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BKLYN House: Affordable Boutique Hotel Showcases Work By Local Street Artists!

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BKLYN House, Located at 9 Beaver Street, Brooklyn NY (All Photos By Gail)

Street art fans already know that the neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn, with its artist-friendly rent and budding gallery scene, is also one of the hottest, most fertile areas in NYC to find amazing new street art popping up virtually everywhere you look. Appropriately, BKLYN House, an affordable  new hotel, which had its soft opening in December, 2015, is providing a dynamic venue for showcasing  the work of many of Brooklyn’s local artists.

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Spiderman Kiddie Ride

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Photo By Gail

I passed this little guy while walking on Broadway near the Flushing Avenue J Train stop in the Bushwick section Brooklyn. I am not sure how much it costs to ride, but Spiderman gets to ride shotgun.

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Elvis’s Cat House

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Elvis Cat House
Photo By Gail

I passed this attention-grabbing house while walking along Cedar Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn and was, of course, charmed by these goofy, colorful cats adorning its exterior. Hilariously, it was not until I downloaded the picture into iPhoto that I even noticed the bright green “Elvis” tag. True story.

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Kenny Scharf Art Car: Legacy Outback Edition

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Photos By Gail

One of Kenny Scharf’s custom-painted cars, aka Karbombz, was spotted parked outside the Stephen Romano Gallery, on Harrison Place near Porter Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

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Twiggy Mural By Jules Muck

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Twiggy Mural
Photo By Gail

Venice Beach-based muralist Jules Muck made a trip to Bushwick, Brooklyn to paint this colorful likeness of ’60s Iconic Fashion Model Twiggy, with two arrows through her face. Neato.