Police have reviewed surveillance video of the gruesome death of Guatemalan immigrant Juan Baten, who was killed early yesterday morning after falling into a mixing machine at the Tortilleria Chinantla factory in East Williamsburg. The video shows Baten frequently reaching into the deep machine to push the dough down, but around 2:30 a.m. his arm got caught on one of the blades and was pulled in. The mechanical arms broke his neck almost instantly. Rosario Ramirez, his common-law wife, told the Daily News, "I'm still in shock...He did everything so we could have a better life." more ›

A 22-year-old man died earlier this morning after falling into a tortilla mixing machine at the Tortilleria Chinantla factory in East Williamsburg. According to the Daily News, he was "crushed" when he "fell into a waist-high tub that was mixing dough about 2:25 a.m." The half-dozen other workers at the plant were unable to pull him out, and police pronounced him dead at the scene. more ›

The artsy technology geeks at Eyebeam really outdid themselves with last night's sold-out "MIXER Underground" by turning their warehouse-size Chelsea space into an elaborate labyrinth and rock club. The place was swarming with giddy artists who must have spent weeks building their massive DIY creation, and the enthusiasm was contagious, evoking the spirit of the old Rubulad parties when they started in pre-gentrified South Williamsburg. There was a robotic bartender hidden away behind a fake closet, and the maze itself was filled with video installations, living sculptures, human rats, and electronic insects. On a high stage at the far end of the room, Roxy Cottontail and Judi Chicago churned out frenetic dance music, and vendors roamed the crowd with coolers of cheap beer. What more could you ask for? (Actually, some hash brownies would have been nice.) The parties are thrown quarterly, so check their website again in the winter if you want in. more ›