This article originally appeared in Bushwick Notebook Issue #2

The workshop has been cancelled due to blizzard forecast on Monday night

Her friends were asking if that was her who started that Bushwick blog

I know it’s summer and everybody likes to think about vacations rather than about work

As time shifts towards New York and away from my childhood in Boston, I look around and realize there is not one friend whose office I can use to send a fax

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

“They patronize us and we patronize them”

“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.

A new cafe near the Bed-Stuy border changes chefs every two weeks in search of “different styles and techniques”

Some are also calling on the city and the community to help them further develop their own delivery platform, My Bodega Online.

After a year and a half, Bushwick’s DorDor art gallery closes its doors, as the co-owner of the space seeks new ways to accomplish her goals of democratizing access to the art market for up-and-coming artists.

A glimpse into the countless programs offered by Buhwick’s local public libraries.

“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.”

Sarah Khoshaba, a Bushwick resident, started her own successful small soup business when she lost her job during the lockdown.

After the pandemic delayed its opening for over a year, Nook returned in April with offerings of coffee, beer and comfort.

The highly affordable walk-up is attached to Bushwick Dental Group and offers a few meatless nods to Latin American cuisine.

Police are ramping up audio speaker busts but some locals say: ‘it’s a form of celebration”

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

The pandemic sent a BBQ popup to Wyckoff Avenue.

Ethel’s Club hosts its first-ever socially-distanced outdoor market centering local brands and restaurants by Black people and people of color.

This edition of “Under Siege” profiles two eateries whose focus – apart from staying afloat in trying times – is food that speaks fluently their origin countries’ culinary language.