Review - Bossa Nova Civic Club in Bushwick - NYTimes.com From the fratty pubs of Murray Hill to the kiddie beer gardens of Park Slope, bars reflect the spirit of their neighborhood. Bossa Nova Civic Club, which opened deep in Bushwick last December, is no exception. Co-owned by John Barclay (who was involved with 285 Kent and other underground Brooklyn spaces), Bossa Nova is another indicator that this industrial hinterland has become a destination for more than just warehouse parties of dubious legality. Still, its remote address is a deterrent for many Manhattanites, and a recent weekend featured a laser-lashed dance floor with men and women wearing colorful patterned leggings. And no strollers in sight. Bossa Nova is stashed a few blocks from the Broadway/Myrtle stop on the J train, in an area that proved inhospitable to a now-closed Beauty Bar outpost. Previously used for quinceañeras and other events, the 1,900-square-foot space is split between a bar with low black ceilings and a dance floor under siege from colorful strobes and pulsing music supplied by a live D.J. With dim lighting and a smush of moving bodies, it feels like a rave in a friend's basement. Young, artsy and fashionable, with the appropriate slurry of motorcycle jackets, floral five-panel hats and leopard spots. As the elevated subway rumbled nearby, several musicians in Bossa Nova's backyard discussed their collections of vintage synthesizers. "It was Fluxus music," one man said of a recent project. It was really wild. Although the name makes it sound like a private organization for appreciators of João Gilberto, there's no cover or list. House, techno and other electronic dance music of the non-Jersey Shore variety. On a Saturday, Willie Burns, a D.J. in a Campbell's soup sweatshirt, remixed Silk's "Freak Me" and Green Velvet's "La La Land" into up-tempo anthems. Loudly. Reasonable prices for beverages beyond cans of Tecate. Cocktails like La Mayimba (tequila, honey, lime and cinnamon) cost $9. Beers like Pacifico, Bitburger and Sweet Action are on tap for $6. Juice blends, $2 to $5. Bossa Nova Civic Club, 1271 Myrtle Avenue (between Evergreen Avenue and Cedar Street), (718) 443-1271;bossanovacivicclub.com. Open daily, 5 p.m. to 4 a.m.