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Bushwick’s MÔTÔ Spirits Distills Rare Rice Whisky and Apple Liquor Inspired by Vietnam & Croatia

Bushwick’s MÔTÔ Spirits Distills Rare Rice Whisky and Apple Liquor Inspired by Vietnam & Croatia

A business inspired by travel and motorcycles brings rare distillates to the neighborhood.

Abe’s Pagoda Bar Brings Tiki-Inspired Drinks to Bushwick

Abe’s Pagoda Bar Brings Tiki-Inspired Drinks to Bushwick

The bar serves tiki cocktails, frozen drinks, and a late night food menu.

Punk Alley Delivers Unpredictable Blasts of Culture in Small Packages

Punk Alley Delivers Unpredictable Blasts of Culture in Small Packages

The mysterious enclave off of Broadway is worth a visit.

Island-Inspired Cafe Erzulie Makes a Splash on Broadway

Island-Inspired Cafe Erzulie Makes a Splash on Broadway

Cafe Erzulie’s owners are collaborating with local business owners to bring Haitian-inspired coffee and cuisine to Bushwick.

UPDATE: Third Suspect Arrested After the Bushwick Gunfight Which Left a Cop Injured

UPDATE: Third Suspect Arrested After the Bushwick Gunfight Which Left a Cop Injured

By Emilie Ruscoe and Katarina Hybenova

Danielle DeJesus Shared the Story of Her Bushwick at The Living Gallery

Danielle DeJesus Shared the Story of Her Bushwick at The Living Gallery

The Bushwick-born artist shared intimate photos from her Bushwick.

These Dancers Are Not Afraid to Play: “Mixtape” Brings Indie Ballet to Bushwick

These Dancers Are Not Afraid to Play: “Mixtape” Brings Indie Ballet to Bushwick

Chips and salsa, wine and cheese, beers and pretzels — all consumptions that work in conjunction with one another to make your experience better

Making Sense of the Unpredictability of Brian Belott and Matthew Thurber’s “Volatile Vortex of Action”

Making Sense of the Unpredictability of Brian Belott and Matthew Thurber’s “Volatile Vortex of Action”

Performance art is moody, finding its power in a volatile vortex of actions and references on the semiotic scale of art

Uncovering Corrugated Artifacts and Masking Tape Treasures at Slag Gallery

Uncovering Corrugated Artifacts and Masking Tape Treasures at Slag Gallery

[contextly_auto_sidebar id=”OeUVcJ7UtpPg8O8mzhN8sxDR75EoBT93″] Avital Burg, Cardboard Castle (courtesy of Slag Gallery) A sense of recognition draws you to the canvas. Something you’re visually unaware of makes you feel comfortable, the way you’re not quite aware that the subtle smell of cinnamon in a cafe is reminding you of home. You’ve never felt a strong connection to […]

Red Bull’s Mini Drome Bicycle Competition at the Bushwick Church

Red Bull’s Mini Drome Bicycle Competition at the Bushwick Church

Do you like bikes? Do you like abandoned churches? How does being in an audience of thousands of people watching 100 fixed gear cyclists speeding around a track inside of an abandoned church in Bushwick sound?

‘The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’ Song Taped Live at Bushwick Church Is Finally OUT!

‘The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’ Song Taped Live at Bushwick Church Is Finally OUT!

We were all part of it! MTV Iggy invited the readers of Bushwick Daily to dance in the craze while awesome Brooklyn band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, performed their new song “Until the Sun Explodes” at the (in)famous St. Mark’s Lutheran Church aka Bobby Redd Projects. After behind the scenes and photo teasers, […]

jojo’s Mixtape- Drum Along!

jojo’s Mixtape- Drum Along!

jojo‘s Mixtape- Drum Along! This week’s mix contains African tracks, selected for their captivating groove and rhythm elements.  I drum along to these tracks to practice djembe, sing along, and dance around.  The key ingredient is the pulsing repetition that draws us to move or express, the patterns we hear that repeat and invite us […]

jojo’s Mixtape- SPRING CLEANING MIX

jojo’s Mixtape- SPRING CLEANING MIX

jojo‘s Mixtape- SPRING CLEANING MIX Spring is a great time to reflect and feel motivated to move forward. This week’s mix of soulful house and love tracks will keep the Spring vibes flowing. We got rid of lots of clothes too, which is like shedding skin.  Dusted every inch of the place.  Dogs are shedding their […]

jojo’s Mixtape- NYC Block Party

jojo’s Mixtape- NYC Block Party

jojo’s Mixtape- NYC Block Party Ingredients: Brooklyn, a dash of Jersey, Yonkers, and Queens. This week’s mix is a set of raw and dirty hip-hop from late 90’s to early 2000’s. These tracks are anthems in and around New York, and are best served with the windows open and the volume UP.  Some make me […]

jojo’s Mixtape- New Releases WMC 2012

jojo’s Mixtape- New Releases WMC 2012

New releases for March 2012- mixed by jojoSOUL on BushwickDaily.com. These tracks are all new releases played at the WMC.  For those who aren’t DJs and dance-heads, the Winter Music Conference is a week of focus on the best DJs and dance music on the planet.  Tons of clubs, line-ups, pool parties, panels, you name it, […]

jojo’s HOUSE Mixtape

jojo’s HOUSE Mixtape

  This week’s mix takes me back to going record shopping for gigs, looking for new tracks to weave into an upcoming event.  Now, most record stores have closed, and buying music is done right from your laptop.  I used to drive into Manhattan on Friday nights, Sunday afternoons, and any other time there was […]

jojo’s Mixtape- Emotional Depth

jojo’s Mixtape- Emotional Depth

  This week’s mixtape is focused on Emotional Depth.  These 20 tracks are personal favorites that I’ve assembled to share a more intimate scope of my own tastes beyond the dancefloor.  I have cried, reflected, sang along, and sat alone to these tracks, and their impact grows as time goes on.  Some I have heard […]

jojo’s Mixtape: 90’s Dance

jojo’s Mixtape: 90’s Dance

This week’s mixtape is inspired by BushwickGallery‘s recent offline opening, Mushroom Universe.  When I was asked to put together 90’s music for the evening, I was truly ecstatic!  As any DJ finds, so much effort is spent gigging and spinning music for the crowd’s tastes, yet perhaps not always so favorable to one’s own palette.  Thankfully, […]

Local Mutual Aid Groups Say They’ll Sit City Elections Out

Local Mutual Aid Groups Say They’ll Sit City Elections Out

‘The work is political, but we don’t want so much to get caught in a lot of the Brooklyn party politics’

Hospitality Under Siege: An Inside Look at How Bushwick Distilleries are Innovating to Survive

Hospitality Under Siege: An Inside Look at How Bushwick Distilleries are Innovating to Survive

This column’s opening entry profiles two business owners – a distiller and a sake brewer – and their navigation through the treacherous COVID waters of New York City.

New Report Shows Brooklyn Nightlife Is Flourishing, But Why Are Local Venues Shutting Down?

New Report Shows Brooklyn Nightlife Is Flourishing, But Why Are Local Venues Shutting Down?

There have been four reported closures in Brooklyn in less than a year—three of them, Silent Barn, The Gateway and The Spectrum/Dreamhouse, were based in Bushwick.

Plastic Straws, Bushwick Zoning and a Path into Politics: A Conversation with City Councilman Rafael

Plastic Straws, Bushwick Zoning and a Path into Politics: A Conversation with City Councilman Rafael

BUSHWICK CRIBZ: A Look into the Loft Life

BUSHWICK CRIBZ: A Look into the Loft Life

When someone tells you they live in East Williamsburg or Bushwick there’s a good chance you picture them livin’ it up in a loft

How is #SandyVolunteering in Canarsie

How is #SandyVolunteering in Canarsie

Unless you’ve been asleep for a week, you know the major damage Hurricane Sandy has done

Where to Volunteer in Sandy Aftermath [Updated 11/04]

Where to Volunteer in Sandy Aftermath [Updated 11/04]

Although Bushwick may have survived (and even surged) through devastating Hurricane Sandy, the rest of New York City has not fared so well- Breezy Point, Rockaway in Queens and lower Manhattan suffered among the worst damage

Punks For Palestine

Punks For Palestine

Local hardcore bands play a free show in support of a ceasefire in Gaza

Paris, Texas Lands In Brooklyn, New York

Paris, Texas Lands In Brooklyn, New York

Riding a year of hype, a hip hop group rolls in Brooklyn

An Evening At Nowon (In Bushwick)

An Evening At Nowon (In Bushwick)

We also got some of the “chopped cheese” rice cakes that everyone seems to be talking about.

A Peek Inside the Hidden Story on Wyckoff Avenue

A Peek Inside the Hidden Story on Wyckoff Avenue

For over two decades, Taiwanese artists have had a home in Bushwick

The Party (is) On

The Party (is) On

Bushwick’s new Party On is an all-in-one stop for watching sports, playing games and finding cheap drinks and eats.

Local TikTok Influencers & Indie Designers Search For Trends That Last

Local TikTok Influencers & Indie Designers Search For Trends That Last

“I’m alarmed by the rate of turnover in trends,” says TikTok personality Clara Perlmutter

The Bands Are Battling. (In Bushwick.)

The Bands Are Battling. (In Bushwick.)

Bands get ready to compete for a $5,000 prize on the roof of Our Wicked Lady.

A Monthly Roundup of Restaurant & Bar Openings: New Slice Shops & a Sake Bar

A Monthly Roundup of Restaurant & Bar Openings: New Slice Shops & a Sake Bar

A roundup of new food and drink spots in and around Bushwick and Ridgewood, including new slice shops, chicken joints and Calvin Eng’s new Cantonese concept.

Martin Greenfield: The Bushwick  Clothier That Has Dressed Obama, David Byrne and ‘The Joker’

Martin Greenfield: The Bushwick Clothier That Has Dressed Obama, David Byrne and ‘The Joker’

Started by a Holocaust surviver, Martin Greenfield Clothiers, located right here in Bushwick, has created custom handmade suits for U.S. presidents and celebrities throughout the nation.

Photo Essay: Back to Bushwick

Photo Essay: Back to Bushwick

Taking my 80-year-old parents on a tour of Bushwick, nearly 30 years after they moved away.

Art Review: Death in a Bushwick Afternoon

Art Review: Death in a Bushwick Afternoon

Korakrit Arunanondchai’s latest show is a meditation on death that will play on Johnson Avenue until Halloween.