This week’s Friday First is an exclusive stream of Bushwick rock’n’roll ragers The Nuclears‘ brand new LP, This is How We Party, hitting stands January 28th. The Nuclears are referred to as “New York City’s primo beer-chugging, sci-fi-referencing, leather-jacket-wearing rock & roll band” for good reason; their long-awaited new album is a joyous rollercoaster of a […]

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Ben Godward’s madness of an art studio is the exact antithesis of Jason Andrew’s spotless apartment gallery, Norte Maar

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By Mariya Pylayev

A local mutual aid group celebrates its third anniversary

Bushwick’s local community board has some new members, and the 83rd precinct has a somewhat new captain.

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

Built in 1925, the congregation actually traces its origins to Bushwick Avenue in 1853.

Construction is expected to start late 2025.

“This is an era of no more demonizing successful businesses, but promoting, lifting them up,” claims Eric Adams

Scenes of rock and roll at Ridgewood Presbyterian

Two meatless spots on Knickerbocker closed their doors, but Seitan’s Helper say they’re not going anywhere

They met on Craigslist. Now, they’re working on album number two.

Listen to five new Christmas songs, some feline-themed.

Ex-CBS and Fuse producer says he now runs the only private-room karaoke bar in his corner of Brooklyn

A bit of jazz meets a bit of Bushwick-grunge charm, at the former home of the vegan cafe Brooklyn Whiskers.

More than just bisexual lighting and chess looks, a local queer-themed chess club is taking a stand on the Gaza conflict.

A local biking group says bike lines and widened sidewalks are needed to increase accessibility to a local public park.

With 10% of proceeds now going to a nonprofit LGBTQ+ healthcare clinic.

A postage-stamp sized deli on Knickerbocker calls itself Bushwick’s first all-vegan grocery.

Famous DJ spotted DJing, while waiting for the L

A day out with Brooklyn Surf Club

Bushwick’s city council rep says informed tenants are better tenants.

But were afraid to ask.

“They have us out here like dogs”

A new film festival kicks off in Ridgewood this weekend.

“Where we are located has brought a lot of creatives to the space,” says a psychotherapist who specializes in dance and movement therapy.

Instead of a Blink Fitness, a local building in Bushwick has become a token in the city’s ongoing asylum crisis.

Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick

The city’s tree planting program hits Maria Hernandez

After repeatedly meeting up over soup in a Bushwick playground, a TikTok influencer is now calling it quits on that idea

A local gallery show questions what it means to change and move, as well as who is allowed to do so.

A recent Bushwick Starr production delivers on the “Demons,” but could do more with its female characters

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles