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TGIF: Arts in Bushwick Gearing Up for BOS15

TGIF: Arts in Bushwick Gearing Up for BOS15

As the days get longer and warmer, Arts in Bushwick is making ready for its ninth annual Bushwick Open Studios

Do Good in Bushwick: 10 Volunteer Organizations to Get Involved In

Do Good in Bushwick: 10 Volunteer Organizations to Get Involved In

When I was a kid, my mother made me volunteer at a local shelter every Christmas morning

Bodega-Themed Cat Hotel Opens in Bushwick! [COMIC]

Bodega-Themed Cat Hotel Opens in Bushwick! [COMIC]

DIY Punk + Avant-Garde Music! Top 10 Shows This Weekend

DIY Punk + Avant-Garde Music! Top 10 Shows This Weekend

Dust off your Doc Martens and safety pins because things are getting pretty punk this weekend! And its the best kind: local, underground, and in venues that look like east London basements

Make The Road is Marching Today Against Bushwick’s Luxury Development Colony 1209

Make The Road is Marching Today Against Bushwick’s Luxury Development Colony 1209

 

Bushwick Artist Ventiko Owns a Peacock Named Dexter

Bushwick Artist Ventiko Owns a Peacock Named Dexter

Walking around Select Art Fair (all photos courtesy of Ventiko) Bushwick is proudly weird. And weird people keep weird pets. Whether it’s a large yellow python whose owner hangs him on a tree at St. Nicholas Ave, or a big cat on a leash that frequently hangs on Bogart St. A Bushwick artist named Ventiko is one of those proud, weird […]

Popular Bushwick One-Stop Bike Shop, Harvest Cyclery Is Opening A New, Much Bigger Location

Popular Bushwick One-Stop Bike Shop, Harvest Cyclery Is Opening A New, Much Bigger Location

Cyclists rejoice: A second, much bigger location of popular Bushwick bike shop Harvest Cyclery is about to open at 1158 Myrtle Ave!

Missing Person in Bushwick: Sandra Budhoo with Alzheimer’s Disease

Missing Person in Bushwick: Sandra Budhoo with Alzheimer’s Disease

 

TGIF: Arts in Bushwick is Making History this Sunday

TGIF: Arts in Bushwick is Making History this Sunday

Arts in Bushwick is back with TGIF! A yearly series providing Bushwick Daily readers with a weekly recap of our blog’s top stories

Bushwick Landlords, Brothers Israels, Were Arrested Yesterday and Face Up to 15 Years of Prison

Bushwick Landlords, Brothers Israels, Were Arrested Yesterday and Face Up to 15 Years of Prison

A glimpse of justice was experienced yesterday by the tenants of several Bushwick buildings owned by the infamous landlord brothers, Joel and Aaron Israel

Obama’s Response to Bushwick Resident’s Letter About Poverty and Gentrification

Obama’s Response to Bushwick Resident’s Letter About Poverty and Gentrification

Maybe the fact that Obama (or someone on his team) actually responds to the letters people send him can make us maybe feel a little better after we filed our taxes just yesterday

Maria Hernandez Who Gave the Name to Bushwick Park Was Shot in 1989 in the War on Drugs

Maria Hernandez Who Gave the Name to Bushwick Park Was Shot in 1989 in the War on Drugs

 

This Week’s Art Openings: Animals, Optical Illusions, Theatrical Productions and 400+ Artists Ready for BOS

This Week’s Art Openings: Animals, Optical Illusions, Theatrical Productions and 400+ Artists Ready for BOS

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Roll Up Brooklyn, New Motorcycle Garage Is Opening in Bushwick

Roll Up Brooklyn, New Motorcycle Garage Is Opening in Bushwick

If you prefer your Bushwick all smudgy as seen from the back of a strong motorcycle, we have a great news for you

Patti Smith’s New Memoir Is Called “M Train” But Don’t Get All Excited

Patti Smith’s New Memoir Is Called “M Train” But Don’t Get All Excited

Yesterday, Patti Smith announced the sequel to her award-winning memoir about her friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe, Just Kids

Is Bushwick Hooking Up Like on Discovery Channel? Help Us Understand! [NSFW]

Is Bushwick Hooking Up Like on Discovery Channel? Help Us Understand! [NSFW]

Myths about Bushwick hook up culture have transcended the borders of our sweet pigeon town long before our fashion or artsy ideas

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Pretension Generator: New Parody Series About Brooklyn Will Make You Pee Your Pants

Pretension Generator: New Parody Series About Brooklyn Will Make You Pee Your Pants

 

Letter to Bushwick: At the Intersection of the Gentrifier and the Gentrified in Bushwick

Letter to Bushwick: At the Intersection of the Gentrifier and the Gentrified in Bushwick

“Letter to Bushwick” is a new column where members of Bushwick community are encouraged to express their opinions on matters important for the community as a whole

Star Trek Writer, Morgan Gendel, is Coming to a Meetup at Livestream Public, East Williamsburg

Star Trek Writer, Morgan Gendel, is Coming to a Meetup at Livestream Public, East Williamsburg

The future is now, kids! Okay, well actually it’s the present, but the future is always around the corner and everyone likes to try to have some foresight into what’s around the bend

Pocket-sized Dean and Deluca? No, That’s Just a Bushwick Bodega After Remodelling

Pocket-sized Dean and Deluca? No, That’s Just a Bushwick Bodega After Remodelling

Bushwick section of Wyckoff Avenue continues to transform, and so do several local businesses

Block Party, Egg Hunts & Community: Celebrate Easter and/or Passover in Bushwick, Ridgewood & E. Williamsburg

Block Party, Egg Hunts & Community: Celebrate Easter and/or Passover in Bushwick, Ridgewood & E. Williamsburg

Easter and Passover bring out cheery feelings in us

The Spring L Train Shutdown is Screwing with Bushwick Restaurants and Galleries

The Spring L Train Shutdown is Screwing with Bushwick Restaurants and Galleries

We regret to remind you that, starting April 11, the L train won’t be running from 8th Avenue to Bedford Avenue on weekends through May 18

Local Businesses on Alert: Be Discovered in Bushwick Notebook Summer Issue

Local Businesses on Alert: Be Discovered in Bushwick Notebook Summer Issue

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RE: Bushwick Resident’s Letter to Obama: “Way Out of Poverty? A Job with Livable Wage”

RE: Bushwick Resident’s Letter to Obama: “Way Out of Poverty? A Job with Livable Wage”

In a response of Elaheh Farmand’s letter to Obama we published on Monday, another Bushwick resident of Iranian descent took an ink and paper to voice his opinion on the neighborhood we all call home

Ridgewood According to New TV Show “Weird Loners” Is Pure, Unrealistic Fantasy

Ridgewood According to New TV Show “Weird Loners” Is Pure, Unrealistic Fantasy

Walk from Manhattan to Ridgewood on Queensboro Bridge while passing the Unisphere

Bushwick-Based Dungeons and Dragons Company, Dwarven Forge, Raises Millions on Kickstarter

Bushwick-Based Dungeons and Dragons Company, Dwarven Forge, Raises Millions on Kickstarter

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Breakin’: Vice Expands to Moore St., Shuttering Local Businesses Including Roberta’s Pizza

Breakin’: Vice Expands to Moore St., Shuttering Local Businesses Including Roberta’s Pizza

In the wake of losing music venues Glasslands and Death by Audio, Vice continues paving its path of North Brooklyn destruction with plans to open additional offices in Bushwick

A Tree Grows in Bushwick: Pick Up a Free Tree in Bushwick’s EL Garden This Sunday

A Tree Grows in Bushwick: Pick Up a Free Tree in Bushwick’s EL Garden This Sunday

Need something to hug? The great tree giveaway is on! Come out to EL Garden community garden at 120 Jefferson Street this Sunday, March 29th, and get a tree, free

Controversial Bushwick Building CastleBraid is Full of People Who Want to Help You Make Gluten-Free Pizza

Controversial Bushwick Building CastleBraid is Full of People Who Want to Help You Make Gluten-Free Pizza

Every Bushwick resident tends to have strong opinions about the luxury apartment building at 114 Troutman St

The Snow Has Melted and Revealed All Too Much [COMIC]

The Snow Has Melted and Revealed All Too Much [COMIC]

We’re Announcing the Launch of Our Quarterly Print Magazine, Bushwick Notebook!

We’re Announcing the Launch of Our Quarterly Print Magazine, Bushwick Notebook!

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TEDxBushwick This Past Saturday Partially Touched Upon the Burning Issues of Our Community

TEDxBushwick This Past Saturday Partially Touched Upon the Burning Issues of Our Community

Bushwick of the previous decade has rapidly transformed from New York’s “forgotten” neighborhood into a synonym of hipness and trendiness

Get Dirty: 9 Plants For Your Bushwick Backyard or Windowsill

Get Dirty: 9 Plants For Your Bushwick Backyard or Windowsill

Spring is here and there’s way too much to do in Bushwick to stay home tending the garden

Buy a Bike, Burn Your Metrocard: The Right Wheels Will Save Your Wallet and Sanity

Buy a Bike, Burn Your Metrocard: The Right Wheels Will Save Your Wallet and Sanity

Image via @NBKC Instagram As L train commuters were reminded earlier this week, the MTA is one wicked, bitch mistress. But for anyone who spent hours trapped underground sandwiched between disgruntled strangers, there’s a simple solution to your struggle: get a bike. You don’t have to live like this. As Gothamist reported, subway service is only […]

Polyamory, Meditation & Gentrification: TEDxBushwick Finally Announced its Speakers

Polyamory, Meditation & Gentrification: TEDxBushwick Finally Announced its Speakers

To translate the transformation Bushwick has been through in the past couple of years is the goal of the upcoming long-awaited conference TEDxBushwick

Awesome Long Before ‘Quooklyn:’ 10 Ridgewood Businesses You Need to Visit

Awesome Long Before ‘Quooklyn:’ 10 Ridgewood Businesses You Need to Visit

Oh Ridgewood, my Ridgewood