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Bushwick Ain’t No Disneyland: Do You Also Find it Hard to Show Bushwick to Tourists?

Bushwick Ain’t No Disneyland: Do You Also Find it Hard to Show Bushwick to Tourists?

I zigzag my way through the roaming Boar’s Head trucks and Morgantown residents wearing sunglasses and mismatched pajamas (it somehow works as a stylish outdoor outfit) who are smoking and loitering on the benches in front of Brooklyn Natural and Cafe Swallow

Bushwick Attractions for Tourists as Welcomed by Mayor Bloomberg

Bushwick Attractions for Tourists as Welcomed by Mayor Bloomberg

Who needs Central Park when you have Maria Hernandez Park? Shopping at dollar stores on Knickerbocker Ave, scenic walks on Johnson Ave and romantic counting of rats on the tracks of the L train

They Pay Her, She Tells Them Where to ‘Have Fun’

They Pay Her, She Tells Them Where to ‘Have Fun’

A local concierge says she prefers “visitors” to “tourists” and takes us on a trip through Ridgewood.

What They’re Spinning At BierWax

What They’re Spinning At BierWax

A Willie Colón salsa album plays frequently in this new Ridgewood craft beer spot.

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.

Voices of Bushwick: Community Members Reflect on Covid-19 Crisis

Voices of Bushwick: Community Members Reflect on Covid-19 Crisis

As New York braces for a second wave of coronavirus, Bushwick’s essential workers, small business owners and artists reflect on their experiences and lessons learned.

Taking Vintage Polaroids Amid A Pandemic

Taking Vintage Polaroids Amid A Pandemic

On weekends behind the House Of Yes, Brooklyn Film Camera wants to take your picture

Bushwick Nightly: Raving in the Time of Coronavirus

Bushwick Nightly: Raving in the Time of Coronavirus

Bushwick venues are leaning in to live streaming to help you party during the Coronavirus Quarantine.

Tina’s Novelty T-Shirts Are Selling Like Hotcakes at Beloved Bushwick Diner

Tina’s Novelty T-Shirts Are Selling Like Hotcakes at Beloved Bushwick Diner

Cheap breakfast? Yep. Nostalgic t-shirts? You got it.

The Flavors of West Africa Take Over Bushwick: Enjoy these Two New Local  Eateries

The Flavors of West Africa Take Over Bushwick: Enjoy these Two New Local Eateries

You won’t ever want to have plantains anywhere else.

Clean Bushwick Initiative is Working to Create a Trash-Free Neighborhood

Clean Bushwick Initiative is Working to Create a Trash-Free Neighborhood

Three local women gear up to create a green and sustainable community.

Bushwick Designers Release Eco-Conscious Fashion Line

Bushwick Designers Release Eco-Conscious Fashion Line

Political Dementia: An Interview with Jake Flores of Pod Damn America and the Yoko

Political Dementia: An Interview with Jake Flores of Pod Damn America and the Yoko

His Twitter bio calls him one of “Homeland Security’s Comics to Watch.”

Here Are Some of the Best Bakeries to Try in Ridgewood This Winter

Here Are Some of the Best Bakeries to Try in Ridgewood This Winter

Everything from Italian, to German, to Mexican, and Dominican style pastries all in one neighborhood.

Friday Fun Facts: Can You Put Your Green Thumb to Work This Weekend in Bushwick?

Friday Fun Facts: Can You Put Your Green Thumb to Work This Weekend in Bushwick?

Celebrate National Gardening Day this weekend in one of Bushwick’s many community gardens.

Get Your Spicy Fix at General Deb’s, a New Sichuan Spot in Bushwick From Faro’s Owners

Get Your Spicy Fix at General Deb’s, a New Sichuan Spot in Bushwick From Faro’s Owners

General Deb’s, the only spot for Sichuan Chinese food in Bushwick, is finally open for spicy, spicy business.

The ABCs of Bushwick Is a New Art, Booze, and Candy Tour of the Neighborhood

The ABCs of Bushwick Is a New Art, Booze, and Candy Tour of the Neighborhood

ABC — it’s easy as booze and candy.

Bushwick Graffiti Tours Educate As Well As Piss Off

Bushwick Graffiti Tours Educate As Well As Piss Off

Coffins, Vegans, and Dead Cats: Bushwick’s Pine Box Rock Shop Turned Seven This Month

Coffins, Vegans, and Dead Cats: Bushwick’s Pine Box Rock Shop Turned Seven This Month

A Boutique Bushwick-Based Ad Agency That Handles NYC Marathon Offers Advice to Struggling Creatives

A Boutique Bushwick-Based Ad Agency That Handles NYC Marathon Offers Advice to Struggling Creatives

Madwell, a self-described “tiny” ad agency from Bushwick, is advertising for the largest marathon in the world.

Trans Monogamist Dating: The First Date

Trans Monogamist Dating: The First Date

A new column examines the neighborhood dating scene.

There’s a Story Behind Each of Bridge & Tunnel Brewery’s $5 Pints

There’s a Story Behind Each of Bridge & Tunnel Brewery’s $5 Pints

Bridge & Tunnel Brewery has nearly 15 unique beers and ciders on tap and an eye-opening outerborough-based story to go with each of them.

Cops Are Cracking Down on Bogart Street Vendors

Cops Are Cracking Down on Bogart Street Vendors

Exclusive: New York Loft Hostel in East Williamsburg Is Turning Into a 140-Bed Homeless Shelter

Exclusive: New York Loft Hostel in East Williamsburg Is Turning Into a 140-Bed Homeless Shelter

Bushwick is the Williamsburg of NYC, according to this “Williamsburg Finder” App

Bushwick is the Williamsburg of NYC, according to this “Williamsburg Finder” App

Travelers who hate flocking to beaten path museums and landmarks and who would prefer to spend the day exploring quirky neighborhoods may have been excited to hear about the new iOS app Where Is Williamsburg

6 Films Not to Miss at the Bushwick Film Festival [WIN Free Festival Passes]

6 Films Not to Miss at the Bushwick Film Festival [WIN Free Festival Passes]

The Bushwick Film Festival is baaaaaack!

The Street Art of Bushwick Collective Is Disappearing Under Billboards

The Street Art of Bushwick Collective Is Disappearing Under Billboards

Last week Frank Mattarella received an interesting phone call

(Yet Another) Hotel Plans to Come to East Williamsburg

(Yet Another) Hotel Plans to Come to East Williamsburg

Where to even begin

Through Snow and Sludge, Bushwick Proves its Winter Grit [Photos]

Through Snow and Sludge, Bushwick Proves its Winter Grit [Photos]

Winter in NYC is probably my least favorite time of year because, sure, the snow looks pretty for about three minutes when it first begins to fall, but then it either melts and turns into brown sludge, or it freezes and turns into sheets of ice

Getting Deep About The Bushwick Collective Mural Massacre in The Name of Fight Against Gentrification

Getting Deep About The Bushwick Collective Mural Massacre in The Name of Fight Against Gentrification

Recently, the much-appreciated and often visited street art murals curated under the umbrella of The Bushwick Collective were vandalized by a self-identified Bushwick resident and native in the name of combating gentrification

No, It’s Not Over Yet! Six Art Events to Get you Through the End of August

No, It’s Not Over Yet! Six Art Events to Get you Through the End of August

[contextly_auto_sidebar id=”w6h9DVawY43A1VqlWd6iCzfgzcls5oB5″] it’sover The next two weeks are pretty much my favorite time to be in the city. Everyone’s on vacation, tourists are concentrated into a couple of areas that I never go to anyway, and I can usually get a seat on the subway in the morning! August is also the time when Bushwick […]

Smoke on the Water: 4Knots Festival with Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz, Dinosaur Jr {PIX + PLAYLIST}

Smoke on the Water: 4Knots Festival with Mac DeMarco, Speedy Ortiz, Dinosaur Jr {PIX + PLAYLIST}

Summer in NYC means a whole lot of free concerts, and one of the highlights of this writer’s year- 4knots Festival

Top Ten Most Exciting Bushwick Art Stories of 2013

Top Ten Most Exciting Bushwick Art Stories of 2013

2013 was a momentous year for art in Bushwick

Fitzcarraldo: 3rd Ward’s New Tasting Class

Fitzcarraldo: 3rd Ward’s New Tasting Class

3rd Ward has long been a North Brooklyn institution

Bushwick Restaurant Week Is Around the Corner

Bushwick Restaurant Week Is Around the Corner

Bushwick Restaurant Week co-founder Nick Gilbert showed the tread on his shoes