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JP1515JeffersonAve: I find it amazing that so many have so many different views yet we all have a common thread...the Love of our hood. I grew up in Bushwick back in the 70's through the 90's.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

cheryl forte 22nd May 2008: I lived across the street from this beautiful mural at 299 Woodbine Street between Irving and Knickerbocker left there in 1960...does anyone have photos...my address doesn't exist anymore....

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

bushwick gs: if iam not mistaking this pic was shot on decatur an irving...

in response to: Where Cranes Sleep by CartLegger

Atasha: It's wonderful hearing all these stories about my hometown. I was born in 1991 and attended PS 123K and JS 291. I used to live on Stockholm St., between Irving and Wyckoff Avenues, but 5......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

NervaVels: I lived on the block of Green/Evergreen/Harman for almost 20 years; prior to that, I lived on Jefferson St between Knickerbocker and Irving (still remember getting picked up by the bus to go to a......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

FRED MEGLIO: HI JIM I ALSO RECALL THE HALSEY BOBS AND ELLERY BOBS I RE CALL SINGING DO OPP MUSIC WITH A GROUP OF DUDES ON MY CORNER ANYONE RE CALL BRANDLERS BAKERY 1403 GATES AVE BETWEEN......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

neo: i know EO, newark, irvington, etc. i have no happy memories of those run down dumps. i lived off freylinghuysen on fenwick before moving back to sussex county. I have done my time......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

greene and knick: Reading this column.. Interesting, since I grew up near Greene & Knick. and remember the murder at the pizzeria on Irving and greene in the early 70's. Just wondering, from the 11/17 comments, why would you......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Mushi: Stopped into the new K-Pax Deli on Starr between Wyckoff and Irving. It's a nice, CLEAN little place opened by a Polish couple (which is odd because the Polish population seems to stay in Maspeth,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

John Dereszewski: This is just a notice that the third walking tour associated with the "Up From Frames" exhibit will occur this Saturday - August 11 - at 1 PM. We will gather at the Irving Ave.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Luis Acevedo: My wife and I along with our 4 kids live around the corner on Palmetto and Irving. We love that mural. My kids can't get enogh of it. You guys did an awesome job. That......

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

Luis Acevedo: During the last couple of days I stumbled upon the website for upinflames. I couldn't believe my eyes. I am 28 and have lived in bushwick my entire life. I grew up on Wilson Ave......

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

bushwick facts:: in the 60-70s all white italian and germans on irving side Puerto ricans were from other side of central it was like a border muslims locked down bushwick ave in the 70 -80s and prior......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Bushwicks baddest chic aka Bobbi j : this goes out to all you bushwick peeps i was born and raised on irving the streets were two way back then i went to 86 what you know about that the 83 was not......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

rosecoleredglasses: Hello Sarah remember the candy store on greene and irving, 25 cents bought all kinds of candy, they even sold kojak lollipops, also, mr. abbott and sal next door....

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

tito: i lived in bushwick(greene ave, bleeker st, wyckoff ave, you know how we did it in bklyn. move from block to block) I had a group of friends back when i was there that im......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Armstrong: I'm intrigued by this building as well. What the hell's going to go in there? I bet it's only 200sf per floor - tops! Do you think it will have a small apartment upstairs?......

in response to: Bushwick: You Could Cut Yourself on That Thing by upfromflames

anon (vader.hosystems.com): I grew up here.... Suydam st. Between wilson and knickerbocker... Menehan between Irving and Wycoff......

in response to: Once Was a Wasteland by upfromflames

thomas: i have lived in bushwick for 4 months now. i am a 19 yr old white student. when i first moved there was the initial awkwardness of being new in the neighborhood, especially......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (bas3-toronto12-1168024953.dsl.bell.ca): tke a pic at 83 irving avenue, brooklyn, n.y. ta...

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

Sirhcbre: I've been to Oxford NS. it's a sad little town, the downtown looks like it might have been nice at one time but is a ghost town now. Very sad. If anyone says Irving......

in response to: Canadian Signs - East To West by ksedge

Chris Erb: What were you searching for that brought you to Citynoise? It's really neat to see someone else from Fredericton posting here. i'm excited. it's too bad I'm leaving soon. New Brunswick has long......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

Diana: I was born in Brooklyn , I went to PS 123 lived between Irving ans starr street in the 1970's . It really makes me sad to hear so many bad things of......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: I think he's referring to the pic of the market, with its signs of 10 lb potatoes and 99 lb tomatoes. I never knew there were hillbillies in the Maritimes. Mind you, back in the late......

in response to: Home Pt. 4: Downtown (Main Street) by CE

Proud Bushwacker: I grew up on Wyckoff and Cornelia (BK) on the border of Bushwick and Ridgewood. To tell you the truth, my mom put me in schools in Ridgewood, the schools have always been better......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

franny: I grew up in bushwick on bleecker and irving during the 60's & 70's. It was the happiest time I had in my life. It was a blue collar hard working neighborhood. You could sleep......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

albino monkee: i would like to see pictures of my old hood harmen st. off of knickerbocker & irving do you have?...

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Joe: I've lived on Jefferson btwn Irving and Knickerbocker for a year. It's gotten a little better just in that time. We moved here because we got priced out of our old neighborhood, Park Slope. Our......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Chris Erb: I didn't realize that the "box" is no longer in use as the actual arts building. I didn't notice the graffiti but I'll check for it next time I'm in the city (should be......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

EvilGentleman: Actually, you **did** get the new fine arts, or EVA (I have no idea what the acronym stands for) building. It is the one with the "hat" and the obtuse-angled facade on it's upper stories,......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

Zoila: Lived in Bushwick all my life. Seen the worst, experienced the worst, seen the best, experienced the best. I am in college now. Quite possibly the most opposing place to Bushwick. It's......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (nytgate05.nytimes.com): I been back and forth between E O and Newark in the early 80's. No matter if you live on N. Maple or Renshaw...if you're from Nutley or some shit like that...If they......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Rapunzel: Jack! Read the Handmaid's Tale! And read "Until I find you..." while you're at it...(John Irving) he's not Canuck, but might as well be with most of his writing. I've been pierced and tattooed, but......

in response to: Little Shop of Horrors by Biff

elaine: jack, i can tell you this, it is very good. it wants reading aloud. it's very phonetic, very local, very london. bovvered is bothered. it's a good contemporary equivalent to the jack kerouac kind of......

in response to: Will You Be Waiting for Me in the Star Alley? by an impossible child

freebo the clown: i have lived in bushwick for about five years now. my boyfriend and i moved here in 2001 from williamsburg to find a bigger, cheaper space. we started out on jefferson street btw.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

alex : i jus moved to ridgewood from cooper projects in williamsburg and i live 4 blocks away from decatur and irving i see niggaz gettin down ova there its hood there fasho ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Carm: I use to live on Irving Avenue in the 60s. I am now living in Toronto Canada and have great memories of Brooklyn. I am planning to visit with my children, any suggestions,......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew