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.

Coronavirus numbers are dropping, let’s keep it that way. Get tested to protect your neighbors and stop the spread.

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.

Tanya Buziak’s vintage store brings authentic retro clothes to Bushwick.

Is coffee not your cup of tea?

Ok, so there might still be snow on the ground and it’s hard to remember what trees actually look like with leaves, but the first intimations of warmer days are upon us

Here at Bushwick Daily we’re getting ready for a ’12 Days of Christmas’ countdown beginning later this week

Holiday Christmas Tree_Katie Killary We just got good news from the North Pole: while they may be sending another polar vortex our way, it turns out there’s a union of human-sized elves about to bring “Christmastown” to the one and only Bushwick as well. What is Christmastown? And WHO are these so-called human-sized elves? They sound cute, and because I’ve always […]

We’re beyond bummed to report that on Troutman Street will be closing come December 1. Although the owners didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment, rumor has it that rent went up astronomically this year and the involved parties could no longer afford to stay in the work/live/yoga/party space. After 3 years in business bringing […]

Cheryl (The Dance Party That Will Ruin Your Life) is too intense an event for me to attend every month, though I’ve been to probably two a year since their 2008 debut at erstwhile classy dive Royale in Park Slope. Cheryl is a handful of semi-anonymous dance cats who, above all else, prize glitter, shoulder pads, fake blood, […]

If you were looking for a theme, you won’t find one here. This weekend’s art openings are all over the place, and the artists come from all over too. Microscope’s Allison Somers is in town from Paris, Fine & Raw showcases Berlin-based artist Jerry Kowalsky and Outlet brings us Cristin Richard in from Detroit. Some artists take on loss, desire, accident, intent, others […]

If you’re super into food, perhaps you’ve heard of Patrick Martins. He’s the founder of Heritage Foods USA: an organization that coordinates the distribution of meat to consumers and restaurants. Part of their mission reads “The meat we celebrate is the righteous kind, from healthy animals of sound genetics that have been treated humanely and allowed […]

The weekend may be looking thunderstorm-laden, but that means nothing for dedicated show-goers but an excuse to your golashes and fill up on Dark’n’stormies (we recommend Tandem’s). Then hit the wet pavement and bask in some light rain on your way to one of these amazing 9 top concerts of the weekend. We’ve got festivals, free shows, “art spaces” and […]

Before you snap a photo of that stranger, pause for a second.

Bushwick’s concrete jungle is the perfect landscape for dancers to create and flourish

A couple of weeks ago a remarkable photography exhibition by Petros Chrisostomou opened at Fuchs Projects

For some reason, December is the month for shows