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Bushwick Daily Supports Bernie Sanders For President [OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT]

Bushwick Daily Supports Bernie Sanders For President [OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT]

In advance of the New York Democratic Primary on April 19, it’s with great joy that Bushwick Daily announces our support for Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party’s nomination for President in 2016

This WNYC Podcast About Gentrification Is Required Listening for Bushwick

This WNYC Podcast About Gentrification Is Required Listening for Bushwick

Excellent gentrification reporting is a major accomplishment

We Went to All The Best CMJ Shows So You Could Listen to This New Music Playlist

We Went to All The Best CMJ Shows So You Could Listen to This New Music Playlist

As predicted, CMJ Festival was a little cray this year – and not just in Brooklyn

Bushwick’s EBC High School Is the Coolest: 6 Murals on Its Walls We Admire

Bushwick’s EBC High School Is the Coolest: 6 Murals on Its Walls We Admire

Bushwick’s own EBC High School (located at 1155 Dekalb Ave) has recently launched its new public arts initiative,

More Glass & Steel in Bushwick. A Garage is Being Converted into Apartments

More Glass & Steel in Bushwick. A Garage is Being Converted into Apartments

More new fancy apartment buildings are coming to Bushwick

5 Musicians You Must See At Governors Ball This Weekend

5 Musicians You Must See At Governors Ball This Weekend

Almost a year ago, we enjoyed Governors Ball’s joyous return after a 2013 monsoon washout

It’s the Last Weekend to See This Trippy Experimental Play at Silent Barn

It’s the Last Weekend to See This Trippy Experimental Play at Silent Barn

 

The Coffee Shop Whose Owner Called Jews “Greedy Infiltrators” Closes

The Coffee Shop Whose Owner Called Jews “Greedy Infiltrators” Closes

Have you been wondering what happened to The Coffee Shop on 203 Wilson Ave after its owner Michael Avila posted posted a series of disturbing anti-semitic rants on its social media this past October? The place has posted a handwritten note in its door announcing that it has closed temporarily and it will reopen under a new management, noticed DNAinfo’s Serena Dai yesterday

Body Actualized Center, Beloved Cosmic Yoga Studio & Party Palace, Closing December 1

Body Actualized Center, Beloved Cosmic Yoga Studio & Party Palace, Closing December 1

We’re beyond bummed to report that on Troutman Street will be closing come December 1. Although the owners didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment, rumor has it that rent went up astronomically this year and the involved parties could no longer afford to stay in the work/live/yoga/party space. After 3 years in business bringing […]

CMJ’s 12 Hottest Bands & Where to Catch Them For Free or Cheap

CMJ’s 12 Hottest Bands & Where to Catch Them For Free or Cheap

We hope you are all as jazzed about CMJ as we are! The festival is the College Music Journal’s “Music Marathon”- a completely amazing (and exhausting) week (October 21-25, 2014) of live music, giving the music community a chance to catch the best new artists from around the world before they blow up

6 Hottest Electronic Music Parties of Right Now in Bushwick & Slightly Beyond

6 Hottest Electronic Music Parties of Right Now in Bushwick & Slightly Beyond

Are there any underground parties left in Bushwick? Sure there are! Crème de la crème of NYC electronic music may be hidden from the all seeing eyes of the Internets but it is thriving! Promoters, DJs and collectives are throwing parties, access to some of which may require patience on the side of a newbie but it is totally worth it

The Bushwick Coffee Shop Posts Disturbing Anti-Semitic Rant on Their Instagram [Updated]

The Bushwick Coffee Shop Posts Disturbing Anti-Semitic Rant on Their Instagram [Updated]

Bushwick businesses have very different ideas on how to use social media to connect with their patrons

COUNTDOWN: Top 6 Shows This Weekend, Starting NOW!

COUNTDOWN: Top 6 Shows This Weekend, Starting NOW!

Counting down to the weekend can be brutal… but not when you live in Brooklyn, surrounded by vibrant youth (and lots of booze)… the party starts on Thursday! Here are your top 6 options for music this weekend, starting NOW! #6 Aputumpu Festival / Saul Wiliams, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, Patrice, more @ Le Poisson […]

The Coffee Shop: Bushwick’s Newest and Most Aptly Named Spot for a Cup O’ Joe

The Coffee Shop: Bushwick’s Newest and Most Aptly Named Spot for a Cup O’ Joe

 

We Asked These 14 Artists What Keeps Them Creative During BOS 2014

We Asked These 14 Artists What Keeps Them Creative During BOS 2014

Progressive tools, found objects, a stimulating muse, plus room to freely create and captivate—just the everyday essentials when it comes to making visions come true inside the studio

Bushwick Has Its Own Vagina Monologues: This Weekend at The Knitting Factory

Bushwick Has Its Own Vagina Monologues: This Weekend at The Knitting Factory

Ever heard if the penis game? You know, the one where two or more people take turns yelling “penis” getting progressively louder each time

Friday First: Cosmonaut’s “Radio Silence”

Friday First: Cosmonaut’s “Radio Silence”

Today we premiere a brand new song and video from NYC’s own alternative rock band Cosmonaut! They kick off an April residency at Piano’s on April 8th

Upstairs Invite with Ponyhof

Upstairs Invite with Ponyhof

By Loren DiBlasi & Maria Gotay

Listening Party: Zula

Listening Party: Zula

This week’s Listening Party focuses on local rockers Zula

Arcade Fire’s Brooklyn Show Full of Surprises

Arcade Fire’s Brooklyn Show Full of Surprises

A few days ago we posted about the arrival of arguably the world’ most popular “indie” band to our neighborhood

Bushwick Music Crush: Rose Windows

Bushwick Music Crush: Rose Windows

If you’re into psychedelic, poetic rock music, you’ll be weak at the knees for our most recent music crush, Rose Windows

Listening Party: Pure Bathing Culture

Listening Party: Pure Bathing Culture

This week we’re into the very melodic Pure Bathing Culture

Listening Party: Spires

Listening Party: Spires

This week’s Listening Party highlights Bushwick’s own psychedelic outfit Spires

Blockhead Brings Out the Hip-Hop Heads

Blockhead Brings Out the Hip-Hop Heads

When we saw that the hip-hop producer and Ninja Tune label mainstay Blockhead was going to headline a DJ showcase at Paper Box on Saturday night, we felt a little bit of perverse curiosity to see whether or not would his live performance be underwhelming

FUNKING IT UP @ BK Funk Fest

FUNKING IT UP @ BK Funk Fest

Last weekend the Brooklyn Funk Fest at the Paper Box lit up Bushwick

Dr. Lisa Talks Hooking Up w/ a Local Bartender

Dr. Lisa Talks Hooking Up w/ a Local Bartender

To get a wider view of the Bushwick social engagement action, I talked to a happening bartender who watches people interact socially for a living

Exclusive Photos of Brand New Gallery at The Active Space

Exclusive Photos of Brand New Gallery at The Active Space

By Katarina Hybenova

Bushwick Music Crush: The Beach Arabs

Bushwick Music Crush: The Beach Arabs

By Maria Gotay

Curbs & Stoops renting out studios

Curbs & Stoops renting out studios

If you’re an artists looking for a studio in Bushwick, we might have something really great for you

Curious Wednesday: From Nightmares to Interviews

Curious Wednesday: From Nightmares to Interviews

by Ms

The Active Space: Artist Studios, Gallery & Community

The Active Space: Artist Studios, Gallery & Community

The Active Space once used to be a feather factory. Nowadays it serves as a progressive art center, artists studios, and a gallery. The distinctive feature of The Active Space is that the collaboration among the artists in the building encouraged through the events The Active Space is organizing. If you are an artist looking for […]