I knew today was going to be different, colder. Luckily I had my new bicycle gloves to keep me warm. But there was still a lot to discover. On Flushing Avenue, far east of the new bike lanes, the Bushwick Loom has built a veritable menagerie of shops. There’s a jewelry boutique, a jam co-op, a market, a chabad dinner party, a yoga studio, moped shop, vintage clothing stores and lots more to see.

All of this activity should make the industrial part of Flushing Ave. a little warmer this winter. There are still some open spaces in this minimall collective, so here’s hoping we have another cafe coming soon to replace the Archive.

What keeps me confused are the boundaries of this neighborhood. Bushwick is technically south of Flushing, so I can allow them getting away with calling themselves the Bushwick market being on the north side of the street, but technically it’s East Williamsburg. Then again, I tell people where I live (just north of the Market) and they say, so that’s what the realtor told you, huh?

This neighborhood is coming down with a case of split personality disorder – on one hand, it is a lot like Williamsburg; on the other it is five stops deeper on the L train. What do you think we should call it?