Whether you are aspiring to become a professional photographer or just addicted to Instagram, we highly recommend you make the trek out to Brooklyn Bridge Park this next week to check out the second annual Photoville

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Well, kids, it is officially May which, for me, stands for margaritas, wearing white and, of course, Bushwick Open Studios! While this event is still a few weeks away, the galleries are already getting ready for it and the neighborhood is literally buzzing with activity

Put down the mop and windex, don’t even think about tackling your closet!  While spring days may mean a change over from winter to summer wardrobe transformations for some, to me all it means is longer daylight hours to explore more of Bushwick’s art!  The season for MFA shows, open studios (only six weekends away from Bushwick Open Studios!), and thematic group shows is upon us, meaning more to see, not just in Bushwick but all over the city

A Brooklyn group plots a mural on Wyckoff Avenue

“When we started, we were the only vegan Ethiopian restaurant in New York”

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

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

Meeting every month on Melrose Street; no vintage.

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

A group of Jewish electronic musicians in Brooklyn are fundraising for humanitarian relief in Gaza.

Going beyond traditional zombie narratives, ‘Herd’ spotlights Bushwick’s expanding influence in the arts.

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

How a flurry of small businesses are changing a corner of Queens

Why a former Democracy Now war correspondent opened the Starr Bar in Bushwick

“They patronize us and we patronize them”

A new comedy club pops off in East Williamsburg

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

Popular on TikTok, this local bones salesman says: “I would love myself to be skeletonized”

Fundraisers held at 3 Dollar Bill by LGBTQIA+ group

New Yorkers saw 52% more hate crimes in 2021 than in 2020.

Meet Hila the Killa, Bushwick’s self-styled ‘eco-rapper’

Artist says new Johnson Avenue mural is “like a fresh breath of air”

Cocktails and thin-cut fries are the move at the newly renovated Flushing
Avenue spot.

This analog photography store doubles as a community hub.

It’s May Day weekend!

New boutique pushes locally-designed clothes

The Bushwick singer has a new single out and it’s called “Oh Honey”

A personal trainer in Bushwick boasts a green thumb

A comedian finds his voice filming things in a Bushwick-adjacent neighborhood in Queens.

At an immersive gallery show in Bushwick, waves of sound are meant to bring to mind rushing water.

Starting Dec. 27, all private sector workers must provide proof of vaccination.

After a year and a half, Bushwick’s DorDor art gallery closes its doors, as the co-owner of the space seeks new ways to accomplish her goals of democratizing access to the art market for up-and-coming artists.

The queer woman-owned shop opened its doors in July 2020.

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

The ultimate guide to Bushwick vintage stores.