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The BKE Story: A Home-Grown Kombucha Company Grows In Bushwick
How a Bushwick couple’s kombucha company survived a global pandemic.
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A Former Seton Hall Star Gives Back To Bushwick
Right off Bushwick Avenue, Robert Mitchell's latest endeavor involves making cold-pressed juices and smoothies with names like "Daily Dose of...
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Finding The Tacos At Los Hermanos
At a Bushwick taco factory, there's a taste of something old and authentic amidst all the intentional and the curated.
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Newyorktitlan vs. Taqueria al Pastor: the Search for Bushwick’s Best Tortas
Watch our local correspondent give both a try in the outdoors and discovers what a time it is for Mexican...
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Bushwick Bartenders Dress Down For Pin Ups
Local barkeeps make a brief 'pivot' to modeling to make ends meet.
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Off the Avenue: Tina’s Finds Its Place in a Pandemic
A Bushwick diner on Flushing Avenue relies on foot traffic to get by
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Brooklyn Bars Sue Cuomo For Millions
Local bars and restaurants say the last year of inconsistent COVID restrictions have cost them big
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NYC’s Best Margaritas Delivered to You!
Don’t let tough times get you down, you can now get Calabrije’s margaritas and food delivered to your home.
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Rolo’s Rolls Into Ridgewood
Four Gramercy Tavern alums are now making sandwiches on Onderdonk Avenue
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Bars Turn To Hibernation As Industry Struggles With Cuomo’s Changing COVID Directives
Neighborhood stalwarts like Pearl’s, Old Stanley’s and 3 Diamond Door are calling it quits for now, while several others circulate...
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Peter’s Crunchy Red Tacos Brings Birria To Bushwick
A block from the Jefferson L Stop Is the latest hot spot for birria aficionados
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Brooklyn Chefs Deliver ‘Michelin Star Quality’ By Bike
Amid a pandemic, two fine dining chefs are staking it out on their own
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A Pupuseria Pops Up In Ridgewood
Amid a pandemic, everyone is talking about the hit pupusas lighting up a quiet corner of Queens.
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COVID-19 Restrictions Made Closing Our Brooklyn Restaurant the Only Option
191 Knickerbocker ends with Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Hot New Restaurant: Taqueria Al Pastor Serves Authentic Pueblan Tacos in Bushwick
Al Pastor Taqueria opened on the corner of Wyckoff and Stanhope in January 2020, just six weeks before the pandemic.
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Meserole Street Tavern “The Graham” Sues Cuomo Over Indoor Dining Curfew
The Graham argues that the curfew will hurt businesses more than it will protect customers from COVID.
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NYC Bagel Chain Black Seed Brings Montreal Flavor to Bushwick
Black Seed, which has seven stores scattered around the city, is known for combining - in a way some purists...
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New Bar Farewell and La Window Crêperie Open on Troutman Street
70's dance bar opens on Troutman Street with Crêperie included
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The Crazy Foods Bushwick Bars are Offering to Comply with Cuomo’s Order
Despite their comical menu items, Bushwick’s bar owners are fearful of being shut down.
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With Indoor Dining On Hold, Here are the Best of Bushwick’s Outdoor Bars & Restaurants
A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Dining in Bushwick.
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New Bar Offers Beer, Art, Shuffleboard and Just a Touch of Dystopia
Mika is what opening a bar during a pandemic looks like, complete with a domed VIP lounge. But it offers...
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Money Is Power: Support Local Black-owned Businesses
Bushwick is home to several black-owned cafes and restaurants. Supporting them helps the community as surely as a protest or...
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Hospitality Under Siege: Pizzette & Gordo’s Cantina
This edition of "Under Siege" profiles two eateries whose focus - apart from staying afloat in trying times - is...
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A Broken Social Scene On Crutches: Bushwick Booze To Go
In order to survive the pandemic, several Bushwick bars have brought the party outdoors to meet drinkers in the warm...
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Sweet Chili, Acclaimed for Creative Southeast Asian Food, To Reopen For Pickup & Delivery
Lisa Fernandes opened Sweet Chili late last year, only to close in early March. A smaller menu of her creative...
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Bushwick’s Source For BBQ Brisket Pho Re-Opens for Delivery
While Lucy's reopening and expansion couldn't have come at a worse time, Huynh is confident his restaurants, which already rely...
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Bodega Ordering App Developed as Sales Plummet From Coronavirus Fallout
The app was developed by the Bodega and Small Business Association of New York and JungleWork, a tech company.
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Hospitality Under Siege: An Inside Look at How Bushwick Distilleries are Innovating to Survive
This column's opening entry profiles two business owners - a distiller and a sake brewer - and their navigation through...
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Guide to Local Brooklyn Breweries Offering Delivery During Quarantine
A local beer enthusiast is keeping everyone frosty by publishing a list of all breweries open for pickup and delivery...
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Bushwick Restaurant Appeals Directly to Customers Amid Cronavirus Hysteria
Yummy 88, a small, take-out Chinese restaurant on the corner of Wilson and Willoughby streets, victim of New Yorkers's eschewing...
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Goodbye Churro Wheel, Café Esencia Shuts Its Doors
Rent hikes shut down Ridgewood restaurant known for their six foot Churro Rolls
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Gordo’s Cantina Helps Make Bushwick A Destination for Authentic Mexican Food
Gordo's executive chef, Mexico City native Reyna Morales, is a 25-year veteran of the industry; her food is evidence both...
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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.
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Pizzette Serves Tradition, Quality and $1 Oysters in East Williamsburg
Pizzette opened last summer, and became known not only for its pitch perfect pies but for its Monday night $1...
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Evil Twin Brewing Opens Evil Twin Coffee in Ridgewood
Nestled inside Evil Twin greenhouse taproom is the new café, which serves locally roasted Sey Coffee
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Shinobu Kato: Puncturing Sake’s Posh Image One Glass At a Time
You can take the boy out of Koenji, Tokyo, but you can’t take Koenji out of the boy.
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The Starliner Now Serving Philly’s Famed Redcrest Fried Chicken
The dive bar partnered with chef Adam Volk, serving mouthwatering chicken sandwiches, tenders, and more.
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Uruguayan Restaurant Tabaré Brings Chivito Sando to Bushwick
The restaurant, open as of November 14, serves mouthwatering traditional Uruguayan classics, and daily Happy Hour specials.
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Cider Feast Comes to Williamsburg, this Weekend
Featuring foods and ciders from around the world.
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Celebrate Halloween with Spooky Films and Free Cider this Thursday
Brooklyn Cider House hosts holiday festivities at their BOOshwick location.
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Bushwick Gets a New Burger Joint on Troutman Street
The Butcher’s Son has burgers so sloppy, you’ll get complementary gloves with your meal.
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Annual Vegan Food Fest is Back in Bushwick This Weekend
This is the second annual Vegan Food Fest in Bushwick and this year they are ready to rain jerky.
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Pine Box Rock Shop Will Celebrate 9th Anniversary with $3 Pints on October 12
A vegan bar, music venue, and communal hub takes space in what was once a coffin factory.
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Smorgasburg Pop-Up Lands Location In Ridgewood
Millers and Makers Will Offer Bread, Cookies, Wedding Cakes and more.
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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...
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Evil Twin Brewing’s New Ridgewood Location Isn’t Just for Beer Drinkers
Founder Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø has set down roots in Brooklyn, and his newest venture includes an urban greenhouse, taproom and outdoor...
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Bushwick Restaurant Hard Times Grows Up
Here’s what to expect from the new trio of owners revamping Hard Times Christmas Liquors At The Sunset Bar.
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Bushwick Chef Releases Made in Mexico, a Cookbook Celebrating his Hometown
Danny Mena of La Loncheria wrote the book to share the food and culture of Mexico City
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How the Magic is Made at Dock Asian Eatery
The team at Bushwick’s popular Asian restaurant gives us a look behind the kitchen counter.
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Stirred, Not Shaken: Amor Y Amargo Comes to Williamsburg
The celebrated Lower East Side bar opens a new, larger outpost in Brooklyn.