Maria Herron, founder and co-owner of Mil Mundos, is a Cuban-American New York City native, who wanted to create an accessible space for the locals.

Even if you don’t want to venture out of the neighborhood, there are plenty of cozy nooks nearby for your reading pleasure.

Bookstore sales are up across the country for the first time since 2007, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl on April 30th (which also happens to be Independent Bookstore Day)

In case you’re a goody goody who doesn’t go out on a school night, and thus you missed last night’s Bushwick Notebook Issue 2 launch party, do not despair — we’ve got you! As is becoming a good tradition, yesterday we rented a U-Haul van and distributed thousands of magazines throughout Bushwick

Not too long ago DNAinfo praised Bushwick for its bookshop greatness, even going so far as to call Bushwick a literary mecca (ooh lala, well thank you!)

By Asha Chagoyen and Yaz Rosete

When Nyssa Frank, owner of the Living Gallery, noticed that Bushwick bookstores were cropping up like dandelions (Mellow Pages, Molasses, and Human Relations, to name a few) she began to wonder how best to bring these very different bookstores into conversation with one another

In a move that will delight book lovers and art fiends alike, the book-centric blog Blonde Art Books has opened a permanent store in Bushwick

By Katarina Hybenova

“If there’s anyone our students can see themselves in, it’s Jacqueline”

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

How not pursuing art professionally has given one painter “the freedom to not care what people think.”

Here’s where to find designer bags, buried under eccentric lamps.

Zoey Deutch stars in a dark comedy, purportedly set near the J train.

Getting ready for a Spring cleaning?

Few things are better than meeting new friends who share similar interests with you.

If you’re in search of a haircut in Bushwick, look no further. Here are some local spots that will keep you stylin’.

Our readers have voted! Here are the winners for the best pizza, tacos, happy hour, coffee shop, sandwich, music venue, brunch, bar, bakery and wings in and around the neighborhood.

Maria Hernandez Park, Mominette, Wonderville, L’Imprimerie, Irving Avenue and more. Here’s how 11 of Bushwick’s most notable places got their names.

The local watering hole dwellers have spoken!

La organización sin fines de lucro Mil Mundos en Común ha lanzado “Conectando a Bushwick,” su primera recaudación de fondos para financiar la instalación de internet gratuito en hogares que lo necesiten.

From street art, fine art and crafting to bookbinding, visit these local stores online or in person to see what they have to offer!

The non-profit Mil Mundos en Común has launched “Getting Bushwick Connected,” its first fundraiser to subsidize the installation of free internet for households in need.

This holiday season, here’s how you can volunteer your time to help others in our community.

The queer woman-owned shop opened its doors in July 2020.

The festival will feature student artwork and performances, a Thanksgiving dinner and a tour of Meryl Meisler’s “Paradise Lost & Found: Bushwick” installation.

A list of local Bushwick yoga studios, places to meditate, an acupuncture studio and more!

Twenty of Meryl Meisler’s photos of Bushwick in the 1980s and 1990s are installed on fence outside of the Roland Hayes schoolyard.

Everything you need to know about those Little Free Libraries in and around the neighborhood, including what they are, where they are and how to start your own.

“There’s a huge need for all kinds of things here,” said Rooney. “That’s something we learn every single day. Housing, food, clothing, ESL services, definitely mental health.”