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Take a Walk Back in Time: Exploring Bushwick History From the Early 1600s to Today

Take a Walk Back in Time: Exploring Bushwick History From the Early 1600s to Today

There’s a lot of history in these streets we call home. Take a second to look back at the 400-year history of Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday

Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday

Bushwick photographers Meryl Meisler and Rafael Fuchs showcase neighborhood photos spanning 1981-2021 at the Thames Art Center.

Lyft Offers Free Rides to Inspirational Locations in NYC for Women’s History Month

Lyft Offers Free Rides to Inspirational Locations in NYC for Women’s History Month

These destinations will teach you about women in history.

Bushwick Gallery Explores Mother-Daughter Artist Duo’s Relationship for Women’s History Month

Bushwick Gallery Explores Mother-Daughter Artist Duo’s Relationship for Women’s History Month

Mother and daughter explore their relationship through art.

Brooklyn Style and Black History To Be Celebrated by Black Artstory Month with Upcoming Fashion Show

Brooklyn Style and Black History To Be Celebrated by Black Artstory Month with Upcoming Fashion Show

“Celebrate the ways Black Brooklyn has been a cultural hub for centuries.”

Celebrate Black History Month at Free Symposium of Brooklyn’s Hip Hop and Art History

Celebrate Black History Month at Free Symposium of Brooklyn’s Hip Hop and Art History

Shwick Market Celebrates Love, Music and Black History This February

Shwick Market Celebrates Love, Music and Black History This February

And they are still accepting vendors and participants for all these events!

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours Shares Brooklyn’s Dark History

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours Shares Brooklyn’s Dark History

Bushwick Film Festival’s Founder Shares Her History in a Video for PopSugar

Bushwick Film Festival’s Founder Shares Her History in a Video for PopSugar

The festival itself is celebrating its tenth anniversary!

A Photographer Documented Tumultuous Years in a Bushwick Motorcycle Club’s History

A Photographer Documented Tumultuous Years in a Bushwick Motorcycle Club’s History

The Forbidden Ones suffered quite the blow in 2012 during a huge police raid.

Get a Taste of the Neighborhood’s Industrial History at The Factory’s Grand Opening

Get a Taste of the Neighborhood’s Industrial History at The Factory’s Grand Opening

Artichoke Basille Brings Rich Pizza and Rich History to Bushwick

Artichoke Basille Brings Rich Pizza and Rich History to Bushwick

A Bushwick Brewery Tour Reveals Local History Hidden in Plain Sight

A Bushwick Brewery Tour Reveals Local History Hidden in Plain Sight

The next installment of this semi-regular tour will showcase a Bushwick over a century old but not forgotten.

New Ridgewood Bar Sweet Jane’s Ties in Local Community and History To A Fun New Drinking Spot

New Ridgewood Bar Sweet Jane’s Ties in Local Community and History To A Fun New Drinking Spot

This spring, the owners of Bushwick’s beloved Cobra Club have opened the doors of their newest business venture: Sweet Jane’s! The dive bar in Ridgewood, just a block from the Fresh Pond Road M stop, opened up a little over three weeks ago but is already shaping up to be an instant-classic neighborhood joint

“Los Sures” and “Living Los Sures” Are the Living Brooklyn History Film Pairing We’ve Been Waiting For

“Los Sures” and “Living Los Sures” Are the Living Brooklyn History Film Pairing We’ve Been Waiting For

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

Celebrate Women’s History Month in Bushwick With These Film and Art Events!

Celebrate Women’s History Month in Bushwick With These Film and Art Events!

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

“Postcards From the Edge: Oral History of Gentrification” Is an Eye-Opening Summer Read

“Postcards From the Edge: Oral History of Gentrification” Is an Eye-Opening Summer Read

DW Gibson discusses his new book on gentrification with author Mark Binelli “It’s funny because I remember growing up in Bushwick, six blocks from here. I was a nerd, and people would say, ‘Where you from?’ I had to drop it in a certain way: ‘Yo, I grew up in Bushwick.” People would be all, […]

Join Meryl Meisler and Friends for the 4th Annual Bushwick History Photowalk This Saturday

Join Meryl Meisler and Friends for the 4th Annual Bushwick History Photowalk This Saturday

Materializing snippets of Bushwick life side by side legendary photographer Meryl Meisler is one of the best experiences you can hope for

“Making History” Benefit, One Major Anniversary Party, 2 Openings + Artist Talks This Weekend

“Making History” Benefit, One Major Anniversary Party, 2 Openings + Artist Talks This Weekend

Art all day every day is the theme this weekend

Make History Too: Scoop Up $200 Art Work, Support Bushwick Open Studios and Other Worthy Causes

Make History Too: Scoop Up $200 Art Work, Support Bushwick Open Studios and Other Worthy Causes

400 artists; six walls; two rooms filled with their small works

TGIF: Arts in Bushwick is Making History this Sunday

TGIF: Arts in Bushwick is Making History this Sunday

Arts in Bushwick is back with TGIF! A yearly series providing Bushwick Daily readers with a weekly recap of our blog’s top stories

400 Bushwick Artists to Participate in “Making History,” Arts in Bushwick Benefit Show

400 Bushwick Artists to Participate in “Making History,” Arts in Bushwick Benefit Show

From the near distance, Bushwick Open Studios 2015 approaches

Looking Through the Art History Telescope: ODETTA presents “Becoming” Artist Talk on December 7th

Looking Through the Art History Telescope: ODETTA presents “Becoming” Artist Talk on December 7th

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Crafting Aromatic Elixers, Learning the History of Scent at 3rd Ward

Crafting Aromatic Elixers, Learning the History of Scent at 3rd Ward

Everyone has an inexplicable attraction to smell – it’s biology

Quebracho Now Framing the Greatest Art in the History in Bushwick

Quebracho Now Framing the Greatest Art in the History in Bushwick

Do not try to have your art framed at Quebracho on 241 Troutman

Psst… have you heard of Bushwick? A Brief History of Arts in Bushwick

Psst… have you heard of Bushwick? A Brief History of Arts in Bushwick

By Jacqueline Mabey

Explore history of the Towns of Bushwick.

Explore history of the Towns of Bushwick.

Good morning, Bushwick fellas. I am reporting from the warmth and coziness of my favorite coffee shop. I hope you are on the same vibe, enjoying this rainy day and all you need is a good read. Turn on your Christmas lights, get yourself a nice mug of cofee and browse through this awesome online […]

It’s A Mural, In The Making

It’s A Mural, In The Making

A Brooklyn group plots a mural on Wyckoff Avenue

Redrawing Lines: How Redistricting Shapes Bushwick’s Future

Redrawing Lines: How Redistricting Shapes Bushwick’s Future

As New York City gears up for the 2024 elections, Bushwick stands at a pivotal point due to its history as a bellwether for progressive voting patterns across the country.

A Decade Of Bunna

A Decade Of Bunna

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

Café Gentrificatión

Café Gentrificatión

The Rolo’s people take over the Acre. Of course, the chips and guac are $16.

A Local Zone, of Some Interest

A Local Zone, of Some Interest

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

Ash Wednesday, At Trinity Reformed

Ash Wednesday, At Trinity Reformed

Built in 1925, the congregation actually traces its origins to Bushwick Avenue in 1853.

If A Former Media Executive Opens A Karaoke Bar In Ocean Hill…

If A Former Media Executive Opens A Karaoke Bar In Ocean Hill…

Ex-CBS and Fuse producer says he now runs the only private-room karaoke bar in his corner of Brooklyn

The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ is Back, But Now It’s in Bushwick. Spooky!

The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ is Back, But Now It’s in Bushwick. Spooky!

With 10% of proceeds now going to a nonprofit LGBTQ+ healthcare clinic.

Experimental Movies Play In Ridgewood

Experimental Movies Play In Ridgewood

“How many other films like this have been left on the floor?”