Oh Ridgewood, my Ridgewood

Bill Meier, or Bilthy, as he was known to friends passed away on February 1st after hospitalization due to an illness

The diverse and expanding culinary landscape of Ridgewood is about to welcome a new eatery from an old favorite

It’s the time to bow to the Great Pumpkin, the magical goddess of the fall! Get ready for pumpkin carving, pumpkin ale, and pretty much everything else tasting, smelling or looking like pumpkins

Sunrise/Sunset popped up cool as a cucumber on a quiet corner on Evergreen Ave a couple of months ago, and since then, they’ve been serving up serenity and cheer, along with booze and caffeine

Yes, we know it’s really hot out there–and oddly windy on certain recent nights! But, think back to the winter when we thought we would never sweat again

The Clipper City Tall Ship (All photos by Bart Koscinski for Bushwick Daily) We all know that summer is perhaps New York’s finest season of revelry—bringing us free concerts, outdoor movie screenings, and festivals, fleas, and farmer’s markets galore. It also marks the return of one of my favorite New York summer activities: the Craft Beer […]

SXSW may be fading into our rearview mirror but the hangover that came along with it isn’t

Ladies and gents of Bushwick, it’s all happening

By Loren Diblasi, Samantha Smerconish, and Maria Gotay

During the last six months of 2013 I discovered some rockin’ brews being served up in our neighborhood, from local taps at dives and restaurants to fledging breweries pouring their own beers with great plans on the horizon for our local beer scene

Bushwick and the rest of the city came out in full force for last Friday’s Beat Nite: All-Stars Edition

Brace yourselves, kids

Prior to visiting the Brooklyn Winery, my understanding of the winemaking process was that all of the Trader Joe’s employees spent their lunch breaks terrifying one another and smashing up expired grapes

Tough days demand a good glass of wine, football days wouldn’t turn into football nights without beer, and if you’re having a truly exceptional night, you need a Kiss & Tell from Heavy Woods

We’ve introduced you to all sorts of spectacular getaways with our escapes series this summer, from The Newburgh Brewing Company upstate to The Wild Honey Pie’s Summer Camp to events at Rockaway Beach

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

Because at Bushwick Daily we are all about keeping our eyes out for fun, unique, and high-quality experiences that are worth your precious time, we’ve curated a September “to-do list” featuring all sorts of recommendations from the Bushwick Daily crew

Charlie Benedetti did not always work at a brewery

Not too long ago DNAinfo praised Bushwick for its bookshop greatness, even going so far as to call Bushwick a literary mecca (ooh lala, well thank you!)

Welcome to Bushwick Brews, Bushwick Daily’s brand spankin’ new beer column

Heavy Woods gets some love from New York Magazine [NY Magazine] Silly telephone survey finds out that 42% of respondents hate hipsters [The L Magazine] MTA holds under NY music auditions [MTA] Yes, the construction of a pool at East River will be a ‘little bit’ pricey [NY Curbed] Hip Hop Tour of Brooklyn. Awesomeness! […]

Fresh off talks of Bushwick’s gentrification and ice cream, let’s dive into something equally as sweet: chocolate

We’re not sure if anyone from Bushwick will ever make it to heaven, but one thing we can say for sure – praying is a lot easier with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart rocking at the church

By Katarina Hybenova and Maria Gotay

It’s not like I was invited

It’a about time that something BIZARRE opens in our quixotic neighborhood

Parquet Courts. All Photos by Maria Gotay for Bushwick Daily. Listen, up Bushwick, we’ve got a music recommendation for you. Brooklyn-via Texas alt & punk band Parquet Courts is here to buzz around in your lobes. I caught the 4-piece last week at Williamsburg DIY Venue Death By Audio where their sound inspired heavy boozing, […]

Last Saturday, at The Well’s first sold out show, K Holes, Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall smashed

Welcome to our three-part series called “LIC for Brooklynites,” the QueensNYC guide to LIC for Brooklyn folks

Text by Therese Maher