Who Are the Mysterious Surfer Dudes of Bushwick?
Photo: JamesWagner.com
By now, Williamsburg-like hipster types (or scruffles, as we've called them in the past) have become a common subpopulation in nearby, cheaper Bushwick … but surfer dudes? Yes, local bloggers have begun spotting them loading their boards on Bogart near Grattan or running down Broadway by DeKalb. They're asking "Where are you coming from and where are you going?" This is so, like, Kidz meets Point Break. [James Wagner]

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