Music and Nightlife
Best Gigs To Catch This Week In and Around Bushwick
Check out these awesome shows at The Footlight, Rose Gold, Gold Sounds, and Sunnyvale
2019
Browse all posts published in 2019.
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News
Life-Threatening Mold Brings Bushwick Tenants to File Lawsuit Against Landlords
The residents of 149 Irving Avenue are taking action due to negligence, mold, and abandoned units.
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Latinx and Queer-Owned Bushwick Gallery Closed Its Doors Due to Rent Skyrocketing
El Sóntano, an art space that focuses on starting conversations about culture and society, said its final goodbye to their...
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Arts & Culture
Citizenship, Identity, and Immigration: A New Play by Women of Color Will Debut in Ridgewood
“No Place” poses the question: “What happens to a person when undertaking an extreme journey of migration?”
News
Williamsburg Is Opening Its First Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Remedy Dispensary will open up shop below Pod Hotel on Metropolitan Avenue.
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North Brooklyn Farms, a Beloved Nature Escape, Will Close at the End of 2019
The farms are closing to make space for a new stretch of Domino Park, owned and operated by the farm’s...
Pets
Dog Harbor Pilot Program for Brooklyn passes City Council
Espinal helped craft a bill to keep local pups safer and cooler.
News
Brooklyn VS Queens: The Battle of the Boroughs at Arbitration Rock Is Back at the Onderdonk House
Join the fun and celebrations on August 17 on the border of Bushwick and Ridgewood!
Food and Drink
8 Romantic Bushwick Restaurants for the Perfect Date
We know what you love: everything from casual and cozy Indian joints to sophisticated French fare.
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A Dog Is the Star of a Bushwick Series Nominated for an Emmy
"Like 'Seinfeld,' but with dogs and in the ‘hood.”
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Beloved Ridgewood Bar and Music Venue Struggles with Landlord’s Negligence
The Footlight, voted best live music venue by our readers, is in an uphill battle with their landlord.
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Massive Sinkhole In Bushwick Almost Swallows Car
A 12-foot deep crater left a car teetering this morning on Evergreen Avenue.
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NYCHA Crisis Discussion with Senator Salazar in Bushwick Gets Heated
Funding for NYCHA has been poorly managed, leaving residents with dire issues.
Bushwick Bandstand
Parrot Dream Shares Three Song EP of B-Sides From Their Album “Light Goes”
The extra tracks evoke the band's charming dream-pop sentiment while still sounding fresh
Food and Drink
Eat Delicious Food and Support These Seven Minority-Owned Businesses in Bushwick
Food as a political act.
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Music and Nightlife
Best Gigs to Catch this Week in and Around Bushwick
Check out these great shows at Elsewhere, Turk's Inn, Alphaville, and Trans-Pecos
News
Espinal Passed Bill Prohibiting Businesses to Refuse Cash in NYC
With 30 percent of Bushwick residents underbanked and 20 percent unbanked, it is imperative that businesses accept cash.
Mind and Body
NBA Player & Seven Footer Start Apothecary for Athletes in Bushwick
Former player of the Brooklyn Nets opened an athlete-focused apothecary.
Arts & Culture
Two Local Artists Among Nine Women to Lead Hospital-Based Mural Project in NYC
An art initiative to bring together communities chose nine females artists to create murals in NYC hospitals.
News
Bushwick Bark’s Fifth Annual Fundraiser Returns with a Doggy Pool Party
Save lives, while cooling off with your fluffy friends at this ice cream pool party.
Food and Drink
A Gift from Seitan: Bushwick Bar Brings Brooklyn Its First Fully Vegan Deli Sandwich Shop
Seitan's Helper brings Bushwick a full vegan deli and sandwich shop!
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Mind and Body
Pass the Porn: Safely Express Sexual Desires at the Slumber Party of Your Dreams in Bushwick
House of Yes and local sex educators are throwing a social experiment and workshop to help destigmatize our relationship with...
Business
Billy Porter Wears Accessories from Local Woman-Owned Sustainable Jewelry Company, Reigning Grey
Reigning Grey is more than just jewelry.
News
New York’s First Food Waste Recycling Facility Is Turning Scraps into Energy in Bushwick
The bag of spinach you forgot to eat? It will soon return to your home in a new form: renewable...
Music and Nightlife
Bushwick Nightly: The Best PoC-Centered and LGBTQ+ Parties to Catch in and Around Bushwick
Diverse and inclusive parties are holding it down in Bushwick and Ridgewood.
Bushwick Bandstand
Vivian Girls Announce Reunion, Share First Single “Sick” Off Upcoming Fourth Album
The legendary Brooklyn band picks up where they left off with their latest single.
Business
A New Doggy Daycare Comes to Bushwick with Puppy Ice Cream Parties
Get 50 percent off services through the end of August!
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Food and Drink
Pizzette, a New Destination for Pizza and Drinks, Opens in East Williamsburg
Mominette Owner Steve Shaka opened Pizzette in late June with personal and larger pizza options.
Music and Nightlife
Best Gigs to Catch this Week in Bushwick
Check out these shows at Alphaville, El Cortez, The Broadway, and Turk's Inn
Arts & Culture
New Bushwick Web Series Highlighting Gentrification Is Now Streaming
“We want to give a voice to people from Halsey down to Aberdeen.”
Music and Nightlife
Bushwick’s New DIY Space, The Tiny Cupboard, Wants You to Leave Virtual Reality Behind
Speed dating, music listening parties, art showcases, and more.
Mind and Body
Support Victims of Sexual Violence: Sexual Assault and Intervention Program Seeks Volunteers
Calls are now open for the 2019 SAVI Volunteer Advocate Training Program.
Wick Talk
Cannabis Lifestyle Company Comes to Williamsburg, While Marijuana Arrests Continue Citywide
Brooklyn has seen 161 arrests for marijuana possession just in the first quarter of 2019.
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Food and Drink
Try Food from Bushwick’s Kichin and Other Top Restaurants at #EEEEEATSCON
The Festival returns to Forest Hills Stadium October 5-6.
News
Bushwick Public Schools Found High Levels of Lead in Drinking Water
Despite programs that were designed to eliminate lead from schools years ago, P.S. 376, P.S. 106, and I.S. 383 are...
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Bushwick Food Co-Op Suffered Fire Damaging Entire Store
The local community co-op suffered a fire damaging the entire store.
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After 22 Years Bushwick Arts Non-Profit and Community Space Announces Closure
NURTUREarts is closing due to resource challenges and a shifting environment for non-profits.
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Meowmania Comes to Bushwick for Its Third Annual Cat Party and Rescue Event at Secret Location
Spend your afternoon celebrating cats and raising funds for local rescues at Meowmania!
Arts & Culture
A Pop-Up Graffiti Museum in Williamsburg Takes Us Beyond the Streets
From vandalism to art.
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Business
This Queer Kitchen Brings Together the LGBTQ+ Community Through Food
What started out as a school project became a passion for a young entrepreneur.
Food and Drink
Hooked on Fishing: Why this Bushwick Chef Fishes on His Days Off
Dock Asian Eatery Chef Taka Kishikawa’s favorite hobby goes hand-in-hand with his cooking.
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Bushwick Mainstay and Community Hub, Little Skips, Is Closing Its Doors Due to Rent Increase
Linda Thach shares how she is sad to see it go, but won't try to replicate it elsewhere.
Music and Nightlife
Best Gigs to Catch this Week in Bushwick
Check out these great events happening this week at Our Wicked Lady, Market Hotel, Wonderville, and Alphaville
Bushwick Bandstand
Former The Rapture Bassist, Safer, Shares Third Single “All My Life” from Forthcoming EP
The former The Rapture bassist returns with some fiery new tracks.
Mind and Body
Find Out Why Bed-Stuy Residents Are Commuting to Dumbo for Yoga
Two women of color started an inclusive, diverse, and body positive movement.
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Arts & Culture
7 Bushwick Podcasts to Listen to in 2019
Gentrification, comedy, art -- Bushwick has a podcast for everything.
Community
Comedians and Cyclists Are Hosting a Free Stand-up Comedy Benefit at Bushwick Bike Shop
After 15 bicyclists died this year, locals are raising awareness and funds.
News
Bushwick’s House of Kava Shutters Its Doors, Management Blamed for Abusive Behavior
Popular non-alcoholic hub unexpectedly closed its doors.
News
The City’s First Campaign on Overdose Prevention Kicks Off at House of Yes in Bushwick
The “club with causes” is using its influence to spread awareness of fentanyl in popular nightlife drugs.
Food and Drink
Evil Twin Brewing Is Building a Beer Garden and Taproom Next Door to Their Brewery in Ridgewood
A much anticipated taproom is finally being realized from the nomadic brewery.