Earlier this year, we lost Goodbye Blue Monday (GBM), a staple of the local music and dive scene in Bushwick for nine years

BUSHWICK SAYS…is back but with fewer words

BUSHWICK SAYS…is back

BUSHWICK SAYS… is back

Balkan Music BUSHWICK SAYS… is back. I document lives of Bushwick residents and strangers through random pictures, quotes, stories, and anecdotes. This week I met a collection of Balkan fans, some bread enthusiasts, and some button-fly dissidents. “I’m kinda into the Balkan scene.” “Wait, wait, wait, that’s a thing?” “Not really. I like the sound.” “Really? […]

BUSHWICK SAYS

Roots *Note: Translations may be partially inaccurate because I have limited language skills in French, Spanish, and Yiddish. If you have any translation qualms, drop a line.  BUSHWICK SAYS… is back. I document lives of Bushwick residents and strangers through random pictures, quotes, stories, and anecdotes. This week I met a lot of foreigners. “I should […]

Zalykha María Mokim has been teaching for seven years, and she knows the job involves a lot more than what we see on TV.

The Bushwick Art Crit Group (BACG) celebrated its 1 year anniversary in March where we saw brave ranges in sculpture and politics, photography and poetry, painting and erotica, and more. One artist impressed us with a combination of seriousness and playfulness, while another bravely revealed just how much goes on underneath the (canvas) surface.  An inquisitive […]

It’s Monday, which means another fabulous photographer begins her #BushwickDaily Insta-Takeover – and we have a feeling you’ll like this week’s theme (hint: #BDSexy)

We love it!

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

After a run at Fringe Festival, Maggie Crane returns to Bushwick with her tales of ‘death, disability and dunkin donuts’

They met on Craigslist. Now, they’re working on album number two.

Meeting every month on Melrose Street; no vintage.

Listen to five new Christmas songs, some feline-themed.

“It’s really a who’s who of these Bushwick bands.”

Going beyond traditional zombie narratives, ‘Herd’ spotlights Bushwick’s expanding influence in the arts.

The three day neighborhood arts fair arrives again this weekend

But were afraid to ask.

“Where we are located has brought a lot of creatives to the space,” says a psychotherapist who specializes in dance and movement therapy.

With all its shiny newness, the new joint embodies a futuristic, galactic vibe + shish kebabs!

“Really big deal,” says local pol

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

How not pursuing art professionally has given one painter “the freedom to not care what people think.”

Amid fears of military invasion, a politician stopped for a bite in the neighborhood.

In advance of NYFW, we’re looking at some of the hottest local names and brands to look out for

“An ethnobotanical journey through many cultures and philosophies.”

Years after hosting COVID-era ragers, the former ‘Illhouse’ now hosts poetry readings.

“Lenny Kravitz is my Jesus,” say this local singer on the rise.

Here’s at least seven more local spots to find plant-based food

A global apparel giant sponsors a skate party. Locals show up.