Guided by queer goddesses, she becomes a mermaid who dives into the depths of the ocean to found the “Mermaid Femme Empire.”
“That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”
“I do credit the negative campaign and the mailers for the fact that we didn’t win”
A global apparel giant sponsors a skate party. Locals show up.
Amid this weekend’s Brooklyn Book Festival, a few local writers met in Bushwick: “I’m gay, that’s why I moved to Brooklyn!”
The new Bushwick politician’s signature accomplishment has been landing a program to pay for doula services in marginalized neighborhoods.
The world’s largest drag and queer music festival recently hit nearby Queens.
A new comedy club pops off in East Williamsburg
A local ‘Beatles jam’ band plays Brooklyn Bowl on Aug. 6.
Ask Caroline is back and has tips on local nightlife and who to date in NYC
New Yorkers saw 52% more hate crimes in 2021 than in 2020.
Tinashe, Shygirl, Vanessa Vanjie and a cannon of condoms explode in Bushwick
An elaborately curated dance festival hits the warehouses of Bushwick this Pride weekend
At “Quince,” get immersed into the magic of a quinceañera.
Participatory budgeting is back and the results are in for how locals want to dole out $1 million in city funds. Yes dog park, no workout equipment
A leak from the Supreme Court inspires two fundraisers at the new Bushwick club.
Comedy shows! More comedy shows! And local eco-rapper Hila the Killa!
Justin McHugh’s first New York show can’t commit to the bit
The former co-owner of Bushwick’s shuttered Troll Hole now writes press releases for innocence campaigns and drag queens.
“How do we create a model of sustainable income for ourselves as artists?”
A doggy daycare has opened near the Myrtle-Wyckoff station, with a goal of hiring adults with autism.
A guide to biking down and out in Bushwick and Ridgewood
A ‘mobile cinema’ collective with revolutionary aims rolls into Brooklyn
A Grand Soirée! Wet Cash! A Sunday skate sesh
New boutique pushes locally-designed clothes
Prix fixe menus in East Williamsburg! So many prix fixe menus!
Another whole week’s worth of free and affordable events happening in and around the neighborhood.
“I was able to let go of my grip,” the owner of one French restaurant in Bushwick says
Bob Holden gets Eric Adams’ new transportation department head to make an early appearance on a busy intersection in Queens
The Bar Babes of Bushwick & Ridgewood return! There’s a hot concert at Bridge and Tunnel! A comedy show at the Windjammer!
Getting ready for a Spring cleaning?
Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.
“I’m alarmed by the rate of turnover in trends,” says TikTok personality Clara Perlmutter
The fight against the fracked gas vaporizers is the latest hurdle in an ongoing battle that local activists and residents have been waging against National Grid for years.
State Senator Julia Salazar opens up about her youth, inspirations, early battles with public perception and more.
