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Baby, You Burn: Top Concerts to Sweat at This Weekend (Free Rooftop Show, DIY Venues, Broke City & More)

Baby, You Burn: Top Concerts to Sweat at This Weekend (Free Rooftop Show, DIY Venues, Broke City & More)

Everyone is the world knows Burning Man is happening right now, but newsflash: we’re not there, and the world is still spinning! In fact, the lack of unicycles and furry boots in Bushwick is leaving a gap for a weekend full of really great rock’n’roll– no accordions involved

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

“The fix was in from the beginning,” one congressman bemoaned before the lines were changed.

In Aftermath of Hurricane Ida and City’s First-Ever ‘Flash Flood Emergency,’ Water Leak Complaints to 311 Increased Significantly in Bushwick

In Aftermath of Hurricane Ida and City’s First-Ever ‘Flash Flood Emergency,’ Water Leak Complaints to 311 Increased Significantly in Bushwick

Compared to Tropical Storm Henri, water leak complaints approximately doubled both in Bushwick and citywide. There were nearly eight times as many calls as there were that same day the previous year.

Projected Winners for the 2021 City Council Primary Election in Districts 30, 34 and 37

Projected Winners for the 2021 City Council Primary Election in Districts 30, 34 and 37

Democratic primary results are in for districts encompassing Bushwick, Ridgewood and East Williamsburg as of late Tuesday night

‘I Don’t See How He Wins’: A Queens Democrat Sees His Way To City Hall

‘I Don’t See How He Wins’: A Queens Democrat Sees His Way To City Hall

Interview: Johnny Dynamite Chats About His Debut Solo Album “Heartbroken”

Interview: Johnny Dynamite Chats About His Debut Solo Album “Heartbroken”

Opinion: America, You Broke Our Heart

Opinion: America, You Broke Our Heart

Many of us are afraid today, not only for the nation and the world but for our very individual rights.

City Reps Address Community Homeless Shelter Concerns at East Williamsburg Public Meeting

City Reps Address Community Homeless Shelter Concerns at East Williamsburg Public Meeting

Officials met with community members at Varet Street’s Green Fitness Studio to discuss plans for the 140 bed shelter slated to open next month.

BREAKING: City Planning Committee Votes Unanimously to Pass Rheingold Rezoning Application

BREAKING: City Planning Committee Votes Unanimously to Pass Rheingold Rezoning Application

This morning the North West Bushwick Community group of neighbors to the former site of the Rheingold Brewery shared the news that the City Planning Commission has voted unanimously to approve the ULURP application for the the rezoning of the 9-block property on Bushwick’s Flushing border

How to Survive This City as a Transplant

How to Survive This City as a Transplant

Oh, New Yorkers, aren’t we all transplants? Many of us for sure! We frequently land in Bushwick in hopes of starting our après college lives on the cheap yet glamorously (after hiring moving companies like Mayflower). We’re not always welcome, sometimes it takes a hot second to hone our city manners, but bear with us, […]

420 Melrose is Still “Broken” But is Now Tweeting and Blogging

420 Melrose is Still “Broken” But is Now Tweeting and Blogging

Imagine that you wake up in a house that is shaking

citydrift  or an Essay On “letting go” in Brooklyn

citydrift or an Essay On “letting go” in Brooklyn

By Peter Hopkins

Dance Magic Dance! Top 10 Shows This Weekend (Free Beach Shows, Midnight Pictureplane, Summer Thunder)

Dance Magic Dance! Top 10 Shows This Weekend (Free Beach Shows, Midnight Pictureplane, Summer Thunder)

It’s already Friday? Great, because I just saw Labyrinth for the first time ever and have been practicing my Dance Magic Dance

Your Massive Guide to the 4th of July Events

Your Massive Guide to the 4th of July Events

Whether you prefer to celebrate America’s birthday at a beach, inside a DIY music venue or by tossing your bod’ into a kiddie pool at your favorite Bushwick bar, we’ve got you

Your Easter Basket of Concerts: Free Teengirl Fantasy Show, New DIY Venue, Forever Festival + More

Your Easter Basket of Concerts: Free Teengirl Fantasy Show, New DIY Venue, Forever Festival + More

So you can’t be with your family this Easter weekend

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 […]

How to Spend the Fourth of July in Bushwick! 10 Most Delicious Events!

How to Spend the Fourth of July in Bushwick! 10 Most Delicious Events!

 

It’s Warm! Get Pumped With These Top 10 Music Shows this Weekend!

It’s Warm! Get Pumped With These Top 10 Music Shows this Weekend!

Are you PUMPED that it’s finally getting warm? Yeah, maybe it’s a little rainy, but that’s all part of spring on the upswing. What better way to rally in the gorgeous weather than to rock out at some rad shows?! We’ve crafted a list featuring a couple really great free concerts balanced out by some slightly […]

Party Pics from Apostrophe’s Celebration of the End of The World in Bushwick

Party Pics from Apostrophe’s Celebration of the End of The World in Bushwick

We all new it was coming, Bushwick: December 21, 2012 – Doomsday

Partyin’ till The End of The World in Bushwick & Beyond

Partyin’ till The End of The World in Bushwick & Beyond

It looks like the end of days is near and the Mayans have us all freaked

Vegan Trouble

Vegan Trouble

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

It’s Pure ‘Poison,’ Playing At Unit J.

It’s Pure ‘Poison,’ Playing At Unit J.

“I feel like I’m trapped in here, sometimes, I’m never away from it”

Opinion: Make Accessing the Ridgewood Reservoir Safer

Opinion: Make Accessing the Ridgewood Reservoir Safer

A local biking group says bike lines and widened sidewalks are needed to increase accessibility to a local public park.

Drama In The Denizen

Drama In The Denizen

Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick

Gutiérrez Claims Victory, Following Mildly Divisive Primary Challenge

Gutiérrez Claims Victory, Following Mildly Divisive Primary Challenge

About 18% of Bushwick voted for someone else

It’s Ice-T In Bushwick!

It’s Ice-T In Bushwick!

The west coast rapper headlined the Bushwick Collective’s annual block party and brought a few friends.

Re-splintering.

Re-splintering.

“That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”

Farm Out! Farm-to-Table Grocery Delivery Biz Opens A Kitchen & Bar In Bushwick

Farm Out! Farm-to-Table Grocery Delivery Biz Opens A Kitchen & Bar In Bushwick

A grocery delivery service took the the place of Brooklyn Cider House on Flushing Avenue – they’re opening their doors this weekend.

How To Bike Through Bushwick

How To Bike Through Bushwick

A guide to biking down and out in Bushwick and Ridgewood

“I’m Not Your Girlfriend”

“I’m Not Your Girlfriend”

Mistress Hex estimates that she sees about three submissives per week, starting at $360 per hour.

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

49 years ago today, four young men entered a sporting goods store for a robbery that would soon escalate into a fatal shootout and hostage situation. With a new documentary film on the subject scheduled to come out later this year, Bushwick Daily takes a look back at the event.

Old Electronics? Here’s Where To Recycle Your E-Waste In/Around Bushwick

Old Electronics? Here’s Where To Recycle Your E-Waste In/Around Bushwick

Don’t toss your old or broken electronics in the trash – it’s illegal and harms the environment. Opt for recycling or donating old tech at a handful of locations in and around Bushwick.

Bushwick-Area Small Biz Owners Frustrated With Police Response to Break-ins During the Pandemic

Bushwick-Area Small Biz Owners Frustrated With Police Response to Break-ins During the Pandemic

The time it takes investigators to arrive is more costly than if the establishment were to reopen without reporting the crime, said one local business owner.

Bushwick Prepares for the Return of To-go Drinks

Bushwick Prepares for the Return of To-go Drinks

Local bars and drinkers rejoice, while environmentalists offer tips on how to reduce potential single-use litter.

Will New ‘Smart Compost’ Bins Expand to Bushwick?

Will New ‘Smart Compost’ Bins Expand to Bushwick?

What are those orange compost bins popping up in Astoria and Lower Manhattan? Will they expand to other neighborhoods?

Construction Has Started on Bushwick’s Rheingold Senior Residences, an Affordable Housing Complex

Construction Has Started on Bushwick’s Rheingold Senior Residences, an Affordable Housing Complex

The new building will feature 94 units, communal lounges on each floor and plenty of green outdoor space.