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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By Mariya Pylayev and Thomas Berkley

Modesto “Flako” Jimenez is Dominican, a poet, a gypsy cab driver and a native of Bushwick, Brooklyn. He identifies with the gentrifying artists who’ve flocked to the area in the last decade and the Hispanic locals with whom he grew up when Bushwick was better known for its crime rate than its hot new galleries.

Flako’s documentary, ¡Oye! Para mi Querido Brooklyn (Listen! For my Dear Brooklyn), is comprised of a series of poems aimed at sparking a dialogue about Bushwick’s transformation.

“My neighborhood right now has a lot of people that picking sides,” Flako says. “Where to hang out, where to go. I chill in both worlds and I’m getting kind of tired of it.”

[box]¡Oye! Para mi Querido Brooklyn will play at the Bushwick Starr on June 1-3 as part of Bushwick Open Studios.[/box]

By Katarina Hybenova

Bushwick-based indie band SoftSpot just freshly released their new music video! The Cleansing Hour is an acutely melancholic, dreamy journey to visually and emotional beauty. Directed and edited by Ryan Dickie, the video is marked with SoftSpot’s signature kaleidoscope visions and a poetic infusion of water, fire and earth. Bushwick’s SoftSpot writes in their email that the project is a clear labor of love, bringing together a talented group of friends to raise the possibilities of DIY production. Designer Savannah Wyatt handmade the elaborate costumes and masks while SoftSpot produced the video with a heavy hand in every department.

Enjoy!

By Katarina Hybenova

Friends is an awesome new band referred to as the ”Brooklyn’s freshest, sassiest girl-fronted group” by the British Guardian. Great news is that they have a new video for their song I’m His Girl, and even better news is that they chose Bushwick for the location of filming. Enjoy!

We are loving this Bushwick graffiti/atmosphere video by Gracious Goddess on Vimeo. Enjoy!

Bushwick from Goodness Gracious on Vimeo.

View more videos at: http://www.nbcnewyork.com.

Gabe Pressman of NBC New York visited Bushwick. Check out his reporting on our beloved “town in the woods” and its past, present and future.