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Onward and Upward in Bushwick: Allison Ponthier’s Short Stories

Onward and Upward in Bushwick: Allison Ponthier’s Short Stories

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

Events Happening This Week(end) (March 31 – April 3) in and Around Bushwick

Events Happening This Week(end) (March 31 – April 3) in and Around Bushwick

Eat at a bagel pop-up! Clean up the streets! Go to the launch of a new negroni!

A Peek Inside the Hidden Story on Wyckoff Avenue

A Peek Inside the Hidden Story on Wyckoff Avenue

For over two decades, Taiwanese artists have had a home in Bushwick

Live At The Box Factory: It’s A Concert Series Focused On Women Composers

Live At The Box Factory: It’s A Concert Series Focused On Women Composers

Yvette Keong, Sarah Cahill and Nicole Cloutier are among those playing this month at the Box Factory, part of a series of concerts focused on tacking gender equity

Events Happening This Week(end) (February 17 – February 23) in and Around Bushwick

Events Happening This Week(end) (February 17 – February 23) in and Around Bushwick

The Bar Babes of Bushwick & Ridgewood return! There’s a hot concert at Bridge and Tunnel! A comedy show at the Windjammer!

HBO Comes To Queens

HBO Comes To Queens

A comedian finds his voice filming things in a Bushwick-adjacent neighborhood in Queens.

A Monthly Roundup of Restaurant & Bar Openings: New Slice Shops & a Sake Bar

A Monthly Roundup of Restaurant & Bar Openings: New Slice Shops & a Sake Bar

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.

Here’s How 11 Bushwick Landmarks Got Their Names

Here’s How 11 Bushwick Landmarks Got Their Names

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

What ‘Brooklyn’s Favorite Little Witch Shop’ Wants You To Know About the Winter Solstice

What ‘Brooklyn’s Favorite Little Witch Shop’ Wants You To Know About the Winter Solstice

To learn more about how this year’s winter solstice affects us, Bushwick Daily interviewed Hennesy Sanchez, a native New Yorker, artist and tarot reader for Catland Books, a witch shop located off the Morgan Avenue L train stop. 

‘Polycurious,’ a Bushwick-Based Podcast, Explores Relationship Structures and Delves Into Ethical Non-Monogamy

‘Polycurious,’ a Bushwick-Based Podcast, Explores Relationship Structures and Delves Into Ethical Non-Monogamy

The second season is set to be released in February of 2022, and the podcast is currently looking for people who are just dipping their toes into their non-monogamy journeys.

The Amant Arrives in East Williamsburg

The Amant Arrives in East Williamsburg

The nonprofit’s new multimillon-dollar art space is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg on Saturday, July 10.

A Bushwick Gallery Wants To Break The Art World

A Bushwick Gallery Wants To Break The Art World

A new arts platform called Paradice Palase wants to sell art for under $800 and ‘wearable art’ for even less

Here Comes Myrtle Point: Ridgewood’s New Tower To Be Its Tallest

Here Comes Myrtle Point: Ridgewood’s New Tower To Be Its Tallest

‘They can no longer keep up with the rent. You’ve seen Myrtle Avenue, it’s all empty, it’s all for rent.’

Best Events Happening This Week In And Around Bushwick

Best Events Happening This Week In And Around Bushwick

Upcoming events to attend in Brooklyn while staying socially distanced

New Bar Offers Beer, Art, Shuffleboard and Just a Touch of Dystopia

New Bar Offers Beer, Art, Shuffleboard and Just a Touch of Dystopia

Paperboy Love Prince Wins Petition Challenge and Will Remain on District 7 Ballot

Paperboy Love Prince Wins Petition Challenge and Will Remain on District 7 Ballot

Love Prince who is running against Incumbent Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez in the District 7 Democratic Primary Wins Their Petitioning Case and Will be on the voting ballot this June.

Best Virtual Shows Happening This Weekend

Best Virtual Shows Happening This Weekend

Bushwick artists are adapting to the widespread cancellation of all shows by putting on their own virtual showcases

Mural Celebrating the Life of YouTuber “Etika” Unveiled in Bushwick

Mural Celebrating the Life of YouTuber “Etika” Unveiled in Bushwick

The mural at 1280 Myrtle Ave. pictures Etika alongside his catchphrase “Take care of yourself. Have yourself a damn good one!”

Ridgewood-based Canadian takes on American Politics through Drag Performance

Ridgewood-based Canadian takes on American Politics through Drag Performance

An Interview with Teresa Braun, Drag/Genderf*ck curator at The Brick Theater

Becoming Josephine: a Glam Yiddish Singer-Songwriter in Drag

Becoming Josephine: a Glam Yiddish Singer-Songwriter in Drag

“It’s ironic because now that I’m making music for a character I’m making the most genuine, sincere music of my life.”

Bushwick Mainstay and Community Hub, Little Skips, Is Closing Its Doors Due to Rent Increase

Bushwick Mainstay and Community Hub, Little Skips, Is Closing Its Doors Due to Rent Increase

Linda Thach shares how she is sad to see it go, but won’t try to replicate it elsewhere.

7 Bushwick Podcasts to Listen to in 2019

7 Bushwick Podcasts to Listen to in 2019

Gentrification, comedy, art — Bushwick has a podcast for everything.

The Notorious B.I.G Mural Vandalized in Bushwick

The Notorious B.I.G Mural Vandalized in Bushwick

The defacing of a notable mural featuring B.I.G and Hitchcock in Bushwick leaves the community displeased.

Rapper Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys Dies at 52

Rapper Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys Dies at 52

Born Richard Stephen Shaw, the rapper died on June 9 of stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Bushwick Book Club Continues to Grow with 10 Chapters Worldwide, a New Podcast, and School Program

Bushwick Book Club Continues to Grow with 10 Chapters Worldwide, a New Podcast, and School Program

This literary-focused performance group started in Bushwick in 2009.

London-Based Womxn’s Music Organization Opens Brooklyn Chapter

London-Based Womxn’s Music Organization Opens Brooklyn Chapter

The UK music organization LOUD WOMEN, for womxn and gender non-conforming people, is kicking off their Brooklyn chapter with a show at The Well!

Come Sleepover at Bushwick Starr’s Sex-Positive Party with Diane Oh

Come Sleepover at Bushwick Starr’s Sex-Positive Party with Diane Oh

Queer or not, put on your best glitter and pajamas. It’s time to slumber party!

Bushwick Art Storage Gets $76 Million Makeover

Bushwick Art Storage Gets $76 Million Makeover

“Engaging with New York’s cultural community is a priority for us, so I think we are going to fit in very well in Bushwick.”

This Samuel Jablon Series are Bushwick Daily’s December Poems of the Month

This Samuel Jablon Series are Bushwick Daily’s December Poems of the Month

Here’s our December installment of “Bushwick Bohemia Beat Poetry.”

Meet the Finalists of the ‘Brews and Booze Cocktail Competition’ and Drink For Free All Week

Meet the Finalists of the ‘Brews and Booze Cocktail Competition’ and Drink For Free All Week

Jane Church Release Sunny Debut Single Plus Your Guide To The Best Shows In Bushwick This Week

Jane Church Release Sunny Debut Single Plus Your Guide To The Best Shows In Bushwick This Week

Your weekly guide to bands and events in Bushwick.

A Northside Festival Teaser for Bushwick + a New Album from Holy Tunics

A Northside Festival Teaser for Bushwick + a New Album from Holy Tunics

Bushwick Daily Is Seeking Video Contributors!

Bushwick Daily Is Seeking Video Contributors!

A Bushwick Council Member’s Work Finally Paid off: New York City Now Has Its “Night Mayor”

A Bushwick Council Member’s Work Finally Paid off: New York City Now Has Its “Night Mayor”

Council Member Rafael Espinal, a longtime supporter of local nightlife and DIY venues, sponsored legislation to create an Office of Nightlife. It finally happened.

13 Questions for Lady Gaga’s Former DJ, a NYC Night Mayor Candidate

13 Questions for Lady Gaga’s Former DJ, a NYC Night Mayor Candidate

We had the chance to sit down with Brendan Jay Sullivan, one of the most vocal Night Mayor applicants.

7 Arts Shows to See in Bushwick Right Now: ATM Cigarettes Flowers Lottery and More

7 Arts Shows to See in Bushwick Right Now: ATM Cigarettes Flowers Lottery and More

A look at seven art exhibitions happening right now in your favorite neighborhood!