WORK: KT the Bike Mechanic

KT owns Velo Brooklyn Bushwick Bike Shop. A Virginia native, her first job in New York was as a bike messenger in Manhattan for nine years. Two years ago, she opened up her own bike repair shop on…

WORK: The Lemonade Stand

Meet Jakirah, Giovanni, Sosanna and Christopher. They’re starting their summer selling lemonade and water, taking their earnings to buy either nails, a dining table… or the NFL. The best part of their work is “the money,” and they get…

WORK: Raymond, Electrician and Farmer

Raymond works for ConEd laying cable, a dangerous job that doesn’t bother him because he’s in good health. He believes his health comes from his diet, mostly food he farms himself, and no red meat. He farms because, as…

WORK: Tanya, Power-Tool Pioneer

Tanya was the first female mechanic to work at the Woodside, Queens Black and Decker office back in the ’80s. She wanted to find more work in carpentry and construction but couldn’t get hired — she suffered harassment and…

WORK: ‘Live Within Your Means’

This neighbor was introduced to me by my building’s super. He works for himself as a musician, and works part-time at a restaurant to help pay the rest of the bills. He doesn’t relate well to people whose parents…

WORK: Jackie from the STD Clinic

Today, the second installment of Sejan Yun’s WORK series for BushwickBK. See Gregorio Santos from last week.

I met Jackie Jacome and her neighbor at the corner of Bushwick and Kossuth Place. She spent the day out in…

WORK: Gregorio the Appliance Mechanic

Please welcome Sejan Yun, a Bushwick resident and videographer. She will be schlepping her camera around Bushwick for a weekly video series on work called, yeah, WORK. She believes work, to some extent, defines who you are. Enjoy.