Bushwick Daily

Bushwick Daily

Andrew Karpan

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Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

‘It’s frustrating when you’re playing by the rules and your opponent is cheating,’ Salazar says of Andy Marte’s primary challenge

Nat Grid Says They’ll Restart Construction Following Williams Pipeline Rejection

Nat Grid Says They’ll Restart Construction Following Williams Pipeline Rejection

‘We know the fight is not over,’ activists says of their fight against the pipeline extension

Salazar Wins Sanders’ Support In State Senate Seat Fight

Salazar Wins Sanders’ Support In State Senate Seat Fight

Sanders gives the fundraising nod to State Senators Julia Salazar and Mike Gianaris, a notable Amazon HQ2 antagonist

Brooklyn Supreme Court Puts Misba Abdin Back on the City Council Ballot for District 37

Brooklyn Supreme Court Puts Misba Abdin Back on the City Council Ballot for District 37

“Justice was served,” candidate Misba Abdin says of a ruling overturning a Board Of Elections decision that nixed his campaign

City Council Candidates Speak Out Against Cuomo’s Abrupt Cancellation  of Special Election

City Council Candidates Speak Out Against Cuomo’s Abrupt Cancellation of Special Election

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the election for Rafael Espinal’s seat until June but the candidates are still running and “politics is still alive and well in Brooklyn”

National Grid Halts Brooklyn Pipeline Over COVID-19 Pandemic

National Grid Halts Brooklyn Pipeline Over COVID-19 Pandemic

National Grid workers had been working ‘in close proximity to each other’ for a week after non-essential workers were ordered home

Goodbye Churro Wheel, Café Esencia Shuts Its Doors

Goodbye Churro Wheel, Café Esencia Shuts Its Doors

Rent hikes shut down Ridgewood restaurant known for their six foot Churro Rolls

Police Arrest Ten Protestors on Friday as Pipeline Action Continues

Police Arrest Ten Protestors on Friday as Pipeline Action Continues

“No Pipes in Brooklyn!” Protesters Shut Down Construction On a Fracked-Gas Pipeline This Weekend

“No Pipes in Brooklyn!” Protesters Shut Down Construction On a Fracked-Gas Pipeline This Weekend

Millie’s Cuban Cafe: Brooklyn’s Perfect Dream Of Cuba

Millie’s Cuban Cafe: Brooklyn’s Perfect Dream Of Cuba

The overall effect is something like Wes Anderson’s Havana, or maybe his dream Miami suburb.

New Indoor Skatepark Opens in Bushwick

New Indoor Skatepark Opens in Bushwick

The Starliner Now Serving Philly’s Famed Redcrest Fried Chicken

The Starliner Now Serving Philly’s Famed Redcrest Fried Chicken

A ‘Female Joker’ Puts On A Show In Bushwick

A ‘Female Joker’ Puts On A Show In Bushwick

Michael Alan and Jadda Cat Are At It Again

Nat Grid Pushes Pipeline into Bushwick while Refusing New Hookups to Local Businesses

Nat Grid Pushes Pipeline into Bushwick while Refusing New Hookups to Local Businesses

Salazar raises concerns in Albany regarding pipeline expansion; Brookly Energy Provider, National Grid, likely violated its own procedures in a sudden rush to deny services this year.

General Deb’s  – The Latest Casualty Of Natural Gas Fight

General Deb’s – The Latest Casualty Of Natural Gas Fight

“If I didn’t have something to fall back on, I’d be screwed.”

Visit Ridgewood’s Dark Halloween House

Visit Ridgewood’s Dark Halloween House

7 Spots to Watch the Democratic Presidential Debate in and Around Bushwick

7 Spots to Watch the Democratic Presidential Debate in and Around Bushwick

Nothing like voters cheering and booing at a large screen.

Smorgasburg Pop-Up Lands Location In Ridgewood

Smorgasburg Pop-Up Lands Location In Ridgewood

Aura Cocina Plans To Bring Cuban-Asian Fusion To East Williamsburg

Aura Cocina Plans To Bring Cuban-Asian Fusion To East Williamsburg

Yankee’s Chef Ricardo Cardona and restaurateur Steve Almonte are set to steer a new chic restaurant in the East Williamsburg warehouse conversion.

Ridgewood Finally Opens Its Art Studios

Ridgewood Finally Opens Its Art Studios

Many local artists think it’s time Ridgewood had its own thing, so they created a more laid-back version of Bushwick Open Studios

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

Music & Beer: Pitchfork’s OctFest Comes to The Knockdown Center

Music & Beer: Pitchfork’s OctFest Comes to The Knockdown Center

They promise a DYI experience and multiple brews.

New Pop-Up Brings Vietnamese Street Food to Ridgewood

New Pop-Up Brings Vietnamese Street Food to Ridgewood

Eat bahn mi straight off the grill on Forest Ave.

Six Bushwick Bars to Watch the Democratic Presidential Debate

Six Bushwick Bars to Watch the Democratic Presidential Debate

Get a beer with a Bernie Bro, hang with the Yang Gang.

A French director opened a bar in Bushwick. Then he forgot to pay his bartenders.

A French director opened a bar in Bushwick. Then he forgot to pay his bartenders.

Bushwick’s Bizarre shutters as employees say they were never paid.

Jazz in Bushwick: 8 Bars & Cafes to get Swingin’

Jazz in Bushwick: 8 Bars & Cafes to get Swingin’

Whether you like jazz at brunch or you brought your own instrument, there’s a spot for you.

Jerry Seinfeld Comes to Bushwick for Brunch

Jerry Seinfeld Comes to Bushwick for Brunch

SNL Impressionist Melissa Villaseñor joins the comic heavyweight at Forrest Point.

Cocktails for $7 at New Ridgewood Punk Bar, Planet X

Cocktails for $7 at New Ridgewood Punk Bar, Planet X

The new sister bar of Birdy’s is serving ‘80s glam and cheap drinks.

A Dog Is the Star of a Bushwick Series Nominated for an Emmy

A Dog Is the Star of a Bushwick Series Nominated for an Emmy

“Like ‘Seinfeld,’ but with dogs and in the ‘hood.”

New Bushwick Web Series Highlighting Gentrification Is Now Streaming

New Bushwick Web Series Highlighting Gentrification Is Now Streaming

Bushwick’s House of Kava Shutters Its Doors, Management Blamed for Abusive Behavior

Bushwick’s House of Kava Shutters Its Doors, Management Blamed for Abusive Behavior

Popular non-alcoholic hub unexpectedly closed its doors.

Bushwick’s Birdy’s Lands New Sister Bar in Ridgewood Called Planet X

Bushwick’s Birdy’s Lands New Sister Bar in Ridgewood Called Planet X

’80s chill vibes coming to Ridgewood in July.

Turk’s Inn, a Whimsical and Kitschy Restaurant from the Midwest, Opened in Bushwick This Weekend

Turk’s Inn, a Whimsical and Kitschy Restaurant from the Midwest, Opened in Bushwick This Weekend

A Rapidly Gentrifying Bushwick Is the Star of an Ethereal Documentary Premiering at BAM June 22

A Rapidly Gentrifying Bushwick Is the Star of an Ethereal Documentary Premiering at BAM June 22

The story of a webcam model, pigeon keeper, and a man haunted by ghosts, come together in at the backdrop of Bushwick.

An Indie Arcade Bar Opened on the Bushwick and Bed-Stuy Border this Weekend

An Indie Arcade Bar Opened on the Bushwick and Bed-Stuy Border this Weekend

Wonderville took Secret Project Robot’s DIY space and turned it into an arcade bar.