Bright Spot in the Bushwick Gloom
That’s right, my first Bushwick review. I was on my way home from Allen Supply (100 feet over the border in Queens) to buy spackling paste for my new money pit, when I decided to stop in at Wyckoff Starr, a tiny coffee shop at the other end of the block from the best restaurant in the ‘hood, Northeast Kingdom. The guy in front of me had apparently ordered a latte a minute or so before I walked in…and it was another 2-3 minutes before it was my turn to ask for a humble coffee. The latte did look very good. I pulled $3 out of my wallet before I ordered, just to be ready, but I wasn’t ready for the oddly cheap price of $1.10. I paid the man, dumped sugar and cream in my cup and sat down for a minute. It’s too bad I didn’t have my camera as the place is very cute, a sweet place to cheer up even the most depressed denizen of the Bushwick Jefferson-L-Stop area. I’ll update with a pic soon.
Wyckoff Starr, 30 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn
May 2nd, 2007 at 3:45 pm
[…] for a wrought iron, Brooklyn Heights-type deal or just wood painted black like in front of the Wyckoff Starr café. Either option will be […]
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:02 pm
This blog rules…..you have to do The Archive and Potion.
I’m bummed that Joe Momma’s on Bushwick Ave is now defunct..you would have had a field day with that place! Officially the worst cafe in BK..possibly all of NYC.
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Thanks! I haven’t yet sent this out for linking yet as I need to pack it with some more content, but yes I have a lot of fun writing it.
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:56 pm
rad man…this and your bushwick blog are my 2 new daily stops…..i love to hear people’s perspective on the hood..
May 4th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
[…] if you live in the immediate hood, it’s the only place to go. Wyckoff Starr is friendlier, cuter, tastier, but it’s in a total wasteland. Maybe one day soon some […]
August 20th, 2007 at 2:15 am
I used to live at 30 Wyckoff Ave back in the mid 70’s. There’s an apartment in the back of the building which I think at one time was actually part of the storefront. My sisters lived on the second floor too. I also lived at 18 Wyckoff (right through high school). And now I hear there is a restaurant there called Northeast Kingdom serving $17 pork chops! Things have changed in Bushwick.
Tony Torres
Nagoya City, JAPAN