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June 25, 2009

Closing Bell: Bushwick is 'New York Cool'

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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.




Posted by TCulver at 4:00 PM | Comments (18)
Categories: Bushwick, Closing Bell

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Unbelievable. I have a feeling the tourists are likely to be a bit underwhelmed. Some parts seem more like San Juan or Tijuana than 70's Manhattan. Other parts are just boring.

Posted by: Art Salt at June 25, 2009 4:17 PM

Yeeeaaaahhhhhhh. I can see a bunch of middle aged British tourists with Harrod's bags traipsing through Bushwick.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 4:22 PM

I am so glad I don't care about living in a 'cool' neighborhood. It must be depressing to have to move every couple of years as crap like this happens.

British Airways' finances are in worse shape than the average backyard tent dweller's, so maybe that's where they got the idea.

Posted by: etson at June 25, 2009 4:25 PM

haters.

Posted by: sourgrapes at June 25, 2009 4:38 PM

I always have a blast when I go out to Bushwick - But I wouldn't recommend it for tourists as it's not squeaky Disneyland 'clean' and all the good stuff isn't exactly in the NYC Guide Books they walk around with.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 4:41 PM


What exactly is a "double-decker bicycle?"

Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 5:07 PM

Good question E. NY. I don't think I've been in Bushwick in 10 years... Strange how in Brooklyn you can go a lifetime and just know a couple of hoods and Manhattan.

Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at June 25, 2009 5:17 PM

"What exactly is a "double-decker bicycle?"

Didn't read the article - but there is a guy I see on Lorimer street often - he basically welded 2 bicycle frames on top of each other - making the bike really high in the air. Fixed gear of course - I'm amazed he's still alive.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 5:20 PM

The hype about Bushwick is just insane.

Posted by: mopar at June 25, 2009 6:04 PM

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.

Posted by: mopar at June 25, 2009 6:07 PM

At first I thought it said, "Bushwick is for losers".

Posted by: Big Jugs at June 25, 2009 6:24 PM

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.

Posted by: wine lover at June 25, 2009 6:38 PM

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.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 6:48 PM

Is Bushwick the next Portland?

Posted by: Hal at June 25, 2009 8:51 PM

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.

Posted by: mopar at June 25, 2009 10:19 PM

Only NINE stops from Union Square!!!

Isn't that a lot? I mean, East New York is only TEN stops, then, yes?

Posted by: Heather at June 25, 2009 11:20 PM

The L Train is the most unreliable in all of NYC.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 26, 2009 8:26 AM

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.

Posted by: JKB at June 26, 2009 12:52 PM

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