The snow has (mostly) melted, the groundhog saw its shadow and Daylight Savings is almost a month away

We acquire our materials quite obviously in the same way we do our friends: by choice

The Rookery turns two on Saturday, while kickass DJ Emily O’Brien spins until midnight

Don’t let anyone tell you it’s creepy; people-watching is every New Yorker’s birthright

How many times have you heard someone say, “This neighborhood is just getting so expensive”? If you live in Bushwick then, yeah, probably a lot

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Everyone who’s lived in Bushwick knows that we have food that hails from all around the world

Maite: a Basque name meaning “one who is loved

Ugh, Valentine’s Day

Maybe you missed your flight home, or maybe your home is right here! Either way, if you’re hanging around the neighborhood for the holiday, here’s a great way to spend that special day, Christmas, and its little brother, Christmas Eve

Have you ever walked by something abandoned on the sidewalk and thought, “I wonder how that got there?” Now imagine other people, who you may not know, collaborating with you to create that story

Winter is just around the corner! And while we’re all excited for holiday parties, shopping on Knickerbocker Avenue and the best seasonal drinks, Bushwick pests are excited escape the cold and become your new roomie

Welcome to Friday Foodstagram, where we round up some of the most appetizing looking insta’s from everyone’s favorite neighborhood establishments

Bedbugs…who needs em? That’s a stupid question because the answer is obviously nobody. I just had to start this article out somehow, and that’s the first line that came to my mind. But seriously–if you live in New York, you likely live in fear of these little fuckers. They’re not just a myth from the […]

Most of us feverishly love or dull-heartedly dread Valentine’s Day

Saturday evening local DIY venue Cheap Storage hosted their 5th annual “New Years Do Over Party” with promoter Glad Tidings from NY

Written by: Katarina Hybenova, Maria Gotay, Jenna Aranda

CMJ has come and gone in a fury of five booze-fueled days

Calling all vinyl enthusiasts – there’s a new record store in town! Located on Johnson Ave and Graham Ave, Human Head may have just what you’ve been looking for, at just the right price

Photo from http://www.whytuesday.org/2010/10/28/bloomberg-thumbs-up-to-san-fran-weekend-voting/ …just kidding, kids can’t vote. But you can! And you should, if you want to avoid having your neighbors assume you’re a clueless transplant from the Midwest. Be the change you wish to see in the world, keep your rent from skyrocketing, or get a sticker. And NYC is doing everything within […]

In a city where everyone has a housing horror story, Preston Pujol’s tale of woe, reported by Annette Konoske Graf in the Brooklyn Ink last week, is still a knockout

In this edition of BUSHWICK CRIBZ, photographer Renee Ligtvoet and I are bringing you summertime in the city

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When someone tells you they live in East Williamsburg or Bushwick there’s a good chance you picture them livin’ it up in a loft

Premier Bushwick DIY venue Silent Barn is looking for some goodwill-capable community-minded souls to assist with a couple of projects they have in the works, and if you like the local music scene and have experience being pleasant with strangers, that could mean YOU!

1-3-13-electronics-13-bmp For those of you with a stack of old iPads in your junk drawer and no idea how to safely dispose of them, you now need look no further than Maria Hernandez Park. On April 13, 2013 the Lower East Side Ecology Center,  in partnership with the Bushwick Eco Action Network and sponsored by Tekserve, will hold […]

Alicia Torres from Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council is the mother to a brilliant idea: To organize a collection of prom outfits for boys and girls from local high schools

You may have heard about Bushwick Gourmet Food Startup Chefday

NEW YEARS EVE! NEW YEARS EVE! I’d chant it from the Empire State Building if only they wouldn’t handcuff me and take me somewhere not as bright and sparkly

By Katarina Hybenova [singlepic id=506 w=640 h=427 float=center] Elisabeth runs Elias Botanica on 1252 Myrtle Ave, a place where you can get religious amulets or talk to your deceased relatives. It’s up to you which one of the Bushwick’s faces you choose to see everyday. You may choose to see galleries, trendy bars, poverty, dirty […]