A highlight from last month’s Bushwick Film Festival was a debut feature from a Brooklyn dance director.
“I feel like I’m trapped in here, sometimes, I’m never away from it”
A group of Jewish electronic musicians in Brooklyn are fundraising for humanitarian relief in Gaza.
Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick
A local gallery show questions what it means to change and move, as well as who is allowed to do so.
Scenes among “a discoherent group of young people making a discoherent collection of art”
Ahead of intense negotiations over the New York state budget, Dilan’s former primary opponent says the assemblyman can’t be found.
“They patronize us and we patronize them”
A new comedy club pops off in East Williamsburg
At C’mon Everybody, local drag legends put their spin on the culture – from Shakira to Bad Bunny.
Participatory budgeting is back and the results are in for how locals want to dole out $1 million in city funds. Yes dog park, no workout equipment
Voter suppression still happens in New York “in insidious ways”
“Spaces in Brooklyn are more open to all types of drag,” says Bobby LeMaire “You can do whatever as long as you can give a show.”
Comedy shows! More comedy shows! And local eco-rapper Hila the Killa!
This analog photography store doubles as a community hub.
A new vinyl-theme bar is opening in Ridgewood!
Or try out ‘a food scrap demo’ to possibly reduce your waste.
A new pet supply store! A two-floor club and pizzeria! A yoga studio!
Volunteers find meaning by giving things away in Bushwick.
To find a date, a computer engineer made his own locally-themed ‘Bachelor’ knockoff
“I was able to let go of my grip,” the owner of one French restaurant in Bushwick says
A look at the wild, unregulated world of putting gems on your teeth
Getting ready for a Spring cleaning?
Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.
A personal trainer in Bushwick boasts a green thumb
If you’re in search of a haircut in Bushwick, look no further. Here are some local spots that will keep you stylin’.
The Our City, Our Vote law grants an estimated 800,000 NYC legal permanent residents the ability to vote in municipal elections, becoming the largest expansion of voting rights in the nation’s recent history. A lawsuit filed in Staten Island by the RNC puts its legality to the test.
The Ridgewood compost drop-off site is open from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Saturday.
Mitchell Borden on societal expectations, jazz, cell phones, money, retirement, childhood and more.
After closing (temporarily), the Cafe Moca family shares that they are happy to be back in Bushwick, a neighborhood close to their hearts.
Thirty-six out of 51 councilmembers have sponsored the bill, which would grant more than 800,000 permanent residents and work permit holders the right to vote in city elections.
The advisory falls short of a full mask mandate.
In the meantime, the neighborhood offers food distributions, pantries and community fridges.
The festival will feature student artwork and performances, a Thanksgiving dinner and a tour of Meryl Meisler’s “Paradise Lost & Found: Bushwick” installation.
“It’s really important for me to be able to give back,” said Aaron Nessel, founder of Bushwick Yacht Club.
Mary DeVincentis’ new exhibit “Alone In This Together” conveys poignant narratives from moments during the pandemic of unimaginable, surreal circumstances fraught with connection, dark humor and hope.
