This weekend’s art openings remind me of the lost art of handwriting

We’re seeing a spike in subject matter being shown in Bushwick and the surrounding borders – truthfully, it’s in the frenzied cuts of paint in John Legere’s upcoming show at Sugarlift

As time would have it, Bushwick Open Studios 2015 is NEXT weekend and there will be more than enough to see as our neighborhood transforms into the ultimate art mecca of NYC

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The frost bite obtained from running around to last weekend’s back-to-back openings wasn’t so bad

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The scene is reminiscent of something between a shanty town and an art fair of sorts

Bushwick Open Studios is here again! Were you entirely exhausted after last year’s—running in and out of every single studio, opening door after door until you felt like you were in an M

The Knickerbocker Hotel There is no easy or difficult way of making a cocktail. As the book Elements of Style concludes: “The longest way round is usually the shortest way home.” In the case of a cocktail, it’s all about capturing a multifaceted story that is told by the mixture of the ingredients, the establishment […]

Last Friday SIGNAL held an opening reception for their group show, This Is the Prism the Spider Dreams of as It Weaves Its Web, featuring works by Eric Mack, Ryan Chin, Kristina Lee, Katie Loselle, Andrew Ross, Jennifer Packer, and Marley Freeman, and curated by the artist Benjamin Horns

Brace yourselves, kids

I was not sure what to expect when I arrived to the gallery late last night, but was immediately surprised and impressed by the incredible effect the plants had on the space

Bushwick’s concrete jungle is the perfect landscape for dancers to create and flourish

With Bushwick Open Studios a mere 10 days away, many galleries are preparing for openings set for that wild weekend

By Allison Galgiani and Katarina Hybenova

  This Thursday night on March 7th, Signal Gallery will be hosting a launch party celebrating the release of the first issue of EMMA Magazine, a new Brooklyn-based artmag by visual artists Emma Rae and Emma Harden. The magazine seeks to promote the work of young, unknown artists and thinkers; the Emmas ran a successful Kickstarter […]

By Katarina Hybenova

Bushwick is like a rough little alien animal that looks ugly on the first sight. Many people wrinkle their foreheads and noses in disagreement, when looking at it as if it smelled bad. But if you look closer, your heart has to melt, because this little alien animal has the friendliest soul. One of the […]

Black coffee in a plastic cup that Andrew Birk served me in his studio at Johnson Avenue reached the perfect temperature to start being sipped and I just reached a peace agreement with my perfectionist self that this week’s Tuesday Person, Andrew Birk, will be photographed with an iPhone, instead of my regular bulky Canon […]

The walk through industrial Bushwick seems neverending until I finally reach 513 Johnson Avenue, to meet Ryan Ford…and himself. That’s a joke I’ve been making in my head ever since I saw one of Ryan’s paintings, called Me Vs. Myself. Ryan is portrayed in blue boxer shorts in a ready-to-fight posture next to a huge flesh […]

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Comedy shows! More comedy shows! And local eco-rapper Hila the Killa!

Ridgewood’s newest bar is a classic horror-themed tavern.

If you’re in search of a haircut in Bushwick, look no further. Here are some local spots that will keep you stylin’.

These are the local Bushwick-area restaurants participating in NYC Restaurant Week, which runs from Jan. 18 to Feb. 13.

Bushwick’s next door neighbor, Grand Street, has been busy recently with some new food and drink spots.

An update on how local music and nightlife venues are reacting to the Omicron surge, including details on New Year’s Eve events.

DJ Sets at Elsewhere, an art exhibition, comedy shows, an outdoor movie screening, an open mic night and more. These are the can’t-miss events happening this week (May 20-26) in Bushwick.

City council passed a bill making them permanent but streets in Northern Brooklyn have yet to open