New Bar/Hangout Coming to Troutman
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!
February 1st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Between what streets on Troutman?
February 1st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
It’s about 50 feet south of Knickerbocker.
February 1st, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Mmmmm, beer.
Mmmmmm, girl.
Mmmmmmm, beer and girl = Yaay!
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am
YESSS
February 2nd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I live around the corner on Wilson, and will probably spend like half my entertainment budget here. OPEN!
February 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
i don’t live nearby but sometimes make the trek to northeast kingdom for dinner. i’ll definitely be checking this new place out when it opens. i hope they are planning ahead for a potential delay in the opening. it’s already an uphill battle with SLA and community boards these days (though maybe in bushwick there is less resistance), and construction almost always takes longer than anticipated. add to the mix that DOB is so unpredictable with their inspections and demands, the opening is almost guaranteed to be pushed back. if there is a C of O change on the property, that is just another headache. sorry to sound like a downer… best of luck to the proprietors and can’t wait to see the final results!
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Yay Yay Yay — I wish the best and I’ll be there all the time
February 4th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
omg i will be here every day great to have something in the nabe instead of going to life for a burger!
February 6th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Yay! I live on the next block. I’ve been waiting very patiently for a neighborhood bar. Good luck Jane!
February 8th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Anyone have an actual day this place opens?
February 11th, 2008 at 10:30 am
No.
June 19th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
ughhhhhhhh any idea when this place will open? it’s summer, need to drink more, but also don’t want to go more than a few blocks from my apt to do so.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I think we’re looking at Sept-Oct, unfortunately. Asi van las cosas.