Last Thursday Bushwick Daily and small urban press Catopolis launched their first book collaboration ever, Bushwick Nightz at Lot 45! The book includes 12 short stories about life in the hood’, including everything from gentrification to one-night stands. We’ve been talking about this book since Bushwick Open Studios when we did our first reading, but we’ve actually been working on it for over a year.

Some of the writers included in Bushwick Nightz grew up in Bushwick, some have moved here from other parts of New York; others have moved here from other parts of the world, and others have only visited. Each perspective offers a different outlook on what it means to experience the neighborhood at this point in time. The collection is kinda scandalous, but also introspective, a roller-coaster of emotion, and a fun beach read.