Because at Bushwick Daily we are all about keeping our eyes out for fun, unique, and high-quality experiences that are worth your precious time, we’ve curated a September “to-do list” featuring all sorts of recommendations from the Bushwick Daily crew

 by Loren DiBlasi & Maria Gotay

As New York City gears up for the 2024 elections, Bushwick stands at a pivotal point due to its history as a bellwether for progressive voting patterns across the country.

A shooting last year at a charter school haunts an anti-gun violence rally in East Williamsburg

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

Seven local, inventive martinis worth your $20.

Local hardcore bands play a free show in support of a ceasefire in Gaza

Famous DJ spotted DJing, while waiting for the L

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

A short documentary makes the case for a new pump track as a democratizing force

How a flurry of small businesses are changing a corner of Queens

Is Bushwick turning “gentrifier gray”?

A new techno club opens in Bushwick

“We’ve been fighting rats coming in and out. I don’t know why.”

Here’s at least seven more local spots to find plant-based food

A new comedy club pops off in East Williamsburg

“We know how sweet and precious a drink with a tiny umbrella can be,” promises a bartender at the newly-opened Vacations.

A new documentary chronicles the “dirty gospel” of the Bushwick Abbey’s Vince Anderson.

It’s May Day weekend!

Bushwick’s answer to Kacey Musgraves is a Texas transplant who generates feels from deep inside the major label machine

A new pet supply store! A two-floor club and pizzeria! A yoga studio!

A guide to biking down and out in Bushwick and Ridgewood

A Grand Soirée! Wet Cash! A Sunday skate sesh

Another whole week’s worth of free and affordable events happening in and around the neighborhood.

Go to Roberta’s! Watch ‘In the Mood For Love’ at Syndicated! Fall in love!

Streets in Bushwick may be subject to dangerous lead exposure. Because of the quiet stripping of 2018 legislation by former governor Andrew Cuomo, the extent of the problem remains largely unknown. A Bushwick Daily investigation.

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.

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

Bushwick’s new city council member is asking the community to submit ideas for physical infrastructure projects in the district.

The iconic library will reopen Monday, following a temporary closure due to renovations.

As we continue to welcome in the new year, let’s just take one more look back at 2021.

Our readers have voted! Here are the winners for the best pizza, tacos, happy hour, coffee shop, sandwich, music venue, brunch, bar, bakery and wings in and around the neighborhood.

I believe these pieces, as a cumulative group, do a great job at reflecting the wide range of emotions, experiences and subjects we encountered in and around Bushwick in 2021.

A roundup of new food and drink spots in and around Bushwick and Ridgewood, including new slice shops, chicken joints and Calvin Eng’s new Cantonese concept.

What are those orange compost bins popping up in Astoria and Lower Manhattan? Will they expand to other neighborhoods?

Maria Hernandez Park, Mominette, Wonderville, L’Imprimerie, Irving Avenue and more. Here’s how 11 of Bushwick’s most notable places got their names.