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Esperanza: Bushwick the best place for graf art and if your ever looking for somefun this is the place to come especially us latinos were the best to make jams in our pads...

in response to: Graf on the Tracks, Pt. 3 by Peter

Xcuzmepleez: I also attended P.S. 53 and I remember vivdly when they tore it down, it was sad to see. My class was one of the last to graduate from 53. I also lived on Troutman......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Maria: I too lived in the Bushwick area on Troutman between Evergreen and Bushwick. My uncle owned the grocery story on Evergreen and Troutman and I attended St. Joseph's on Suydam Street, mid 50's to......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Ken Martin: Lissette, I read your comments. Wow, I just stumbled on this site and a lot of memories came back. I remember Mr. Faber, John Chen, coach Fiedler and others. John Bonaparte recently retired from the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Frank C.: Just a little extra....According to the New York Times, "In a five-year period in the late 1960s and early 70's, the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn was transformed from a neatly maintained community of wood houses......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Frank C.: I grew up on the corner of 1330 Halsey and Irving back in the late 60's until I escaped in 1979. I had to run home from PS151,(On Knickerbocker) because of the racial attacks form......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Allen : Hi I wrote just a few days ago (re: Oct. 16), asking for if anyone perhaps knew of some friends of mine from some years back. (I see there are a lot......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Allen : Hi I wrote just a few days ago (re: Oct. 16), asking for if anyone perhaps knew of some friends of mine from some years back. (I see there are a lot......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

E.stoned and druga FROM BUSHWICK: two real ogeez from da bush remember all the crews hbo, cgk, bsk, wcc, p.s 123 ps 111, Cleavland, lcc bushwick posie.tha 80s was da shiznit It was dangerous but it was fun.we use to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lurker: There's the rub, Den. You say "re-discovered". I say "How can a neighborhood be re-discovered when its already peopled by tens of thousands of residents?" Who, pray tell, is doing this "rediscovering"? It's certainly not the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Den: Personally, I think the safety-obsessed traffic is due to the fact that Bushwick is being so called re-discovered. My guess! People are naturally curious about the change, like myself. I also like......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: bear in mind that many of the comments in this thread are from clueless out-of-towners like yourself, so take them with a grain of salt. like every other neighborhood in nyc, bushwick is as safe as......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Den: Oh no, no, I don't have the impression that it isn't safe (didn't mean to offend). After reading some of the comments about what areas are and are not safe, don't go here, don't......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

gailbushwick 21st feb 2009: sorry but thre is no j train on knickerbocker ave the m train runs over there.and the meat market that was there has been a kinky store for panties and bras ......................................

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Me, me, me, meeeeeee!: I was born in Wycoff Hospital and grew up in Bushwick in the 70's. REMEMBER the "blackout"??? My family lived at 248 Irving Avenue between Bleeker St. and Greene. My dad was German/Irish and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Allen : This site brings back some good memories!! I wonder if anyone might know of some of my old friends who I knew there in that area during the mid to late......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Anna Vazquez: WOW! lots of memories.. grew up in Bushwick, attended JHS 111 graduated in 1986, then Bushwick HS class of 1990. i lived on 999 Broadway for many years before my mom moved to 345 Classon......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Noah: I moved to Bushwick (Troutman between Irving and Knickerbocker) shortly after graduating from college last December. Reading all the stories about the old neighborhood as well as your comments have been tremendously interesting and make......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Anon: One good thing about Bushwick is if you are getting off the train with a baby stroller...everyone helps you carry it up or down the stairs without you asking.People here are not selfish and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

debbie griffin: bushwick in the 70's was the place to be handball, basketball, cutting school....where is ervin virola? Limpy will always be my big brother R.I.P, josephine if you read this contact me at my email,...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Jerry Castoria: OMG..... Bushwick, stickball, those were the days. If anyone can help me get in touch with Joe Mayo or Mikey Whalen that would be great. Very strange how life works, I have a consulting gig as we......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Walking Brooklyn: Living in Williamsburg, I have been doing a lot of walking all around Bushwick lately and almost cannot believe these photos. It's like it all took place in a different world and a different lifetime.......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

KingOfQueens: All this guys from Bushwick? I Know Nox and Nocer from Bushwick.....

in response to: Graf on the Tracks, Pt. 2 by Peter

Maggie Cook (Garcia): Hi: I lived in Brooklyn, NY, and attended Bushwich High School on 400 Irvine Avenue. I graduated in 1979 and I have been trying to find a yearbook from......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: i think this area is safe, but im partial, i live here. im of the opinion that if you have to post online to ask strangers- as opposed to, say, spending some time here and......

in response to: Is Moving to Troutman St. Between Knickerbocker Ave. and Irving Ave. a Good/safe Idea? by novice-bella2009

Bushwick: I swear. If "blogs" had have existed in the early 90s, there would be a bazillion posts on the internet just like this one... but about {Williamsburg}. LOL. Keep working on that perspective, novice-bella2009.......

in response to: Is Moving to Troutman St. Between Knickerbocker Ave. and Irving Ave. a Good/safe Idea? by novice-bella2009

Bushwick: No! It's a TERRIBLE idea! You will SURELY die a HORRIBLE and PAINFUL DEATH the moment you set foot in that area! And no, it is not because that area is a BAD NEIGHBORHOOD..... it is......

in response to: Is Moving to Troutman St. Between Knickerbocker Ave. and Irving Ave. a Good/safe Idea? by novice-bella2009

RichB in the A-T-L : My parents and grandparents lived at 176 Schafer Street just up the block from 14 Holy Martyrs where I went to grade school in the late 1950s. We moved to New Jersey (not my ides)......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

ED: My family and I lived at 103 Stockholm Street from 1944-1959. I went to PS 74, JHS57,and Brooklyn Tech. Bushwick back then had its good and bad. Alot of fun for kids. However, the Bonnanno......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Maria: It is good to know that people have fond memories of good old Bushwick even though they have moved away. I lived in Bushwick from 1973-2004. I am going to NY this Sept to visit......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Sammy Perez: As a former graduate of the JHS 111 Class of '76 who moved away to Pennsylvania that summer after graduation, I am happy very happy that I found this site. Because of it I've......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

marlon: the only thing you got to worry in bushwick now are the corrupt cops from 83rd precinct.....they will plant drugs on you if they feel like it!...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Deb: to anon (c-71-228-246-94.hsd1.tn.comcast.net: my 21-yr-old daughter from the jersey suburbs is living in Bushwick not far from where your daughter is considering living...write me at deborama19@gmail.com if you would like to talk. My daughter's been......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (ny-bas00.csfb.com): Hi Everybody, Need your thoughts. I'm looking at a really great 2 family house on Norman Street, right off the corner of Wyckoff. It's about a block from the Halsey L train. What do you guys......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

marina: This thread is better than a lot of books I've read! it sounds like ppl who would pass eachother on the street and not say anything but only wonder what the other person was thinking......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

R: That's totally Eagle Mart on Bushwick & Mckibbin. Oh how I miss those sandwiches....

in response to: Bodega Tattoo by Peter

Ray: Cornelia & Irving is where i used to live. 80s & 90s. Moved to Tampa, Fl. But my heart will always remember Bushwick!...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

charlie p: contact Jviola@rcn.com re st.barbara site repening ceremony,september 13. also,dr.pellicanes home and office was at 930 bushwick near green ave untl 1974. his children,mary ,rosanne and charlie live manhattan,sea cliff and queens respectively....

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Mr. Tomaselli: I was recently shown comments written on this site by two former students of P.S. 274. Barry and antblack, I was rather pleased to know that someone remembered me. After reading those complimentary......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Johnny Cosme : WoW, Everyone has a story to tell about Bushwick. I moved from the Bronx to Bushwick in 1978 and remain living there until 1986. I went to JHS 162 then to Bushwick HS. and lived......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Ontop: I've lived i Bushwick all my life. Bushwick has definitely changed for the better. A lot of caucasians are moving into Bushwick so i would say thats a big change. The value on the houses......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lenny Santiago: Yes Maria, I too the remember the blackout. I grew up on Kosciusko St (between Bushwick and Broadway) across from PS 274. Had the opportunity to visit the old neighborhood a couple of......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Maria: It was nice reading all the comments here. I happend to stumble into this site while doing some reading of Bushwick. My name is Maria and I lived in Bushwick since I was 11 months......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

FrankDialogue: Does Bushwick have Internet bodegas yet?...

in response to: Bushwick Tracks by Peter

anon (pool-72-81-125-176.phlapa.east.verizon.net): Y'all got some nice open space in Bushwick...You would enjoy Kensington down here in Philly......

in response to: Bushwick Tracks by Peter

anthony E (ZOOK): i grew up (short time) in bklyn moved out in '66 lived on bushwich ave across from bushwick houses, i remember when wearing converse (sneakers) was the shit! i loved playing stickball,skelly,,cracktops i remember......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jimcav: I was just wondering if anyone can tell me about the 1975 fire of Our Lady Of Lourdes RC Church? The Church stood on Aberdeen St between Bushwick Ave. and Broadway. I have been all......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

RayW: Lou: Dont recall ever meeting his sister. If she was white then it probably had to be her as the transition from a predominately white to prodominately minority parochial school was occurring in......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Maggie: OMG! This site has brought back so many memories, good and bad but mostly very fond ones. I grew up in Bushwick from the mid to late 70's until early 90's and regardless......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: Ray: Thanks so much for posting your memories here! I was just leading in Bushwick the other night, and referred to the Ansaru Allah group (they were also called the Nawaubians). If you look up......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

RayW: Incredible site. Moved from Brownsville to Bushwick and thought I was moving to the suburbs. Grew up on Bushwick Ave next to the Muslim mosque where every morning the speakers would blare islamic chants (early......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Barbara Leone: HAVE NOT BEEN HERE FOR AWHILE. I LIVED AT 1301 GATES AVE IN THE LATE 50S TO EARLY 60S. LOVED ALOT OF THINGS ABOUT BUSHWICK BUT GOING TO JJUNIOR HIGH 296 WAS ROUGH AND MOST......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kay: This is all interesting. I've been living in Bushwick all my life. 19 years of it....

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

billy: kb-28 jun,2007 I lived on eldert st.between wilson and central, from 1957 till 1964 and I WILL TELL YOU THIS AT THAT TIME PERIOD THAT DID NOT HAPPEN,THE DMZ WAS CENTRAL AVE.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Paul: I grew up on Troutman between Wilson and Central across the street from JHS111. My family owned the building since 1897. Also, my father's business was around the corner on Jefferson. Man,......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

anon (pool-173-52-64-129.nycmny.fios.verizon.net): I was bapitzed @ Fourteen Holy Marytyrs in Brooklyn, NY and grew up on Greene Ave between Central and Knickerbocker. It's sad to see BUSHWICKI ...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Kathy Moeller: My mother Dorothy Kaiser graduated from Bushwick High School in 1933. She lived on Knickerbocker Ave. Are there any relatives of her classmates out there? My email is jerseygal@embarqmail.com. Please sen pictures of the......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

From Florida: Moving to Bushwick. Any suggestions? I know it used to be pretty bad, but is it still?...

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Tray: Wow just found this site. It seems like it never really happened! Bushwick was beautiful!! I lived on Chauncey st.between Bushwick and evergreen. I attended P.S. 113k and P.S. 45k then i.s. 271. What a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

DON S.: I was born at 263 Central Ave. That's between Greene and Harmon Streets. It was a time when there were no robberies or muggings. It was a time before the great escape. We could sleep......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lissette: Wow--like alot of you, I stumbled on this site by googling Bushwick High and Enrico Fermi (All Hail!). What memories. How it breaks my heart that the youth there today can't be blessed like many......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lila Vincent: Does anybody know what happened to the mural painted in ythe Assembly Hall at Bushwick High School in about 1924 by Charles Basing, the man who did the mural on the ceiling of the Concourse......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Josef, Stay where you are !!, neighborhoods go through cyclical changes. I was there from the 60's to 70's and visiting my aunt up until 2006. My era is over, your is beginning, make it a proud place......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Josef: This is one of the most fascinating collection of past accounts I have ever read about Bushwick. Being a farm boy from Nebraska and only having lived in New York for two years, I have......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Don Scaturro Dscat1029@aol.com: BUSHWICK, St Barabara's, 1952/ 1960 Sisters: Henrica, Sharon Eileen, Gemma, DennisPatrick, Celestine, Mrs Weatherbee, Miriam Bernard, Teresa Angela. I was born at 263 Central between Harmon and Greene Avenues. I remember it like it was......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

anon (207-237-48-145.c3-0.80w-ubr9.nyr-80w.ny.cable.rcn.com): John: I have many happy memories of my childhood in Bushwick, although at the time my block was always called Ridgewood. I lived on Linden St. (between Wilson and Knickerbocker Aves.) ......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

rob21: coney island is not bad comparing to some other nieghborhoods in east flatbush, brownsville, bed stuy, east new york or bushwick. i know this because i live in west 33. its probly the worst nieghborhood......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Anthony G.: You've got to love the Internet. I am in the midst of writing about my childhood to keep some memories safe somewhere before it all fades away, and every time I remember something, I do......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

NayNay: Bushwick like any other neighborhood has its ups and downs. All that depends on what kind of crew you like to mingle with. I lived in Williamsburg for 13 years of my life. I lived......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Debbie: To Frankie 5 Angels...actually the School changed its name from St. Joseph Patron to St. Francis Cabrini in Sept 1975. The church is still St. Joseph Patron. Growing up in Bushwick was great.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dennis: Hey Walter, I read your posting regarding Mr.Wilbeck having passed away last year. This has literally brought tears to my eyes and i have'nt cried since my mother passed away ten years ago. Mr.Wilbeck was......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Brian Sanchez: Hey I'm a Native Loisadia, 25 yrs old, and I moved into Kosciusko st and Bushwick 2 yrs ago. Great Job on the Art work and meaning of it. I'm an art major myself from......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Teresa G: updating on comment...my last address in bushwick was 1263 Greene Ave at the corner of Wilson...before that 1501 Dekalb Ave between knickerbocker and Irving...do any of you Bushwick High attendees know of the Bonura brothers......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

joan: grew up on furman between bushwick and broadway....around the corner from our lady of lourdes ...We are trying to help the kids in the neighborhood get a good education in the high school that has......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Teresa G: Gee, I never thought I would find a site that would keep me at a computer until my ass became like DEAD. The best was when someone mentioned Palermos bakery. Actually it was Palermo......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

les: i spent my early years on putnam ave off bushwick ave.i loved that area even the small apt we had.my parents left in the rush,for a long time i never accepted or understood why.i have......

in response to: Bushwick Crime Statistics by Peter

stine: I love this site! What a great place to get insight on Bushwick. We are looking at a place on Menahan and Wyckoff, but are not familiar with this part of Bushwick. Do anyone know this......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Brian: To....Lt .Don canham......did you work with Ed Yany in TCU I worked with him in L11....I worked in Bushwick L-112 until a year ago...

in response to: Bushwick \'77: The All Hands Fire by upfromflames

andry: hi guys....i was born n raised in the area of bushwick of brooklyn,ny n first all i used 2 lived on 1134 willoughby ave between knickerbocker ave n wilson those was the memories n i......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

bfonville: where in bushwick? there's hardly any parks there. except maria hernadez...

in response to: Bushwick Tracks by Peter

Peter: between {bushwick} and {coney island}, i managed to travel the world this weekend, but ive got to admit, now ive got the itch to hit up the garden again and see the [[966:torii]]......

in response to: The Bonsai Trees of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens by Nicole Solimano

Progrock71: Lived in Bushwick from 1975 to 1992 and I have to say it wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be BUT it depended on which part you were in since it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: OK! [[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Cook-vs-Peary.html]] --great article! Who discovered the North Pole? It was probably a guy from Bushwick who discovered the North Pole--Dr. Frederick Cook--not Robert Peary. It was just a big PR fight in which Peary bested Cook. So......

in response to: Polar Secrets by Peter

Peter: some factual crime-statistics from the {83rd} precinct ({bushwick}) are [[9250:available here]]......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

annette: I lived in Bushwick from 1961 until 1976. My friends and I played outside all day. growing up in Bushwicks makes me appreciate all that i have. I remember hanging out on the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

IvanK: Hey whereabouts is this in Bushwick? I live off the J (Kosciuszko stop), I imagine this is further North? Anyway, great photos, will have to explore this myself sometime soon. Let me......

in response to: The Gaping Maw by Peter

John Dereszewski: The baseball uniform in question is probably that worn by the "Bushwicks", an independent Minor League team. The Bushwicks played their games just beyond the Queens boundary, north of Jamaica Ave. Housing now occupies the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

James P.: Lots of Memories. I grew up at 1050 Dekalb Ave. Moved to 27 Kossuth Place,between Bushwick and Broadway. I also went to P.S. 274,P.S. 81 and J.H.S. 111 and Alexander Hamilton Vocational & Technical H.S.......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: fair enough. i only accessed it from the tracks, and really had no idea where i exactly was, and couldnt get a gps reading. ive edited the original post to reflect your correction. as a bushwicker,......

in response to: New York and Atlantic Railway? by Peter

resisident: This isn't in Bushwick. far past that. This train yard is in Glendale. ...

in response to: New York and Atlantic Railway? by Peter

Rosemary : I recognize the building. It is 376 Palmetto Street. I spent a good portion of my childhood there. We lived on the third floor from 1963-1973. I am shocked the building was even still being......

in response to: A Fire in Bushwick by UpFromFlames

Peter Puleo: The former cemetery building deserves a special visit. Trust me on this one!!! The house on Granite St was once called "Bamberry Hill" in reference to the song and old Mrs. Bamberg who lived there in......

in response to: End by Peter

Auxil Benevosoc: This is a great find. I have forwarded it to my Crossharbor RR teammates. Where in Bushwick did you ride to find this? ...

in response to: New York and Atlantic Railway? by Peter

Phillip G.: I have lived in Bushwick most of my life. I moved to Bushwick when I was 3 years old when my Mom bought a building on Wilson ave and Jefferson ave in 1983. I still......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Dave: I work for a military museum and we were donated a WWII uniform and also in the duffel bag was an old Bushwick baseball uniform which appears to be from the same time period. It......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: caesar: yeah, thats one of the abandoned lines. there are four tunnels: the one on the far-left is sealed up, the next one is definitely in use, the third is there and connected, but appears......

in response to: The Gaping Maw by Peter

Peter: nah, this is in {bushwick}... the {freedom tunnel} is {uptown} {manhattan}... id be psyched to do the {ft. totten} thing coming up, but this is a place id really like to return to with you guys.......

in response to: The Gaping Maw by Peter

Peter: TFSCharlie, i think i speak for many of us here- id love to hear more of your stories like this... first-hand tales of summer 1977 in {bushwick} always draw me in, and theyre growing increasingly......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: The All Hands Fire by upfromflames

Peter: [[img:31907]] {staten island} [[img:31908]] {staten island} [[img:31909]] {bushwick} [[img:31910]] {bushwick}...

in response to: Cars by Peter

Vanessa: I saw the smoke from Bushwick Ave @ Madison. Hope everyone got out safely....

in response to: A Fire in Bushwick by UpFromFlames