Feliz Cinco De Mayo! Bushwick residents certainly don’t need a reason to celebrate New York City’s Mexican heritage, but it sure doesn’t hurt to have one! In that spirit, here is a list of some of the best ways to observe the holiday in the neighborhood.

Study Spanish: The current session of MayDay Space’s exemplary Spanish class is already under way (we’ll let you know when the next one is coming up), but there are plenty of other opportunities to study Mexico’s most widely spoken language in the neighborhood. One way to get started today: swing by Human Relations on Flushing and pick up something from the Spanish language section.

Support Mexican Businesses in Bushwick: Our neighborhood has some pretty amazing Mexican businesses. Stop by La Mexicanita at 915 Broadway to pick up a half pint of pickled onion and jalapeño slices (they are delicious on anything savory), have a moment of solemnity in front of the shrine in the corner of Regalo de Juquila at 1209 Myrtle before you pick up a Jarrito or have a burrito at the family style table in the center of the room, and if you insist on only patronizing places that have been written up by the Paper of Record, have a bite at Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos.