Jane Virga squealed as we entered her gigantic red garage on Troutman Street, whose 2500sqft she is fashioning into a neighborhood bar. She rushed around the space, showing me where the kitchen would be, then whirled around to indicate the space where “a lot” of bathrooms will be. In the process, she banged her knee “funny bone” on some kind of machine — another injury to add to the list which includes hurting her elbow while sandblasting the walls.

She breathlessly showed me the plans for the space — art studios in the back, kitchen/storage/prep area in the middle, and the bar itself toward the front. The current garage door will be transformed into a massive window looking out onto the former epicenter of Bushwick’s crack trade, soon to be swarming with the artists, hipsters, and yuppies of the neighborhood.

She expects the bar, which as of yet is not named, to be open by June. It will serve a basic burger, and “hippie food” that will change daily. Given the propensity of entrepreneurs to misestimate the regulatory climate, let’s say October.

More info as it comes!

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