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    Obama's In: Bushwick Inauguration Events

    Obama mural in Bushwick. -- Photo by Hrag Vartanian There'll be no shortage of Bushwick events for the Presidential Inauguration tomorrow. In D.C., the day's schedule starts at 11:30am with the formal Swearing-in ceremony, followed by a parade and the Neighborhood Inauguration Ball at 7pm. The ball, televised on ABC, will feature luminaries like Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill , Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Stevie Wonder and Nick Cannon. Several Bushwick spots are scheduling events and specials ...

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    • Cheap Drinks With the Justice League on Myrtle

      Gotham City Lounge Co-Owner Ray Torrellas busts some moves with his lightsaber behind the bar. -- Photos by Diego Cupolo. While many comic book fans spend ...

    • New Bar 'The Wick' Opens on Broadway

      Keeping that 'Wick lit. -- Photo by Peter Puleo On the cusp of our neighborhood bordering the disputed territory of Bed-Stuy and Bushwick, a friendly new ...

    • Troutman's 'Tandem' Opening Soon

      Jane and Cathy talk over their plans at Tandem's salvaged mahogany bar. After a year of planning and construction, in addition to unexpected delays due to ...

    • Final Countdown: Election Night in Bushwick

      The longest and most expensive presidential race in American history should come to an end tonight -- depending on the performance of those pesky voting ...
    • Rowdy Bingo at the Wreck Room
      photo by Angela J. Cranford For one night every week, bingo fans of Bushwick head to the Wreck Room, an auto-mechanic's wet dream of a bar located at the corner of Flushing and Evergreen. With wall decorations made up of old car parts and seats from the back of reclaimed minivans, the Wreck Room's vibe is unexpectedly welcoming. I came in ...
    • New Stuff in the Bushwick Pipeline
      Here's some stuff I have inklings and semi-confirmation on: *A huge warehouse at Knickerbocker and Flushing is right now under renovation into a Bedford Minimall-like retail and art center. The developer has not yet decided on a final layout. A snippet of one possibility is above. *Two upscale/organic grocery operators are fighting over space at the Wyckoff Exchange. One wants two "bays" ...
    • 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 ...
    • Voice on GBM's Steve Trimboli
      As some of you may know, Steve, the owner of Goodbye Blue Monday, has a ton of bills from his recent cancer treatment. The Village Voice did a bit on his problems and hopefully a big part of the solution to them: the big benefit at Silent Barn this past Saturday.
    • Northeast Kingdom Lounge Opening Soon
      The rumor is confirmed: Northeast Kingdom is opening a lounge in their basement possibly next week. I saw the owner lugging heavy stuff down into the basement hatch last week; an employee told me it will be "cute." This is good news for those of us who loathe clubs and are a little tired of bars. A cool lounge with ...
    • Friends of BushwickBK Win 'Best of NYC'
      Two Bushwick institutions were awarded "Best of NYC" in the Village Voice this week: Goodbye Blue Monday for "Best Place To See Great Up-and-Coming Bands Before They Embrace Their Own Hype" Trees Not Trash for "Best Reason To Take Up Gardening" Congrats to both winners and here's hoping that next year's awards features even more Bushwick businesses (which will hopefully be open by ...
    • A Hipster Haven Evolves on Broadway
      Goodbye Blue Monday is not going to be what you expect. If there weren't a certain elegance to the rusty junk outside the storefront, you wouldn't really be able to tell the difference between it and any of the other junky places on this depressing stretch of Broadway. Inside is a mega-high-ceilinged shop -- to the left, some computers and the ...
    • Morgantown in the Spotlight
      The Brooklyn Paper visited Morgantown this weekend for its piece entitled "Bush-where?" They briefly reviewed all the places we're already sick of (just kidding! no but seriously) after making an attempt to wade through the East Williamsburg-Bushwick label feud. Brave.