Intro by Jenna Aranda, events by Katarina Hybenova

If there’s ever a time to reflect on one’s self esteem, it is Valentine’s Day. I have been through the gamet of Valentine’s Day festivities. A slew of them being in love. A few on the outs with the same love. And a few of a little Aretha Franklin / Eurythmics “Sisters are doing it for themselves” singing with some red wine and tears. 

The past couple of years moving to Bushwick, I have found my inner peace with it. It is not a death sentence, nor a badge of your stability. It is a chance of putting yourself out there. Because in the truest form of high self-esteem and self-love, “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”…Can I get an amen?

Do these things by yourself and own it. Because your next ex might be watching.

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We are beyond excited to share Bushwick Daily’s first ever video short- aptly entitled “A Night in Bushwick.” We take you for a Friday Night tour of our industrial, artistic, eclectic and ultimately unique neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn. The night included Kittens, Art Galleries, Tacos, House Parties, Indie Music, Dancing & Drinking.

We got our art fix at Sardine Gallery and cruised by Storefront Bushwick. We stuffed our faces at Taquera El Fagon. We visited musician & BD contributor Ana Lola Roman for a house party and some palm reading at 95 Knickerbocker Ave. We then flew over to Living Bread Deli to catch Cassie Ramone of Vivian Girls and chat with the boss of Bushwick’s DIY scene-Todd P. Finally, we found ourselves dizzily ending the night outside Bushwick Borders, taking shots and seeing The Can’t Tells at Delinquency. What a NIGHT. Watch the video to see full, blissful, Bushwick insanity.

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Bushwick, embrace yourself for jingles, Christmas trees, carols and awesomely tacky lights that every proper Bushwick house hold should have installed by now! Holidays are around the corner and that means an influx of holiday parties, craft markets and whiskey blended egg nog. Yum!

Before we indulge ourselves in the seasonally festive atmosphere, let’s take a look at the coolest cultural and art events happening in the hood this week!

#1 Two Times Gray @ Slag Gallery (Friday, 6-9pm)

On Friday evening do not even think about missing out on recent works by Naomi Safran-Hon and Shirley Wegner at Slag Gallery located at 56 Bogart. Once you’re there, say hi to energetic gallery owner Irina Protopopescu who is so charmant that you will be crushing on her in no time, whether you’re a boy or a girl. No joke…

#2 Toys for the Holidays @ Parallel Art Space (Friday, 6-9pm)

As we get older the toy objects we crave change, but the desire for the toys remain strong. New art show at Parallel Art Space (17-17 Troutman) explores the concept of the toy and how it changes as we move into different stages of life. Sounds like a fun night to us!

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Photo by Therese Maher

It’s a paradox, but maybe blogging about Bushwick makes you not realize all the changes that happen right in front of your eyes. “Everything is different! Look at all those new bars!” said Over Under, one of my all time favorite street artists who was working on a mural with N’DA when I ran into him biking down Jefferson St. yesterday. “True…there are at least 10 new bars,” I thought to myself. Over Under left Brooklyn a couple of months ago to spend some time on the West Coast; his absence probably made him see all the changes more clearly.

Bushwick is clearly becoming the hot destination for entrepreneurs in the bar and restaurant business. The question is whether the neighborhood really needs so many new bars. Try to walk into any of these places on a Saturday night and the ratio of staff to guests will be your answer (I think it varies from very crowded to very empty). It also seems that most of these new establishment owners are seriously nice people who came to Bushwick to fulfill their life-long dream, and are really supportive of each other. It really shows if someone is running a place with love, and the new places are mostly really great.  The last, probably the most important questions on everyone’s mind is,  how will all the new places influence the rents in the area…

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• YACHT Salute the Sun at Their Vibes-Heavy Brooklyn Show [MTV Hive]
• New bars (also) in Bushwick talked about the Times. The Well/The Wick get an epic mention.  [NY Times]
• Date Night at Momo Sushi Shack. Mmmmm [Serious Eats]
• 15 Taco Tour of Bushwick. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [Brokelyn]
• Cartoonist Calls Out Cobra Club, Yoga + Bar in Bushwick [Brooklyn Paper via Brownstoner]

How wobbly does my tree pose really need to be? Cobra Club, Bushwick’s newest yoga studio, is also a fully licensed
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