and being treated as a respected guest, I returned to New York City to be homeless. My residence and studio are lo... »

Queens Evictions Were Abrupt, Unexpected

October 20, 2007

When residents of 17-17 Troutman St. woke Thursday morning, most were not aware that they would be homeless by the end of the day. The day before, notices were posted that city inspectors would be arriving to look the building over for violations at 9:... »

City Throws Loft-Dwellers Into the Streets

October 19, 2007

It’s about to get cold, but why should that stop the city from booting some 220 people out of their apartments without allowing them to retrieve much more than a few handfuls of clothing? Apparently the building at 1717 Troutman (home of Allen Supply, ... »

Hipsters Booted From Ridgewood Loft Building

October 19, 2007

Between 100 and 220 people living in an old warehouse in Ridgewood converted to hipster lofts got the boot yesterday when the city shut the building down and evicted everyone because of conditions "imminently perilous to life." The lofts are on the sec... »

Hundreds of hipsters tossed out on street

October 18, 2007

Hundreds of Queens residents were left homeless Thursday evening after the city deemed their building an illegal residence and evicted them. Hundreds Of Queens Residents Evicted From Unsafe Building The Department of Buildings issued a vacate order for... »