Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
In Pictures: Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
Fixers Collective members, Tammy Pittman, (l.), Joe Holdner (c.), and Vincent Lai (r.), work to repair an old broken stool at the fixer's workshop space at Proteus Gowanus, an art gallery and reading room in Brooklyn. Ann Hermes/Staff
Every week for the past year or so, a slew of handy types have flooded the back room of the old box factory in an industrial section of Brooklyn, with the express purpose of helping New Yorkers repair their broken stuff. Ann Hermes/Staff
Eric Bowman watches as Joe Holdner, a member of The Fixers Collective, works on his broken blender. Ann Hermes/Staff
Joe Holdner is not a professional mechanic. He, and the other members of the collective, fix things at no charge for the sheer joy of it. Ann Hermes/Staff
The Fixers Collective was created out of the Proteus Gowanus gallery, a funky and popular local event space, as an experiment to mend broken items, from blenders to umbrellas, for the public. Ann Hermes/Staff
Fixers Collective member Vincent Lai researches ways to fix broken computer monitors. Ann Hermes/Staff
Spare parts line the walls including everything from wires and small screws to fabric and sewing needles. Ann Hermes/Staff
Reporter Matthew Shaer joins the fun and tries to repair the base of a broken computer monitor. Ann Hermes/Staff
Tammy Pittman, Director of Proteus Gowanus, works with Bronwen Haskel, (l.) to repair her broken lamp. On Thursday nights from 7 to 9, the collective invites residents to bring by their battered and
Nancy Sampson tries her hand at repairing a broken lamp after her blender was mended by The Fixers Collective. Ann Hermes/Staff
Pittman laughs as she discovers the probable cause behind the broken lamp. Ann Hermes/Staff
Reservations are not required; the only fee is a suggested $5 or $10 donation, which is used to pay the rent and keep the collective flush
Joe Holdner carries a broken sign into the fixer's work space. Ann Hermes/Staff
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
In Pictures: Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah will fight to keep Syria's Bashar Assad in power. He also said Hezbollah fighers are fighting in Syria against Sunni Islamic radicals.
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period."
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