Bushwick mural — Photo by Diego Cupolo

For many of you, them may be barfin’ words. But influential art critic Jerry Saltz — who recently took a low-key tour through the hood — says Bushwick is “the closest thing to the eighties East Village.” Interestingly, very indy (like, in someone’s apartment) gallery Norte Maar heads the list as a starting point for a Bushwick art jaunt. Also mentioned: Pocket Utopia, English Kills, and Lumenhouse.