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The Flavors of West Africa Take Over Bushwick: Enjoy these Two New Local  Eateries

The Flavors of West Africa Take Over Bushwick: Enjoy these Two New Local Eateries

You won’t ever want to have plantains anywhere else.

An African Diaspora Film Festival Showcased Worldwide Black Excellence This Weekend

An African Diaspora Film Festival Showcased Worldwide Black Excellence This Weekend

The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival celebrated 21 years this past weekend in Brooklyn.

5 For The Weekend: African Oldies; Last Secret Shows at Death by Audio & Free Concert at Palisades!

5 For The Weekend: African Oldies; Last Secret Shows at Death by Audio & Free Concert at Palisades!

HIGH FIVE, it’s the weekend

Bushwick Artists to Teach Kids in Africa

Bushwick Artists to Teach Kids in Africa

By Katarina Hybenova

A Decade Of Bunna

A Decade Of Bunna

“When we started, we were the only vegan Ethiopian restaurant in New York”

She’s Back In Bushwick

She’s Back In Bushwick

“If there’s anyone our students can see themselves in, it’s Jacqueline”

Punks For Palestine

Punks For Palestine

Local hardcore bands play a free show in support of a ceasefire in Gaza

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

Why a former Democracy Now war correspondent opened the Starr Bar in Bushwick

Gutierrez Touts New Doula Program

Gutierrez Touts New Doula Program

The new Bushwick politician’s signature accomplishment has been landing a program to pay for doula services in marginalized neighborhoods.

Buskers Battle In Bushwick

Buskers Battle In Bushwick

Later this month, NYC BuskerBall hits Unit J on Moffat Street.

Conversations with Neighbors: Meet Your Local Gardener, Macques Thomas

Conversations with Neighbors: Meet Your Local Gardener, Macques Thomas

A personal trainer in Bushwick boasts a green thumb

7 Holiday Activities Near Bushwick You Can Still Enjoy During Omicron

7 Holiday Activities Near Bushwick You Can Still Enjoy During Omicron

With Covid cases rising, here are some safe holiday activities throughout the borough that you can still enjoy this year!

As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.

Start Your Day Like the New Mayor – With a Vegan Bodega Sandwich in Bushwick

Start Your Day Like the New Mayor – With a Vegan Bodega Sandwich in Bushwick

Eric Adams’ celebratory breakfast wrap sold at Bushwick’s Marinello’s Gourmet Deli until Nov. 14, but you can still enjoy great-tasting plant-based food options at many bodegas in Bushwick and across NYC.

The Coalition Against Family Violence Will be Revealing a Mural in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 29

The Coalition Against Family Violence Will be Revealing a Mural in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 29

To attend the day-long event filled with music, presentations, a graduation ceremony and the mural reveal, be sure to RSVP.

The Amant Arrives in East Williamsburg

The Amant Arrives in East Williamsburg

The nonprofit’s new multimillon-dollar art space is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg on Saturday, July 10.

Events Happening This Week (June 24-30) in Bushwick

Events Happening This Week (June 24-30) in Bushwick

A Pride-themed dance party at DorDor, Tasty Licks at Wet Spot, a Pride event at Trans-Pecos and more. These are the can’t-miss events happening this week (June 24-30) in Bushwick.

80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films  (1940 – 2020)

80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films (1940 – 2020)

80 Films by and about Black and Brown people you should know.

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.

Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, echoes some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.

Amid a Pandemic, MOFAD Is Mapping A Nation’s Table

Amid a Pandemic, MOFAD Is Mapping A Nation’s Table

While the museum’s show on the African food diaspora remains delayed, it still wants to put culinary history on a map

Five Young Brooklynites Team up with Local Non-Profit for Holiday Drive to Benefit Homeless

Five Young Brooklynites Team up with Local Non-Profit for Holiday Drive to Benefit Homeless

Concrete Luxury group teams up with Providence House for Holiday Drive to benefit homeless families in transition to permanent housing.

Bushwick City Council Candidate Accuses Corey Johnson of Political Retribution

Bushwick City Council Candidate Accuses Corey Johnson of Political Retribution

In a statement given to Bushwick Daily , Sandy Nurse accused Corey Johnson of slashing funding to a number of districts out of “political retribution” for voting against his 2021 budget.

Juneteenth Protest and Event Schedule for Friday June 19, 2020

Juneteenth Protest and Event Schedule for Friday June 19, 2020

After weeks of Black Lives Matter protests, the city celebrates Juneteenth today with an overwhelming number of events. We’ve got at least 90 of them for you.

Money Is Power: Support Local Black-owned Businesses

Money Is Power: Support Local Black-owned Businesses

Bushwick is home to several black-owned cafes and restaurants. Supporting them helps the community as surely as a protest or sharply worded letter to a Congressman.

City Council Candidates Speak Out Against Cuomo’s Abrupt Cancellation  of Special Election

City Council Candidates Speak Out Against Cuomo’s Abrupt Cancellation of Special Election

Evil Twin Brewing Opens Evil Twin Coffee in Ridgewood

Evil Twin Brewing Opens Evil Twin Coffee in Ridgewood

Nestled inside Evil Twin greenhouse taproom is the new café, which serves locally roasted Sey Coffee

Uruguayan Restaurant Tabaré Brings Chivito Sando to Bushwick

Uruguayan Restaurant Tabaré Brings Chivito Sando to Bushwick

The restaurant, open as of November 14, serves mouthwatering traditional Uruguayan classics, and daily Happy Hour specials.

Reel Healing: Brooklyn Film Festival Provides an Outlet for Women of Color

Reel Healing: Brooklyn Film Festival Provides an Outlet for Women of Color

This year, the Reel Sisters Film Festival prioritizes holding space and healing in more than 40 diverse works.

Local Activist to Create Music Label for Incarcerated Artists

Local Activist to Create Music Label for Incarcerated Artists

Die Jim Crow is a non-profit shining the light on ex and currently incarcerated musicians.

Buen Provecho: A Bushwick Food Tour of Latinx Cuisines

Buen Provecho: A Bushwick Food Tour of Latinx Cuisines

From Peruvian ceviche to Honduran baleadas!

Boris Santos: Williamsburg Native & Salazar Staffer Sets Sights on Assembly Member Seat

Boris Santos: Williamsburg Native & Salazar Staffer Sets Sights on Assembly Member Seat

Boris Santos will be challenging incumbent Assembly Member Erik Dilan for seat at New York State’s Assembly District 54.

Bushwick Nightly: The Best PoC-Centered and LGBTQ+ Parties to Catch in and Around Bushwick

Bushwick Nightly: The Best PoC-Centered and LGBTQ+ Parties to Catch in and Around Bushwick

Reclaiming Culture: Celebrate the Afro-Latinx Diaspora in Brooklyn this Weekend

Reclaiming Culture: Celebrate the Afro-Latinx Diaspora in Brooklyn this Weekend

The Afro-Latinx Festival comes back to NYC for its seventh installment!

Bushwick Students Build a Mars Rover Bridging the Gap of Diversity in Tech

Bushwick Students Build a Mars Rover Bridging the Gap of Diversity in Tech

After a successful GoFundMe campaign, local students were able to build a replica of the Mars Rover.

Bushwick to Get a New $1.5 Million Student-Designed Playground

Bushwick to Get a New $1.5 Million Student-Designed Playground

“Low-income communities of color, such as Bushwick, have historically been denied access to green space compared to other New York City communities.”