January 2017

We Tried the Ultra-Popular Deep House Yoga at House of Yes

For lovers of yoga and live music alike, DJ George Faya curates a vinyasa-style class through his signature deep house...

This Giant Ridgewood Warehouse May Soon Become Apartments

The 216,400-square-foot building will be converted into residential units.

… And the Best Chicken Wings in Bushwick Are Offered at … Clara’s!!

Clearly, Clara's is where you should be eating wings, Bushwick.

A Coworking Space on Broadway in Bushwick Just Expanded its Plans

The space will be the second Brooklyn location of the company previously known as Coworkrs and is located at an...

Another Movie Set in Bushwick Gets a Sundance Premiere

Jessica Williams of "The Daily Show" plays a struggling playwright living somewhere in "deep, deep Bushwick."

Savoring Bird’s Eye Vietnamese, A New Pop Up With Roots at Lucy’s

Find Bird's Eye Vietnamese at the Winter Flea and Smorgasburg in Downtown Brooklyn!

The Supermarket on Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick Got a Fancy Makeover and a Cafe

The popular and relatively inexpensive market has slowly been expanding its services and updating its look.

Bushwick Eateries are Noticeably Lacking from NYC Restaurant Week List. Why?

The biannual NYC Restaurant Week is upon us ... but not in Bushwick!

A Neighborhood on Speed

A Bushwick transplant ponders the change in the neighborhood and her perception of it.

Slurp Bushwick Tea, Organic Whole-Leaf Tea Named After Our Neighborhood

Don't drink just any tea, drink a tea inspired by your neighborhood!

This Quirky Claymation Music Video Stars Bushwick’s Myrtle-Broadway JMZ Station

The whimsical video for new band Rooster shows us the J train we would like to see in the world.

Meet the Latest Freaks of Bushwick: Eugene J. Debuts His Newest Candy, FG. Freaks.

To Eugene, candy is not so much about selling an artisanal, high-end product— it’s his form of creative expression.

Korean Mexican Fusion Comes to Bushwick This Summer via Kimchi Grill

The popular restaurant will expand from Prospect Heights and Carroll Gardens to Bushwick later this year.

Beacon’s Closet Announced Its Huge Midwinter Sale—Mark Your Calendars!

Inventory is marked down by as much as 75% during the annual sale, which takes place Saturday, February 18 and...

Blue Bottle Coffee Opens This Friday on McKibbin Street in East Williamsburg!

Blue Bottle's McKibbin Street location has been hotly anticipated since plans to open in the space were first announced in...

Poll: Vote for the Best Wings in Bushwick

With the Super Bowl approaching, it's high time for you to consider what you'll be eating February 5.

20 Things You Should Know if You Just Moved to Bushwick

Ah, welcome, dear new Bushwickers.

Boobie Trap Is on A Mission to Rid the World of Man Buns and They’re Succeeding

Four man buns have already fallen victim to a boozy promise.

How Bushwick Has Been Weathering This Nor’Easter

As if this past weekend wasn't enough of a struggle.

How Bushwick Millennials are Changing the Face of the Economy and the Neighborhood

Why are so many Bushwick millennials under-employed, and what it means for the neighborhood.

Why We Marched: a Photo-Essay of Feminists in D.C., From Bushwick and Beyond

This is what the feminists of America look like.

Head to Friends NYC This Thursday for a Blow Out Sale, Free Booze and a Good Cause + a LookBook

The Natty Thursday event at Friends NYC will allow you to shop, drink and feel good about yourself

Photos: Bushwick Icon Rosie Perez and Lots of Other Locals Represented at the NYC Women’s March

Perez led a star-studded rally on 47th Street as hundreds of thousands of marchers streamed into Manhattan for Saturday's historic...

Feeling Down? Head Out to Any of These Local Fundraisers and Parties and Shows

Bushwick and East Williamsburg establishments are really throwing themselves into the resistance.

Do You Run a Project That Supports the Bushwick Community? Apply to Win This Grant of Up to $3,000!

Citizens Committee for New York City, the same organization that runs the the Love Your Block grant program, wants to...

Comic: New Franchises Try to Bridge Gap with Bushwick Residents

Photos: After 5 Years, the Unpretty Bogart Hotel Takes Reservations in Bushwick

The formerly ghost-inhabited hotel has always been a mystery in the neighborhood.

“Stay Nasty” at Knockdown Center Has Raised Over $50k!

Last weekend was dynamite for fundraising and poster painting activities in Bushwick. Check out the photos!

This Beautiful Short Documentary Tells the Story of DeKalb Avenue’s Pigeons & Their Resilient Keeper

Meet Gil, a lifelong homing pigeon enthusiast who had kept his beloved pets on the same rooftop for 27 years...

Brooklyn Coop Offers a Ton of FREE Super-Useful Business Workshops, Including One on Airbnb & Taxes

Take the terror out of taxes with free and friendly workshops at Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union.

Bushwick’s Hair Salon Pickthorn Will Tour 8 Cities Giving Makeovers to Musicians

Two entrepreneurial women from the neighborhood are bringing the Bushwick vibes into the often predictable hair and beauty world.

Photos and Video: How Bushwick’s Sandobe Slays

Korean-Japanese fusion eatery Sandobe has already become a treasured local joint for Bushwick residents!

This One Woman Show Performed in a Bushwick Bathtub Is a Must-See!

The award-winning immersive performance "Broken Bone Bathtub," by Siobhan O'Laughlin is playing in a Bushwick apartment until February.

Report Claims That Now is the Time to Buy Property in Bushwick

We've all heard this one about the buyer's market and Bushwick before.

Dystopian Action Thriller “Bushwick” Premieres at Sundance This Weekend

The movie featuring Brittany Snow and Dave Bautista is about Texas and most of the American South seceding from the...

Drool: Move Into This Sick Bushwick Penthouse With Dramatic Views of Manhattan Skyline

If you’re in the market for some serious luxury living in Bushwick, pay attention as this gorgeous 1,300-square-foot two-bedroom and...

A Bushwick Photographer’s Collaboration With Shepard Fairey Has Already Impacted the Women’s March

French-Senegalese Photographer Delphine Diallo's portrait of a serene child was adapted into an illustration by iconic street artist Shepard Fairey.

10 Bushwick-filmed Shows and Movies to Look Out For in 2017

Bushwick will play quite a supporting role in movies and television this

After a Fire Department Shutdown, Catland Books Reopens Tomorrow

Catland's owner Melissa Madara was hoping that the end of mercury retrograde would resolve the shop's bureaucratic woes—lo behold, the...

Eastland’s On Wilson Avenue Closes and Reopens as Clara’s

Bar and restaurant Eastlands is under new management and recently reopened as Clara's.

Of Course the Brooklyn Public Library’s Premier Zine Collection Is in Bushwick

The Travis Fristoe Memorial Zine Collection at Bushwick's DeKalb Avenue branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is the only such...

Buy Artwork, Support Lambda Legal, Oppose the Incoming Administration

In even more of a showing of Trump-resistance, artists are coming together to fundraise for Lamda Legal.

I Like Food, a Bushwick Pop Up, Has Launched a Campaign to Crowdfund a Permanent Home

I Like Food has the opportunity to open up in the back of a popular Ridgewood bar come March!

A “What If Bernie Won?” Film Fest Is Coming to East Williamsburg

The President Sanders film festival is an opportunity for local filmmakers to present their visions of what America would have...

Major Bushwick Heroin Bust Yielded 20 Arrests

18-month long investigation culminated in a huge raid Wednesday morning in Bushwick's Hope Gardens.

Knockdown Center Hosts Huge ‘Stay Nasty’ Festival to Help the Resistance Get Organized

Music, art, comedy, and activism come together in a four day festival to give people options for how to get...

Celebrate the Best of Brooklyn’s Food and Beer at This Dope New Festival

Tickets are really affordable and promise some serious food & drink nirvana.

Up Close With Radio Host and DJ Sammy Needlz in His Bushwick Studio

Sammy Needlz is a producer, radio show host, and DJ based in Brooklyn while playing clubs all over New York...

A Man Was Struck and Killed by the L Train in Bushwick on Tuesday Afternoon

L train service was suspended in both directions between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Atlantic Avenue for three hours on Tuesday afternoon.

A ’90s Graffiti Artist Reflects on Bushwick: Adam Maldonado, Then And Now

Adam Maldonado is a 52-year-old Bushwick native and a graffiti artist since he was a teenager.