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She’s Back In Bushwick

She’s Back In Bushwick

“If there’s anyone our students can see themselves in, it’s Jacqueline”

She Sells Sex Toys, On Bogart Street

She Sells Sex Toys, On Bogart Street

A self-described “naughty marketplace” sets up shop with an “intersectional feminist perspective.”

A Local Zone, of Some Interest

A Local Zone, of Some Interest

“It’s not about a ceasefire or not about not a ceasefire”

Renovating The Dog Run At Maria Hernandez Becomes A $6.7 Million Project

Renovating The Dog Run At Maria Hernandez Becomes A $6.7 Million Project

Construction is expected to start late 2025.

The Rumours Are True…

The Rumours Are True…

There’s a basement in Bushwick where they’re singing Fleetwood Mac

If A Former Media Executive Opens A Karaoke Bar In Ocean Hill…

If A Former Media Executive Opens A Karaoke Bar In Ocean Hill…

Ex-CBS and Fuse producer says he now runs the only private-room karaoke bar in his corner of Brooklyn

Scenes From A Local Market

Scenes From A Local Market

A local nonprofit runs a weekly farmers market at Maria Hernandez Park.

‘We’re Building a Movement Here’

‘We’re Building a Movement Here’

A group of Jewish electronic musicians in Brooklyn are fundraising for humanitarian relief in Gaza.

Experimental Movies Play In Ridgewood

Experimental Movies Play In Ridgewood

“How many other films like this have been left on the floor?”

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

“Where we are located has brought a lot of creatives to the space,” says a psychotherapist who specializes in dance and movement therapy.

‘Transplants’ Show Up At The Amos Eno

‘Transplants’ Show Up At The Amos Eno

A local gallery show questions what it means to change and move, as well as who is allowed to do so.

A Demon Crashes A Funeral

A Demon Crashes A Funeral

A recent Bushwick Starr production delivers on the “Demons,” but could do more with its female characters

Ridgewood Does Not Exist

Ridgewood Does Not Exist

Scenes among “a discoherent group of young people making a discoherent collection of art”

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

Why a former Democracy Now war correspondent opened the Starr Bar in Bushwick

Gentrifying Ridgewood: A Shaft Into Yesterday’s New York 

Gentrifying Ridgewood: A Shaft Into Yesterday’s New York 

“They patronize us and we patronize them”

Cafe Takes Name From Basquiat, And Calls The Cupcakes Art

Cafe Takes Name From Basquiat, And Calls The Cupcakes Art

“We’re not from families of means – just two young entrepreneurs in New York trying to make it work,” say the people behind the new Saint Michel Cafe.

She’s in Bushwick And She’s ‘Not Okay’

She’s in Bushwick And She’s ‘Not Okay’

Zoey Deutch stars in a dark comedy, purportedly set near the J train.

Eyval’s Top Chef Talks His Take On Persian Cuisine

Eyval’s Top Chef Talks His Take On Persian Cuisine

The chef behind the well-reviewed Eyval says he wants to introduce “Iranians to a different way to look at their food.”

Conversations with Neighbors: Bushwick’s New Bone Collector

Conversations with Neighbors: Bushwick’s New Bone Collector

Popular on TikTok, this local bones salesman says: “I would love myself to be skeletonized”

Ask Caroline: How Do I Feel Cool In Bushwick?

Ask Caroline: How Do I Feel Cool In Bushwick?

Ask Caroline is back and has tips on local nightlife and who to date in NYC

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

“The fix was in from the beginning,” one congressman bemoaned before the lines were changed.

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Redistricting moves and scatters a heated political race, while Elizabeth Crowley has committed to moving within the borders of wherever it is she ends up representing.

Can A Bushwick Pol Make It To Albany?

Can A Bushwick Pol Make It To Albany?

A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.

The State of Voter Suppression in New York

The State of Voter Suppression in New York

Voter suppression still happens in New York “in insidious ways”

Things Happening This Week(end) (April 29 – May 2) in and Around Bushwick

Things Happening This Week(end) (April 29 – May 2) in and Around Bushwick

It’s May Day weekend!

New Pawsibilities in Bushwick.

New Pawsibilities in Bushwick.

A doggy daycare has opened near the Myrtle-Wyckoff station, with a goal of hiring adults with autism.

Checking In With Zoë

Checking In With Zoë

Bushwick singer Zoë Fromer doesn’t have any music out yet, but has thoughts on where to find the best birria tacos in town.

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.

Amid Supply Cost Increases, Con Edison Bills Skyrocket In North Brooklyn

Amid Supply Cost Increases, Con Edison Bills Skyrocket In North Brooklyn

Residents in Bushwick say they’ve seen their bills double or triple over the past month. But more price hikes await.

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

State Senator Julia Salazar opens up about her youth, inspirations, early battles with public perception and more.

How New Yorkers Can Get Free At-Home Covid Tests and N95 Masks

How New Yorkers Can Get Free At-Home Covid Tests and N95 Masks

The federal government has offered a new way to combat the spread of the virus: providing free Covid testing kits and N95 masks. But how accessible are they, and how can we get them? 

Dealing With a Bad Roommate in NYC? Know Your Rights

Dealing With a Bad Roommate in NYC? Know Your Rights

If you’re living with a toxic roommate, what can you legally do to separate yourself from the situation?

Take a Walk Back in Time: Exploring Bushwick History From the Early 1600s to Today

Take a Walk Back in Time: Exploring Bushwick History From the Early 1600s to Today

There’s a lot of history in these streets we call home. Take a second to look back at the 400-year history of Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

49 years ago today, four young men entered a sporting goods store for a robbery that would soon escalate into a fatal shootout and hostage situation. With a new documentary film on the subject scheduled to come out later this year, Bushwick Daily takes a look back at the event.

The Fight Against The North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues With a Decision on Feb. 7

The Fight Against The North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues With a Decision on Feb. 7

In just a few weeks, Governor Hochul and the DEC will decide whether or not to allow National Grid to install fracked gas vaporizers at the apex of the North Brooklyn Pipeline. 

Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat

Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat

The rise of gig work cancellations caused by the hike of Omicron Covid cases is reminding local freelancers of March 2020.