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Inside of the Former Life Cafe, now 983

Inside of the Former Life Cafe, now 983

Things are changing, and there is nothing harder, if not impossible than to capture a fleeting moment

Bushwick’s Cult Life Cafe is Closing Down

Bushwick’s Cult Life Cafe is Closing Down

By Katarina Hybenova

Cafe Takes Name From Basquiat, And Calls The Cupcakes Art

Cafe Takes Name From Basquiat, And Calls The Cupcakes Art

“We’re not from families of means – just two young entrepreneurs in New York trying to make it work,” say the people behind the new Saint Michel Cafe.

After Life: 983 Bushwick’s Living Room is Reborn

After Life: 983 Bushwick’s Living Room is Reborn

Cocktails and thin-cut fries are the move at the newly renovated Flushing
Avenue spot.

Introducing Tikal Café, A New Immigrant-Owned Brunch And Coffee Spot in Bushwick

Introducing Tikal Café, A New Immigrant-Owned Brunch And Coffee Spot in Bushwick

After 11 years of service work, Carolina Hernandez, a Guatemalan immigrant, has opened Tikal Café on the corner of Decatur and Knickerbocker.

Goodbye Churro Wheel, Café Esencia Shuts Its Doors

Goodbye Churro Wheel, Café Esencia Shuts Its Doors

Rent hikes shut down Ridgewood restaurant known for their six foot Churro Rolls

Dominican Chocolate Factory & Cafe Opens In Williamsburg

Dominican Chocolate Factory & Cafe Opens In Williamsburg

Working directly with the plantation opens up an endless well of potential for chocolatiers.

Bushwick Artisan Market Will Be Held at Lazy Suzy Cafe this Sunday

Bushwick Artisan Market Will Be Held at Lazy Suzy Cafe this Sunday

This New Cozy Bushwick Cafe and Shop Wants You to Feel at Home

This New Cozy Bushwick Cafe and Shop Wants You to Feel at Home

Through flower pop-ups, puppy adoptions, and a hygge atmosphere, Lazy Suzy cultivates community.

Founder of Bushwick Vegan Cafe Sol Sips Received Eater’s 2019 Young Gun and Grist’s 50 Awards

Founder of Bushwick Vegan Cafe Sol Sips Received Eater’s 2019 Young Gun and Grist’s 50 Awards

Affordable and inclusive plant-based food by Brooklynite Francesca Chaney is booming.

The Shuttering of Sands: New Cafe Closes After Owner Is Accused Of White Supremacy

The Shuttering of Sands: New Cafe Closes After Owner Is Accused Of White Supremacy

“I Just Want to be Heard:” A Lifelong Bushwick Resident Navigates Change Through Art

“I Just Want to be Heard:” A Lifelong Bushwick Resident Navigates Change Through Art

From Wyckoff Hospital to the J train, all of Bushwick is a studio for Wendy Slaughter.

Cafe Ghia’s Former Head Chef Is Launching a Brand New Menu at Starr Bar

Cafe Ghia’s Former Head Chef Is Launching a Brand New Menu at Starr Bar

After Six Years of Fulfilling All Our Brunch Fantasies, Cafe Ghia Calls it Quits

After Six Years of Fulfilling All Our Brunch Fantasies, Cafe Ghia Calls it Quits

For the Smell of Homemade Bread: French Bakery & Café L’imprimerie opens in Bushwick

For the Smell of Homemade Bread: French Bakery & Café L’imprimerie opens in Bushwick

“I heard we are the best bakery opposite a White Castle!” jokes Gus Reckel, the owner of the newly opened L’imprimerie (1524 Myrtle Ave) on their Instagram account. The French café and bakery opened on June 1 and it shares the pleasant whines of the elevated M train with the fast food chain. “We want people to come here […]

Your Big Fat Guide to the Best Bushwick Halloween of Your Life! (Parties, Live Music, Family, Food) [Updated]

Your Big Fat Guide to the Best Bushwick Halloween of Your Life! (Parties, Live Music, Family, Food) [Updated]

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

House of Curiosities Style Café/Bar, The Keep Is Opening at Bushwick/Ridgewood Border

House of Curiosities Style Café/Bar, The Keep Is Opening at Bushwick/Ridgewood Border

A treasure trove of eclectic antiques and a café—that’s how the owners Stephanie and Diego Castillo describe their new coffee shop/bar/vintage store located at 205 Cypress Ave, The Keep

This Week in Food News: The Swine Emerges, a Board Game Cafe Opens Up on Grand St, and More!

This Week in Food News: The Swine Emerges, a Board Game Cafe Opens Up on Grand St, and More!

Have you been paying attention to that wild ride that is the New York City restaurant game? This week in Bushwick and just slightly beyond, all manner of edible shenanigans have been taking place

Bunna Cafe Is Officially Taking Over Former Mama Joy’s Space

Bunna Cafe Is Officially Taking Over Former Mama Joy’s Space

The neighborhood cried when our favorite source of shrimp and grits, Mama Joy’s announced its closing last month

Chasing Bunna Cafe, Ethiopian Pop Up Restaurant

Chasing Bunna Cafe, Ethiopian Pop Up Restaurant

Bunna Cafe has become a staple in Brooklyn’s pop-up food shop trend, bringing their mouth-watering Ethiopian food to bars and fairs in Bushwick and beyond

The Halsey Life: What’s It Like Out There Anyway?

The Halsey Life: What’s It Like Out There Anyway?

As is the nature of New York (and something we will ALWAYS be discussing), the rising rents in the once affordable neighborhoods are pushing New York newbies further out on subway lines

More Twin Peaks in Your Bushwick Life. Now!

More Twin Peaks in Your Bushwick Life. Now!

Who wouldn’t love the dark and quirky TV show Twin Peaks, one of the all time TV legends and a masterpiece by David Lynch? The series pairs especially well with cold, gloomy November nights

Life+Style Bushwickism (Photos)

Life+Style Bushwickism (Photos)

By Katarina Hybenova

Occupying My Life in Bushwick

Occupying My Life in Bushwick

By Brian Douglas

Realer than life: Birth as Performance Art

Realer than life: Birth as Performance Art

By Katarina Hybenova

Taqueria Santa Fe, A Taco Lover’s Dream, Is Open on Bushwick’s Stanhope Street

Taqueria Santa Fe, A Taco Lover’s Dream, Is Open on Bushwick’s Stanhope Street

A new local taqueria serving the regional cuisine of Mexico City is open on Stanhope street—and the head chef, an alum of the Life Cafe and 983 Bushwick’s Living Room, has worked his magic once again.

Flexing Those Memory Muscles: a Q&A With Bushwick’s Trivia Masters

Flexing Those Memory Muscles: a Q&A With Bushwick’s Trivia Masters

Here’s the definitive round-up of where to prove your brain is the biggest.

New Restaurant/Bar Will Open at Flushing & Forrest Triangle After 5 Years of Inactivity

New Restaurant/Bar Will Open at Flushing & Forrest Triangle After 5 Years of Inactivity

Only very few buildings in Bushwick reveal so much potential on the first sight like the triangle-shaped building (a former garage) at 970 Flushing Ave (corner Forrest St

Dr. Lisa Asks the Experts: How to Get the Most Out of Bushwick Open Studios Weekend

Dr. Lisa Asks the Experts: How to Get the Most Out of Bushwick Open Studios Weekend

It’s crazy making time again! As I’m writing this column to you now, I realize I am sublimating my own anxiety about the coming weekend that I also am personally invested in

Bartender Playlist: Laura Regan of 983

Bartender Playlist: Laura Regan of 983

We’re kicking off this week with a new column combining the playlists from our music section with features on some of our favorite community members: bartenders! Always patient and usually kind, they’re the ones curating your dining or drinking experience, whether it’s a weekday brunch or saturday night out. This week we’ve got an interview […]

Brunch & Ride: 4 Spots by the Morgan L Train Stop

Brunch & Ride: 4 Spots by the Morgan L Train Stop

Yes, we all know that Morgan is the stop for the game-changing and Girls-approved brunch at Roberta’s, but what happens when the line is too long and they run out of sticky buns? Luckily, there are a number of other delicious brunch spots nearby that let you have your organic, humanely farmed eggs and eat them, too

citydrift: What Can Cultural Connectivity and Collaboration Spark

citydrift: What Can Cultural Connectivity and Collaboration Spark

The art world YES man

11 Bars/Restaurants that opened in Bushwick within past 6 months

11 Bars/Restaurants that opened in Bushwick within past 6 months

It’s a paradox, but maybe blogging about Bushwick makes you not realize all the changes that happen right in front of your eyes

5 NY Times Articles That Changed Bushwick

5 NY Times Articles That Changed Bushwick

By Katarina Hybenova

How to Impress Your Bushwick Date on Valentine’s Day (5 Practical Steps)

How to Impress Your Bushwick Date on Valentine’s Day (5 Practical Steps)

By Maria Gotay, Chris Heuberger and Katarina Hybenova

Vegan Trouble

Vegan Trouble

Two meatless spots on Knickerbocker closed their doors, but Seitan’s Helper say they’re not going anywhere