When Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his $4 million public bathroom expansion program on January 10, he was stepping into a framework that already existed. Nine months earlier, the City Council unanimously passed Local Law 694-2024, authored by Bushwick Council Member Sandy Nurse, requiring the city to nearly double its public restrooms by 2035.
Your guide to Bushwick events this week: underground club nights, queer clown shows, drag sideshows, free D&D nights, film premieres, and more. Jan 13–19.
Eight Bushwick bars are collecting coats for LGBTQ+ youth facing homelessness this winter—and Lagunitas is buying you a beer for every coat you donate.
From pop-up sensation to permanent fixture, Kevin Morgan's burger joint delivers restaurant-quality meals late into the night, with house-made cookies and soon-to-return BBQ specialties, all with a hidden speakeasy surprise from veteran bar owner Michael Lombardozzi, who's also behind Bushwick's versatile day-to-night hotspot Mervs
