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Hannibal Buress Surprises the Crowd at The Footlight’s Inaugural NYC Talent Show
Add NYC Talent Show into your weekly repertoire of events—and get ready for more surprise star power!
August 2016
Browse all posts published in August 2016.
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Arts & Culture
Do the Dog Days Right With Palehound & Friends at Trans-Pecos
A perfect lineup for a summer afternoon awaits at Trans-Pecos this Saturday.
Arts & Culture
With Secret Project Robot Closing, Bushwig is Leaving Bushwick
The fifth year of Bushwig will be held not in Bushwick but in Maspeth, Queens, a short walk from the...
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Community
The State and Local Primary Registration Deadline is Coming—Make Sure You Can Vote in Bushwick!
The registration deadline for the September 13th primaries is the Friday after this coming one, so now's the time to...
Restaurants
Cup of Brooklyn Brings Coffee to Busy Bushwick Corner
Broadway and Gates is the busy location of a subway stop, a convenient cross-Brooklyn bus, and now, a coffee shop...
Arts & Culture
Bohemian Grove’s New Sister Venue The Glove is Building Momentum on the Bushwick Bed-Stuy Border
The Glove held its soft opening on June 8th.
Community
Got Ideas on How to Fight Displacement? Bring Them to Mayday Space
The meeting on August 20th is set to bring together individuals and organizations fighting predatory housing practices across the city.
Arts & Culture
The Former Home of Treasured All Ages DIY Venue Palisades is Now for Rent
The venue at 906 Broadway was shut down by the city in June, but organized initially hoped to be up...
Arts & Culture
Win Tix for Save the Surfer Fest at Riis Park With Beer, Music and Free Water Sport Demos
Bushwick's favorite beach destination presents another weekend in the sun. Perfect your tan and do some good for the environment.
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Community
This High Profile Activist Will Speak at Bushwick’s Base Next Weekend
Eric McDavid has had a turbulent past decade—and his experiences are both riveting and highly topical in the current political...
Community
Exclusive: New York Loft Hostel in East Williamsburg Is Turning Into a 140-Bed Homeless Shelter
European tourists from New York Loft Hostel will be replaced with homeless men.
Arts & Culture
A Japanese TV Station Hit This Bushwick Fashion Party Where Generations of Fashionistas Mingled
Older fashionistas met the younger Bushwick style crowd at a party co-hosted by Ruthie Darling and Collections Boutique and filmed...
Community
No K2! Bushwick Community and Business Owners Join the Doe Fund March Against the Drug
The Doe Fund marched against K2 on Tuesday afternoon, making it their second public demonstration against the highly addictive drug.
Arts & Culture
You’re Invited to the 11th Annual Bushwick Pride This Weekend
Join MRNY's Youth Power Project for a march to Maria Hernandez Park and block party to celebrate Bushwick's LGBTQI community.
Community
The E Train in East Williamsburg Could Be Our Saving Grace When the L Shuts Down
Bushwickians could see an easier route from Manhattan into Brooklyn by way of an E train running along the existing...
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100 Bogart: Meet. Create. Work. Play.
A beautiful new building is in the works on Bogart Street, and you're invited to become a part of its...
Arts & Culture
Latinx Punk Festival 2016 Brings DIY Ethos to East Williamsburg
The annual punk fest with no corporate sponsorship brings acts from all over the world to Don Pedro and Aviv.
Community
Join the Doe Fund Tuesday for a Community March Against K2
"There was no help for New York's poorest neighborhoods during the crack epidemic in the 1980s. That is no longer...
Community
For the Next Three Weeks, Bushwick is Without Weeknight L Service
Don't plan on getting around Bushwick on the L between 10:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. on any weeknights for the...
Restaurants
Portland’s Heavy Metal Pizzeria Sizzle Pie is Coming to Bushwick
Proprietors made the announcement in a pizza trade publication last week.