If you’re in search of a haircut in Bushwick, look no further. Here are some local spots that will keep you stylin’.
Laynie Bell of Birdy’s and Bruno Coviello of Happy Fun Hideaway open up about life as a bartender in Bushwick, working throughout the pandemic, tipping, customer interactions and more.
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.
Mitchell Borden on societal expectations, jazz, cell phones, money, retirement, childhood and more.
The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.
Ridgewood Rescue is a nonprofit pending organization addressing the neighborhood population of stray cats and kittens through its TNR (trap, neuter, return) program, socialization, adoptions and community education.
Some are also calling on the city and the community to help them further develop their own delivery platform, My Bodega Online.
“This is a wonderful thing,” said Robert Camacho, the chair of Bushwick’s community board
Sandiford will say he’s a stylist who’s been kicked out and needs a ride to his studio, or something along those lines.
A list of local Bushwick yoga studios, places to meditate, an acupuncture studio and more!
Sandy Nurse, a stalwart community organizer and proud carpenter, has won the election to be the next representative for Brooklyn’s 37th District.
Motivated by personal experience, the expected City Council member plans to lead District 34 toward a more equitable future.
“Great news! Cleaner streets and sidewalks are on the way,” said Antonio Reynoso, City Council District 34 representative and candidate for Brooklyn borough president.
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.
The Costume Closet, Bushwick’s new costume rental wardrobe, opens just in time for Halloween.
“There’s a huge need for all kinds of things here,” said Rooney. “That’s something we learn every single day. Housing, food, clothing, ESL services, definitely mental health.”
Governors Ball 2021, which ran from Sept. 24-26, featured some of Bushwick’s top musicians, vendors and fans.
To those who want to get involved in their community, but aren’t sure where to start, Chloe says to ‘Just go for it!’
Taking my 80-year-old parents on a tour of Bushwick, nearly 30 years after they moved away.
Families in Bushwick and around the city, unconvinced by school COVID-19 protocols, want the option to continue remote instruction.
Small business owners Andrew Owens and Benny Polanco started selling empanadas to support not only themselves but nonprofits like Hope for Haiti and the Sunrise Movement.
Organizers Qween Jean and Gia Love call for Bushwick to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community. If you say “BLM” and do not support the queer Black community, then you are not for liberation, Qween said.
Though regulations have relaxed, the number of shooting permits issued for the streets of New York City is still way down.
The nonprofit’s new multimillon-dollar art space is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg on Saturday, July 10.
80 Films by and about Black and Brown people you should know.
In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.
Locals tell us they’re making plans for the first time in over a year
After 11 years of service work, Carolina Hernandez, a Guatemalan immigrant, has opened Tikal Café on the corner of Decatur and Knickerbocker.
Whoever wins in June will have to decide what to do about the NYCHA deficit
Bushwick business owners are keeping the mask requirement in place, for now.
Locals tell us what it means to try to resume a sense of ‘normalcy’ in 2021: ‘There’s a relief to feel like you’re not potentially hurting someone’
Photographers around the city are descending on Troutman street for their rapid film needs.