Poncho’s bodega (Another Brooklyn)
Unnamed or fictional setting in Another Brooklyn; pinned at an inferred location within Bushwick.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Another Brooklyn | Jacqueline Woodson | setting | Poncho’s store is around the corner from the narrator’s home, and the children are allowed there only together. |
Another Brooklyn — Jacqueline Woodson (2016)
Source: Another Brooklyn · Readwise highlight
Then to the STOP sign on the corner. Around the corner to Poncho’s bodega, but only together.
- Role: setting
- In the book: Poncho’s store is around the corner from the narrator’s home, and the children are allowed there only together. A jar of pickled pig’s feet sits on the counter and Poncho chooses for customers. The girls also run there for razor blades.
- Why it matters: Bushwick with Knickerbocker Avenue nearby is the reliable anchor; the store is fictional.
- Where is it?: ⚠️ inferred. Clues in the text: “Around the corner to Poncho’s bodega”; “down Knickerbocker, across to the park”; “For Bushwick (1970–1990)”; “the stores on Broadway” What reference works say: Brownstoner confirms Bushwick setting. Poncho and the store are fictional with no real address. Chosen: Bushwick, Brooklyn, near Knickerbocker Avenue. Alternatives: Bedford-Stuyvesant