Bushwick is a hotbed of activity for film production, in part because the neighborhood’s streets offer a panoply of classic New York scenery—and the many warehouses can function as great studios

A Bushwick resident who was awoken by screams and moans in the early hours of Saturday morning called 911 after discovering a semi-conscious, badly injured naked woman on the street, police tell Bushwick Daily

This Saturday, April 30th, Bushwick’s Irving Square Park will be the venue for a newly inaugurated annual event organized to raise environmental awareness and provide resources for conscientious living to the Bushwick community

John Lennon said it best – the sun is up, the sky is blue – it’s beautiful and so are you

Those who were familiar with Williamburg’s south side in decades past have been known to find the neighborhood unrecognizable in recent years

If you’re an intersectional feminist, chances are you take Women’s History Month very seriously

BuzzFeed’s Emmy Favilla recently published a powerful essay on her experiences as a forever Ridgewood resident and why her background makes putting down roots in the neighborhood as an adult a complicated thing to do

Two back to back arts events organized by long time Bushwick artists and residents are scheduled for this Saturday, and both events are intended to serve as forums for community engagement with rampant gentrification and its affects on Bushwick and greater Brooklyn

Bushwick’s local Tedx chapter has announced its 2016 lineup—and it’s nothing if not dynamic, with presenters ranging from a New York City civil rights attorney who will speak about police and community relations to the executive director of Clowns Without Borders

Perhaps you need a hotel room to finish your popular sex column while your hot boyfriend is (annoyingly) fixing up the floors in your apartment, and the hotel is where you may or may not hook up with your mean, hot ex (OK, you caught me–I was thinking of that Sex and the City episode)

Have you been wondering what is Edward Scissorhands up to these days? I know, me too.

Just because we may not have ties to the mafia doesn’t mean we can’t to Sundays supper the right way

Art all day every day is the theme this weekend

Last weekend’s opening event for the annual Bushwick Open Studios Benefit was a blast, and remember the date of May 10th for the official raffle party where you can take home your very own piece

Photos courtesy of Fine & Raw. This Saturday. Waffle Party. Fine & Raw Chocolate Factory. Need we say more? In case you need more info, the fine folks at Fine & Raw are hosting an end-all, be-all waffle brunch at their digs at 288 Seigel Street this Saturday from noon until 6pm. Which means even […]

“Nothing is forever,” Brooklyn-based artist Vexta says when discussing street art’s temporary life span

How many times have you heard someone say, “This neighborhood is just getting so expensive”? If you live in Bushwick then, yeah, probably a lot

Recently, the much-appreciated and often visited street art murals curated under the umbrella of The Bushwick Collective were vandalized by a self-identified Bushwick resident and native in the name of combating gentrification

The winter solstice is coming to Bushwick two days early this year

Have you ever walked by something abandoned on the sidewalk and thought, “I wonder how that got there?” Now imagine other people, who you may not know, collaborating with you to create that story

The Apostrophe Flash Mob Exhibit took place on the Kosciuszko J Train platform on Friday, August 15th (All photos by Katie Killary for Bushwick Daily) Promoted as a guerrilla art show on the subway platform, Apostrophe’s flash mob exhibit at the Kosciuzsko J station turned out to be a tad tamer than expected. As visitors who came […]

As the story goes, there are a million different ways to say I Love You

It’s that time again! America’s Birthday; another great reason to have outdoor shows, BBQ everything in sight and celebrate for the entire four days whether or not you have any patriotism in your bones

Inside Finback Brewery (All photos by Bart Koscinski for Bushwick Daily). New York summer madness seems to have gotten the best of me, so this is my first column in a couple of weeks. But hopefully I’ve got things under control now and will be sharing biweekly beer things with you again. A few weeks […]

Bushwick has never seen a house like this before, and not just because of its amenities

This week’s Friday First features the enigmatic electro-pop duo, Tiny Victories and their debut album Haunts, out June 10th on Brooklyn indie label The Sleepover Party. Friday First is a weekly column premiering brand spanking new releases from local, national, and international bands. Rolling in with the intensity of a summertime thunderstorm, Bushwick-based dyad Tiny […]

Alex Ayer captures scenes for his film ‘One: The First Myth’ (Photo courtesy of the artist) Upon a night of neighborhood research I was browsing the Bushwick hashtag on Instagram when rooftop views and drastic landscapes came up on the account of local photographer and filmmaker Alex Ayer. Feeling inspired to learn more about his work I asked if we could […]

Meryl Meisler’s ‘A Tale of Two Cities: Disco Era Bushwick’ (Image courtesy of Meryl Meisler) At the end of a very festive and blissfully summery weekend the folks at Bizarre were ready to celebrate the end of Bushwick Open Studios with as many bangs as possible. Madame Vivien V hosted a hilarious and vivacious set of lip-synching performances to the hoots […]

Arts in Bushwick 2014 Benefit at Storefront Ten Eyck; photo by Diego Gil How the time flies! It’s already halfway through May, meaning that #BOS2014 is just around the corner! If you haven’t peeked out the window yet, it appears we are looking at a fairly soggy Friday. It’s calling for a 100% chance of rain […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

A few years ago Rich Buceta was a New York digital advertising executive with a homebrewing habit and a stellar collection of Les Paul guitars

Fiber arts have risen to prominence in recent years, especially with artists who consider textiles in their work such as Ghada Amer and El Anatsui