April 2013

Holistic Guide Erika Gombosova Is Empowering the Neighborhood

Local energy healer talks about her life and work.

Rachel Day’s Zodiac: Taurus

“PATIENCE is the best friend of determination. Remain confident that everything will work out in due time and have the...

5 New Singles from Trending Brooklyn Bands

It's hard to keep up with the sheer amount of music that's being put out these days, especially in New...

New Cultural Center is Growing on Meserole Street

“You always have to go bigger,” said artist and cultural entrepreneur Peter Hopkins, announcing his exciting plans to turn the...

Chasing Bunna Cafe, Ethiopian Pop Up Restaurant

Bunna Cafe has become a staple in Brooklyn's pop-up food shop trend, bringing their mouth-watering Ethiopian food to bars and fairs in...

Sunday Read: ‘Of the Scales’ by Brittany Hutzel

Don’t Be a Groundhog – Top 10 music Shows This Weekend

It’s getting to that time of the year where great shows are happening every day of the week

TGIF: Arts in Bushwick Digest

Happy HAPPY Friday!!!  Here are the highlights of this weeks happenings from the Arts in Bushwick blog!

Brunch & Ride: 4 Spots by the Morgan L Train Stop

Yes, we all know that Morgan is the stop for the game-changing and Girls-approved brunch at Roberta’s, but what happens when...

Cocorosie to Play a Sold Out Show in East Williamsburg

Our dear little Pigeon town (or the land just east of it) is about to receive a massive treat: Cocorosie!...

Local Kids and The Bushwick Starr to Present ‘Big Green Theater’ This Weekend

Big Green Theater rehearsal (photo by Sue Kessler) We have not inherited this earth from our parents to do with...

Dirty Talk with Margot Berwin: Putting The Bush Back in Bushwick

Hi Margot!

Sponsored: Zaarly.com – Mombucha’s Lifecycle Ride

Sponsored By Zaarly Drinkers of Mombucha, the kombucha-style tea brewed in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, will have even more to feel good...

Paul Outlaw & Jennifer Catron to Represent Bushwick at Brooklyn Museum Artists Ball, Tonight!

Brooklyn Artists Ball from GuyManly on Vimeo

Don’t Spring Clean! ART! (4 Bushwick Art Shows Not to Be Missed)

Put down the mop and windex, don't even think about tackling your closet!  While spring days may mean a change...

Secret Mountains’ Exclusive Last Interview with Full Band

Secret Mountains has a name that alone speaks for their music

Inhale Something New at Sunflower Glass Company

Bushwick is known for its epic "Girls-revered" party scene, so it's not a surprise that a 420-friendly shop has made its...

A Ballet Company’s Fundraising Success Story: MorDance

We've all seen our share of online fundraising campaigns, good and bad, but can you recall ever seeing a campaign...

Urban Outfitters Or Jimmy Jazz? Knockoff OPI Manicures Are Awesome

Alright ladies

Kenny Scharf Arrested on Morgan Ave for Graffiti

Do you want to be friends with a famous graffiti artists? Why don't you arrest one? That's probably what the cops were...

The Witches of Bushwick Is More Than Just a Queer Party

Here in Bushwick, we’ve got our own coven: The Witches of Bushwick, a community collective, was founded by Christine Tran and...

BHIP Battles Displacement of Underprivileged Bushwick Residents

How to keep tenants in rent-stabilized apartments

Help Track Down a Suspect of Rape in Bushwick

NYPD released this surveillance video of a man who is suspected of raping a woman and forcibly touching another woman in two separate incidents in...

Heartbreaking: Franky, the Dog from English Kills is Missing

One of the coolest creatures in Bushwick, everyone's favorite darling, dog Franky from English Kills gallery (whom we even featured...

Sunday Read: ‘Eavesdropping’ by Frances Gill

Eavesdropping By Frances Gill One night in January, after weeks of psychedelia and miles deep into his psyche, the dark...

TGIF: Arts in Bushwick Blog Digest

OMG!  OMG!  So much happened in Bushwick this week

Reading List: Bushwick on the Internets

Tandem is now closing at midnight on Sundays just as Community Board 4 dictates [DNAinfo] Hasidic father and son robbed...

Bushwick Weekend Guide: 4/19-4/21

☺ Art Oh Boy! These 7 Art Shows Will Get You Stoked! ♫ Music & Parties 10 Ways to Celebrate 420 in...

Pop-Folksters to Rock’n’Rollers, Rejoice for 8 Best Music Shows of the Weekend

What’s as awesome as the animated gif above of The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne dancing in a giant ball? Our list...

Brunch & Ride: 3+1 Spots by the Montrose L Train Stop

As New Yorkers, we can often feel like we’ve cornered the market on brunch - although other cities may think...

BUSHWICK SAYS…I’m Kind of a Nomad…and Draw Phalli

BUSHWICK SAYS

Local Kids To Paint a Mural with Arts in Bushwick & Moore Street Market

Arts in Bushwick's Community Team, headed by co-team leaders Lauren Smith and Megan Trevino, is partnering with the Coalition for...

The Ritualist: Ritual to Receive: Time to Process

Take a nap, making the mountain water, pound the rice. – Kobayashi Issa Time to process is the next key...

El Alma Hispana de Bushwick, Vista por Un Español

Si esto fuera el perfil de un portal de citas online y tuviera que resumir en un párrafo quién soy,...

Oh Boy! These 7 Art Shows Will Get You Stoked!

The art scene in Bushwick is as unique and diverse as its residents

10 Ways to Celebrate 420 in Bushwick and Beyond

This Saturday is April 20th, otherwise known as 420. Whether you wake ‘n bake, are stoned all day, or just take...

Urban Outfitters Is Selling ‘Bushwick’ Jerseys for $39

Urban Outfitters, thank you

Going Gaga for Gaga (Dance)

I recently spent eight days in Antwerp, Belgium where I participated in the weeklong Gaga Intensive Europe

Welcome, New Advice Column ‘Dirty Talk’ with Margot Berwin!

Photo:Margot Berwin So here it is – my very first advice column. I’m a little nervous and I ain’t no...

Recording Studio The Fort Brooklyn is Throwing a Black Tie Rock’n’Roll Benefit

The Fort, located on 28 Locust St, is one of the coolest recording studios we've stumbled upon in Bushwick

Stigma of Being Gay in Bushwick Contributes to Transmission of HIV

Ralph Garcia’s friends didn’t know he had AIDS until he died. He didn’t want to tell them he was gay....

Bushwick Mall May Look Like This

[Update: Rendering of the mall has been removed due to the request of its author]     In December 2012,...

Do You Like People? Wanna Help Out Silent Barn? Here is How!

Premier Bushwick DIY venue Silent Barn is looking for some goodwill-capable community-minded souls to assist with a couple of projects...

Welcome to Bushwick’s Mental Gym: The Living Gallery

Have you ever had a chance to observe the difference between the weekend and Monday crowds at the gym? Every Monday...

You Seriously Need to Try Bikram Yoga in Williamsburg!

Bushwick/Ridgewood Galleries Are Building a Joint Website

Some people can't believe that the Bushwick/Ridgewood area is turning out to be such a gallery district, but it's true! It...

Volunteers to Plant Thousands of Trees in Highland Park This Saturday

Though Bushwick thankfully escaped major damage from Hurricane Sandy, nearby Highland Park did not fair so well

Earn Ladypoints by Donating to a Webseries That Inspires Women

Much in the same spirit of Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In movement or comedian Amy Poehler’s Smart...

We Have Photos of 3rd Ward’s New Location in Philadelphia

What's been going on at 3rd Ward lately? Well, it looks like they'll be spreading the Brooklyn word to our...

Sunday Read: ‘Sunday Brunch’ by Manolo M.

  — Manolo M. is an illustrator/animator who likes to do comic strips. Find more at LuckyPamphlet.com.   Sunday Read is...