Bryan Quackenbush and his ace bartender. All photos by Gustavo Ponce for Bushwick Daily. A new watering hole has just opened, breathing a little more life into the corner of Wyckoff and Menahan Aves. Old Stanley’s is “an everyman’s bar….no pretentious bullshit,” said Bryan Quackenbush (yes, that’s the real name), one of the owners. He’s […]

Each week Bushwick Daily brings you a new Artist FlashCard, introducing an amazing artist living/working/showing in Bushwick who you need to know

Each week Bushwick Daily brings you a new Artist FlashCard introducing an amazing artist living/working/showing in Bushwick who you need to know

This past Monday night NURTUREart held their annual benefit, where a varied mix of painting, sculpture, collage and drawings covered the walls, and collectors and critics mixed with teenagers with art school ambitions

Tuesday was scheduled to be the last day for 3rd Ward members to retrieve their belongings from the shuttered East Williamsburg maker space, but one Manhattan company is suing 3rd Ward over rented camera equipment its attorney said should have been returned almost six months ago

Fellow Bushwickians – I come bearing wonderful news! I’m not too sure if this is a pre-Halloween miracle or simply a gift from the subway gods but after a long hiatus the L train will indeed be running this upcoming weekend, 10/11 through 10/14

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poses beneath the Bushwig sign for Bushwick Daily (all photos by Scarlett North-Cavanaugh)We think it’s safe to say that the second annual

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By Allison Galgiani & Katarina Hybenova

You would have to be inhuman not to love the simple yet fantastic idea behind Slideluck: food + art + community

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While the entire art scene in Bushwick continues to explode, there are several artists that have gained a reputation in the neighborhood as well as beyond

By Nathan Place and Tobias Salinger

This weekend the New Museum celebrated its third year of IDEAS CITY, a collaborative initiative that seeks to use the arts to revitalize urban space as a forum for discussion and culture enrichment

“You always have to go bigger,” said artist and cultural entrepreneur Peter Hopkins, announcing his exciting plans to turn the empty warehouse at 299 Meserole St into a cultural center of the East Williamsburg and Bushwick area

Do you want to be friends with a famous graffiti artists? Why don’t you arrest one? That’s probably what the cops were thinking when they arrested a living legend, graffiti artist Kenny Scharf on early Saturday at 1AM in East Williamsburg on 209 Morgan Ave

[Update: Rendering of the mall has been removed due to the request of its author]     In December 2012, we informed you that a “grittier Chelsea market” or an independent mall seemed to be coming to Bogart Street. Brokers Massey Knakal were selected to exclusively market the space and mentioned Urban Outfitters or Guitar Center […]

Because we love fancy occasions involving Bushwick artists all dressed up, we won’t miss Norte Maar’s annual benefit at Pace Gallery in Chelsea on Monday

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You’ve barely recovered from the all night wandering between Bushwick art spaces during Beat Nite, and now there’s another art-exploding weekend ahead of us! Brace yourself, Bushwick art lovers, because we have some seriously excellent shows coming up on Friday and Saturday

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Imagine the unimaginable, the uncomfortable, the unexplainable

2012 was awesome, as we mentioned earlier today

“You looked like you were going to die

Observer brought news this morning that an 80,000-square-foot retail and nightlife complex is being planned at 88 Bogart St

The life in Bushwick hasn’t stopped despite the devastation in other neighborhoods

While many of the neighborhoods in the tri-state area have been devastated by the ravages of hurricane Sandy, Bushwick was “miraculously” spared any serious damage

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