Norwind’s on Flushing had a quiet opening earlier this summer despite the excitement over their massive outdoor area lined with picnic tables. Since their official opening on July 6th, management has been slowly but surely perfecting its menu and becoming a neighborhood staple.

The menu concept is Puerto Rican food served in a modern fashion. The owners, Norman Mendez and Nicholas Reyes, have lived in Bushwick for a combined total of 30 years, and they’ve been witness to all the changes— many of which, they explain, are “great in our eyes, but we’ve also seen a lot of our people get pushed away because of the higher rents.”