News
The Way We Were, In 2023
From Post Malone to Punks for Palestine, we’re revisiting this year's top local stories.
2023
Browse all posts published in 2023.
92 posts
Music
Onward and Upward in Bushwick: They’re ‘Social Creatures’
They met on Craigslist. Now, they're working on album number two.
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Onward and Upward in Bushwick: She’s Singing About Her Cat
Listen to five new Christmas songs, some feline-themed.
Music and Nightlife
If A Former Media Executive Opens A Karaoke Bar In Ocean Hill…
Ex-CBS and Fuse producer says he now runs the only private-room karaoke bar in his corner of Brooklyn
Food and Drink
Ornithology’s Got A Brand New Café
A bit of jazz meets a bit of Bushwick-grunge charm, at the former home of the vegan cafe Brooklyn Whiskers.
Bushwick
On and Off The Board: ‘Joy and Pleasure Don’t Detract from the Movement.’
More than just bisexual lighting and chess looks, a local queer-themed chess club is taking a stand on the Gaza...
Ridgewood
They’re in Ridgewood and They’re Running
Ridgewood now has its own enthusiastic group of runners
Community
It’s Fight Club, But ‘Gay’
A local MMA gym in Bushwick is offering free training clincs for aspiring LGBTQ fighters. They're calling it 'Gay Fight...
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Business
Scenes From A Local Market
A local nonprofit runs a weekly farmers market at Maria Hernandez Park.
Arts & Culture
Lost Without Phones
A highlight from last month's Bushwick Film Festival was a debut feature from a Brooklyn dance director.
Arts & Culture
They Make Love To The Car, Don’t They?
An auto-erotic performance piece makes a stop in Bushwick over the weekend.
Arts & Culture
It’s Pure ‘Poison,’ Playing At Unit J.
“I feel like I’m trapped in here, sometimes, I’m never away from it"
Community
Opinion: Make Accessing the Ridgewood Reservoir Safer
A local biking group says bike lines and widened sidewalks are needed to increase accessibility to a local public park.
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Food and Drink
The Barmen Are Wandering.
Huge batches of libations, siphoned through a tap straight into a glass.
Music and Nightlife
The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ is Back, But Now It’s in Bushwick. Spooky!
With 10% of proceeds now going to a nonprofit LGBTQ+ healthcare clinic.
Business
Yo, It’s Yough, To Go.
A postage-stamp sized deli on Knickerbocker calls itself Bushwick's first all-vegan grocery.
Arts & Culture
‘We’re Building a Movement Here’
A group of Jewish electronic musicians in Brooklyn are fundraising for humanitarian relief in Gaza.
Arts & Culture
Experimental Movies Play In Ridgewood
“How many other films like this have been left on the floor?”
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Music and Nightlife
Live From The Jefferson Street L Station, It Was Diplo
Famous DJ spotted DJing, while waiting for the L
Bushwick
Scenes From a Chess Championship in Bushwick
The remaining five teams fought a gladiator's fight, all vying for the coveted crown.
Bushwick
The Not-So Subtle Asian Polers
A group of Asian-American pole dancers lights up clubs like House of Yes and the Red Pavilion.
Arts & Culture
Bushwick Producer Debuts A Psychological Horror Movie on Apple TV
Going beyond traditional zombie narratives, 'Herd' spotlights Bushwick's expanding influence in the arts.
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Food and Drink
Dromedary Has A Brand New Bar, And A Doughnut Shop
Local Tiki enthusiast says he isn't closing the doors on Dromedary just yet, either.
Community
Jennifer Gutiérrez: Tenants Need To Be Informed
Bushwick's city council rep says informed tenants are better tenants.
Arts & Culture
Street Art, Between Irving and Wyckoff
A pair of notable street artists show up in Bushwick.
Arts & Culture
Bushwick Open Studios Keeps The Focus Local
The three day neighborhood arts fair arrives again this weekend
Music
Paris, Texas Lands In Brooklyn, New York
Riding a year of hype, a hip hop group rolls in Brooklyn
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Food and Drink
Chiangmai Doesn’t Hold Back.
A Northern Thai-style restaurant transports customers from Bushwick straight to the heart of Thailand
Arts & Culture
In Ridgewood, There’s No Need To Be Alone Tonight
A new film festival kicks off in Ridgewood this weekend.
Community
Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.
"Where we are located has brought a lot of creatives to the space," says a psychotherapist who specializes in dance...
Food and Drink
An Evening At Nowon (In Bushwick)
We also got some of the “chopped cheese” rice cakes that everyone seems to be talking about.
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Food and Drink
Bushwick’s Newest Jazz Club Is A Triangle
With all its shiny newness, the new joint embodies a futuristic, galactic vibe + shish kebabs!
News
Inside a Humanitarian Crisis Happening Right Off Myrtle/Broadway
Instead of a Blink Fitness, a local building in Bushwick has become a token in the city’s ongoing asylum crisis.
Real Estate
Drama In The Denizen
Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick
Bushwick
Scenes From the Final Stew in Bushwick
After repeatedly meeting up over soup in a Bushwick playground, a TikTok influencer is now calling it quits on that...
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East Williamsburg
Brooklyn Mirage’s latest problem? A $7.5 million lawsuit
“Avant Gardner has made a lot of money from the gays,” a lawyer warns.
Community
This Weekend, They’ll ‘Break for Justice’
El Puente’s signature summer annual event hits Maria Hernandez on Saturday. It promises to be a public outlet for art...
News
After Partying In Bushwick, A Goldman Sachs Analyst Was Found Dead in a Ditch
Some say it's part of a run of recent club deaths. Others suspect a fatal peanut allergy.
Food and Drink
All Good Things are Fermented
Armed with a few ideas from his Yale days, Joe and Lauren Grimm now say they are pushing the boundaries...
East Williamsburg
The Skaters Are Back… In East Williamsburg
A week after re-opening, local skaters take to one of their old haunting grounds.