here in bushwick collectors from every walk of life come.s are long, sometimes ten to 15 hours. >> my main focus. >> all the way from chinatown and bring them here to bushwick turning hundreds if not thousands to big wads of cash. how often do you come here? >> sometimes when it gets warmer five. >> many come from other countries, but not all. some retire from their day job and others sadly my just looking to sustain a bad habit. >> a place where people are living on the very edge. hey, you know what, get a bag in my basement. >> stories that don't always reach the eye. but artists are now trying to change that in brooklyn. decorating area where they work but also decorating their car. >> look at that. >> the more we talk about it the more people are engaged. >> now, this comes as they are being called scavengers. >> putting the department of sanitation recycling program at risk. >> and taking money that should go toward the sanitation department workers. >> elaine hurt nobody. >> the way we deal with homeless people, poor people. people who

. >> in an industrial neighborhood in bushwick, brooklyn, he stumbled on this art alley, an open air>> when you walk every block in new york you stumble upon things would you have never stumbled upon before. i couldn't believe that there was this fantastic place here filled with all sorts of murals. >> more than 100 of them. he met local restaurant owner james lauritz who explained how it started. >> just wanted to do something to improve the look of the area. and as soon as we put up a few murals along this one wall it just took off. started getting permission. it's really just grown out of control. >> all of this happened in three years? >> yeah. pretty crazy. >> further into brooklyn, in bensonhurst, on an otherwise quiet street he found this inviting yard filled with super heroes and villains, pop icons and starlets and homage to know stall i can't known as steve's play land. >> this is steve. >> how are you? >> how are you, steve? >> how are you? >> how long have you had this place, steve? >> going on 14 years now. >> and what's the idea behind all this? >> well, originally it s

. >> today -- >> reporter: from this intimate study in bush businessw -- bushwick, food is talk about and said if i drop two shipping containers in your back yard, would you allow us to run a radio station out of it? they said as long as we can get the containers ourselves and use it for the restaurant if it should fail, then you can do it. >> reporter: that's how much belief they it? >> they were like, we just got two shipping container out of this. >> reporter: the network which still operates more than 40 hosts. we sat in on emily pearson's show called "sharp and hot." >> you have outdoor space -- >> yes, i guess we do. >> reporter: which answers cooking questions at every level. >> we'll talk all about the benefits of charcoal versus gas grills. >> reporter: joe's show, "in the drink," is all about beverages. >> you might have six bottles to open in a five-minute span. >> reporter: over seven years, martins and his executive director, erin fairbanks, have earned a reputation as broadcast leaders in the underground food scene. food oregganically became a pla to talk about ideas as