Closing Bell: Bushwick is 'New York Cool'
Travelers on British Airways can read all about Bushwick in the latest issue of the airlines’ magazine, High Life. The neighborhood is recommended for those who want to experience the 1980s era of Manhattan and its underground vibe. The magazine claims that “Bushwick is just nine stops on the L train from Union Square, but…
Travelers on British Airways can read all about Bushwick in the latest issue of the airlines’ magazine, High Life. The neighborhood is recommended for those who want to experience the 1980s era of Manhattan and its underground vibe. The magazine claims that “Bushwick is just nine stops on the L train from Union Square, but it’s a 20-minute time warp to a golden age of New York cool.” Bushwick BK predicts that photos from a tourist’s visit to the ‘hood would probably include “self-portraits in front of the Boar’s Head Rock Street distribution plant, rainbow-colored puddles, skinny people on double-decker bicycles and maybe a shot of that creepy Santa statue on Bogart Street.”
New York: Get hip to Bushwick [High Life]
Bushwick Declared ‘Cool’ by Tourism Magazine [Bushwick BK]
Photo by Bushwick Culture.
C’mon, no one is commenting on the fact that a magazine called “High Life” is recommending Bushwick as a great place to visit?
Most of the Bushwick denizens I know epitomize the spirit (and fact) of high life.
The L Train is the most unreliable in all of NYC.
Only NINE stops from Union Square!!!
Isn’t that a lot? I mean, East New York is only TEN stops, then, yes?
No, Portland is the next Bushwick.
Wine Lover, I don’t know if you were speaking to me or just the board in general, but I live in Bushwick. The art is terrible but there are a lot of fun loft parties and a lot of music, much of it in illegal venues. It’s mostly a place for recent graduates to find cheap rent.
Is Bushwick the next Portland?
Motorino got their liquor license. Brooklyn Star is still BYOB.
Motorino is prolly top 5 in NYC
Northeast Kingdom rules – Reminds me of “Diner” – but not as crowded.
mopar – i know about almacen – was byob and went 2x, but now they’ve cracked down on byob, so we all wait. same with brooklyn star and motorino? dunno. motorino is getting national acclaim, and a must for all – neopolitan pizza on graham – fab.
anyway, there are places opening in bushwick left and right and more and more people are securing studio space and heading that way.
best to have a list of galleries and restaurants before you go. they have gallery opening nights where there are lots of people out and it’s pretty fun.
At first I thought it said, “Bushwick is for losers”.
But Dave, seriously, you should drive over to Northeast Kingdom sometime with some friends for dinner. It’s delicious. And while most of the patrons are 22, there are regulars in their 50s and 60s — I suspect from Ridgewood.
I think you would also love El Almacen in Williamsburg if they would hurry up and get their damn liquor license.
Don’t worry, neither are obnoxiously hipster-y.