A Dominican restaurant by the DeKalb L train subway stop offers a diner-style experience in Bushwick on a recent afternoon.
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Maria Aguialar sells tamales across from Maria Hernandez park.
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A handball/paddleball game in action at Maria Hernandez park.
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Danny Vargas, a local handball player, warms his ball in hot water at Maria Hernandez park.
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Shorty’s 99 cent store is one of the many affordable discount shops in Bushwick.
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The Spot Barbershop, a Latino-run business on Wykoff Avenue.
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Gus Lopez, a motorcycle enthusiast and Bushwick native, shows off his bike on Jefferson Street.

Alberto Camacho, a resident of Bushwick for more than 20 years, poses for a portrait in front of Shorty’s 99 cent store, where he works.
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Grafitti art by the Bushwick Collective.
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‘Red’, a local handball player, plays at Maria Hernandez park.
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Kids ride on a ramp at Maria Hernandez park.
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A man examines fruit at Green Valley produce market.
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A volleyball game at Maria Hernandez park.
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Jimmy Martinez with his mother, Margarita Martinez, of the Mexican deli grocer Jimmy De La Vencidad.
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A mural with a loft for sale sign.
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Partygoers wait in line for Carousel, on a recent night out in Bushwick.
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Partygoers dance at Paragon in Brooklyn, New York, in the early morning hours. The beloved nightclub will close its doors in April, citing financial difficulties.
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Christian Whelan, 22, poses at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
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Partygoers dance at Paragon.
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Jimi Lucid, musician, 31, at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
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People outside of Mood Ring in the early morning hours.
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Partygoers dance at Trans-Pecos in Ridgewood, Queens, bordering Bushwick.
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London Dejarnette, 23, waiting for food from a food truck right outside Christopher’s Palace, a bar next to Mood Ring.
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Partygoers dance at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
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Corinn Morgan, 22, poses at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
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The scene at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
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Chiara Moraca, 22, poses for a photo in front of Paragon.
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Bossa Nova Civic Club.
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