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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.

Ridgewood Does Not Exist

Ridgewood Does Not Exist

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

Opinion: Make Knickerbocker Car-Free

Opinion: Make Knickerbocker Car-Free

A local businessman makes the case for making Bushwick more of a pedestrian neighborhood.

Progressives Fight The Machine.

Progressives Fight The Machine.

“I do credit the negative campaign and the mailers for the fact that we didn’t win”

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.

Bushwick’s Hard Swingin’ Holy Man Hits The Big Screen

Bushwick’s Hard Swingin’ Holy Man Hits The Big Screen

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Have a Primal Urge To See Things Fly Through the Air? Join Bushwick’s First Catapult Club at 101 Wilson Bar

Have a Primal Urge To See Things Fly Through the Air? Join Bushwick’s First Catapult Club at 101 Wilson Bar

All are welcome to join Bushwick’s first-ever trebuchet building and launch competition.

Calling All Parents! Here’s a List of (Mostly Free) After School Activities For Bushwick Kids

Calling All Parents! Here’s a List of (Mostly Free) After School Activities For Bushwick Kids

Looking to get your children involved in extracurricular activities? Need somewhere for them to be while you’re at work?

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.

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.

Save Wilson Live: Bushwick’s Community Jazz and Social Club Needs Our Help

Save Wilson Live: Bushwick’s Community Jazz and Social Club Needs Our Help

After four years of growing, the beloved lounge, musical home and studio, Wilson Live, was severely damaged by Hurricane Ida.

NYC Startup Curina Lets You Rent-to-Own Work Made by Local Artists

NYC Startup Curina Lets You Rent-to-Own Work Made by Local Artists

Ninety percent of the startup’s artists are based in Brooklyn, including several in Bushwick.

At a New(ish) Ridgewood Club, Barker & Sons Serves Tacos That Impress

At a New(ish) Ridgewood Club, Barker & Sons Serves Tacos That Impress

The regular star at the indie venue is Ross Noyes’ dining pop-up.

‘Domingo a Las 4:’ a New Outdoor Photography Installation About Finding Community as an Immigrant in NYC

‘Domingo a Las 4:’ a New Outdoor Photography Installation About Finding Community as an Immigrant in NYC

Swing by Reinaldo Salgado Playground to see the photos, catch a game of fútbol and enjoy some empanadas and, if it’s cold, some canelazo.

Sofreh Cafe: Bushwick’s New Taste of Iranian Culture

Sofreh Cafe: Bushwick’s New Taste of Iranian Culture

“We encourage people to take time for their tea, to sit with their friends, to take time with their sweets,” said Nasim Alikhani, owner of Sofreh Cafe.

Your Guide to the 2021 Bushwick Film Festival

Your Guide to the 2021 Bushwick Film Festival

The 14th annual Bushwick Film Festival will be the biggest one yet, said founder and CEO Kweighbaye Kotee.

Bushwick Film Workers Hopeful the Looming IATSE Strike Will Change Industry Culture

Bushwick Film Workers Hopeful the Looming IATSE Strike Will Change Industry Culture

For Bushwick film workers, the IATSE strike indicates a potential shift in how the film industry operates.

The Acre: Brunch, With a Twist

The Acre: Brunch, With a Twist

Searching for a local poutine fix? Try Ridgewood’s The Acre.

Photo Essay: Back to Bushwick

Photo Essay: Back to Bushwick

Taking my 80-year-old parents on a tour of Bushwick, nearly 30 years after they moved away.

Nook, a Coffee and Craft Beer Haven, Finds its Niche in Bushwick

Nook, a Coffee and Craft Beer Haven, Finds its Niche in Bushwick

After the pandemic delayed its opening for over a year, Nook returned in April with offerings of coffee, beer and comfort.

Large Turnout at Maria Hernandez Park to Celebrate $2.1 Billion Excluded Workers Fund

Large Turnout at Maria Hernandez Park to Celebrate $2.1 Billion Excluded Workers Fund

The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition calls on the community for volunteers now that applications are underway.

Orient Grove: East Williamsburg’s Best Kept Secret

Orient Grove: East Williamsburg’s Best Kept Secret

The roots are deep at a little known garden oasis in East Williamsburg

80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films  (1940 – 2020)

80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films (1940 – 2020)

80 Films by and about Black and Brown people you should know.

Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

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

The Bushwick Film Festival Wants To See Your Pandemic Shorts

The Bushwick Film Festival Wants To See Your Pandemic Shorts

This Election, You’ll Rank Your Choices

This Election, You’ll Rank Your Choices

In a wide-open election, candidates in Brooklyn (and all over NYC) will be running on ranked ballots for the first time

A Sweet Generation Swoops Into Bushwick

A Sweet Generation Swoops Into Bushwick

An Art Show To Break The Universe

An Art Show To Break The Universe

At the Amos Eno Gallery, José-Ricardo Presman’s surrealism impresses

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.’

Police Now Searching For Subway Stabber

Police Now Searching For Subway Stabber

The Kosciuszko Street J station is the latest to be hit with a violent assault

COVID Forces Comedy To Go Outside

COVID Forces Comedy To Go Outside