Alternate Names for the Neighborhood Unfortunately Referred to As “Quooklyn” by the New York Times, Ranked

The Awl
The Awl
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1 min readJul 31, 2014

by Brendan O’Connor

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1. Woodbush

2. Ridgewood

3. Bushwood

4. “Well my mailing address is Queens but I feel like I live in Brooklyn.”

5. Bushridge

6. “I mean I live off the L, so.”

7. Wickridge

8. Ridgewick

9. Woodwick

10. Wickwood

11. “But Queens really is great.”

12. Bushwick

Brendan O’ Connor is a reporter living in Quooshkwick.

Photo by C-Monster

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