The red, vibrant 292 East 3rd street apartment between Avenue B and C of the Lower East Side completely took me by surprise by its unusual, non-traditional artistic entryway and placement along this quiet residential street. In addition to its red colors, this apartment door has the name “Bullet Space” handwritten in yellow block letters below the doorpost. Its large faded green square mosaic extending from the top of the door to the much taller door-frame can somewhat resemble the “bullets”. The mosaic consists of circular red-brown crystals of different sizes grouted linearly into stone. This building, occupied by squatters in the 1980s, became an art gallery and home to Andrew Castucci in 1983. The artist fixed up the interior of this tenement and called it “bullet space” after a brand of heroin he would buy at the time. This art gallery became famous when it was showcased in the New Museum of Contemporary art in 1998. While I speculate this apartment is now for the common artsy and hipster folk on the Lower East side, this art gallery remains today and serves as a thriving reminder of the past. This “bullet house” gives residents, including Andrew Castrucci who continues to live there, security with its protective red cage design, and, more importantly, acts as a resistance to the growing gentrification of the East Village.