So while you were Xmas-ing, Kwanza-ing, and bitching about Hannukah being over way too early this year, all this happened in Bushwick. And we thought, you might wanna know….
First Brooklyn homicide of the year happened in… yes… you’re right if you’re guessing Bushwick. On New Year’s Day at 3pm, a teenager was shot in front of the Borinquen Memorial Funeral Home on Bushwick Avenue near Pilling Street by a suspect from a passing car. [DNAinfo]
Councilwoman Diana Reyna (who represents 34th District which includes Bushwick, Williamsburg and Ridgewood) was named Deputy Borough President by incoming Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Congratulations! [Daily News]
A five-storey apartment building will be erected at a vacant lot at 435 Central Avenue near Madison Street. The building will have 17 units; 11,792 square feet of residential space; nine underground parking spaces, and a communal roof terrace. [Brownstoner]
Francisco Garcia, the former owner of The Evergreen Ice Cream Co. and one of the owners of the building where it was located, sent us an email earlier today. The ice cream shop is no more. Francisco says: “I closed the shop to rent it out to a larger tenant.” The new tenant is Chuko Ramen from Prospect Heights who will open a Bushwick spin off in mid-February, adds Eater. [our inbox]
New choose-your-adventure site about Bushwick has been launched. It is called Bushwich and their founders Richard Littauer & co. emailed us to tell us that over 200 uniques have paid them a visit since the launch! Sounds fun to us! [our inbox]
Oh, and as of January 14, you can stream the documentary about gentrification of Brooklyn, My Brooklyn for free here. [our inbox]
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