Holy crap, $573/month 2-bedrooms in Bed-Stuy
This rendering could be your life Hey remember when we were all panicking about how Manhattan is cheaper than Brooklyn and Brooklyn’s rents are at a record high? It’s time you use that panic, use it to...
View ArticleHotel with romantic views of Newtown Creek coming to Bushwick
Future site of a tourism hotspot. via Google Street View Now that Brooklyn is the kind of place tourists carrying comically large bags of cash want to come and explore, developers are realizing they...
View ArticleBeat the heat with FREE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES tomorrow
The best kind of sandwiches, for the best kind of price (free) We’re into the jorts and jerseys part of the year, which means a person’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…ice cream. What, did you have...
View ArticleBeers and burgers and more, oh my! All of that is waiting for you at Taste of...
Fitzcarraldo will be at the Taste of Bushwick. Will you? via Fitzzcardo You know that annoying food dilemma where you want to make a meal out of a number of different dishes from a number of different...
View ArticleCelebrate art and mingling with free burgers, beer and ice cream at Shwick’s...
Yeah sure, we love hamburger art. We mean art. We just love art. via Duncan’s Burgers When your pockets are feeling a little light because the first of the month has ravaged your bank account (like...
View ArticleBlue Bottle Coffee is bringing California style coffee to Bushwick
Just what Bushwick needs, California coffee. Image via Blue Bottle Coffee Whenever we think of California, we think of certain things: the abomination that is the”Entourage” movie; the Tupac and Dr....
View ArticleOut in the Streets returns to the Bushwick/Ridgewood border in August
Jump for joy, Out in the Streets is back. via Facebook Ah to sit in a field at a music festival and soak in the chill vibes. Wait, we have an even better one. Ah to sit in a field at a music festival...
View ArticleSleater-Kinney is playing the Market Hotel on their new tour
Coming soon to Bushwick Well here is strange and exciting news: Sleater-Kinney have officially announced new tour dates, which include December stops at the Kings Theatre, Terminal 5, Irving Plaza, the...
View ArticleBrokelyn readers: Late Night Basement has free beer for you to celebrate...
They’re moving up out of the basement and want to celebrate with you. via Facebook It seems like only yesterday that Late Night Basement, Bushwick’s live monthly late night show, was a well-kept...
View ArticleA Tribe Called Quest’s Jarobi White is serving up tacos every other Tuesday...
Doesn’t eat “Ham n’ Eggs” but loves tacos. Facebook image via Izzy Man We are being spoiled when it comes to food options this summer. We got Feltman’s bringing $2 hot dogs to Ditmas Park every...
View ArticleWear your best tux or sexiest red dress to this live reading of ‘The Room’ in...
Oh yeah, that’s the stuff Ah The Room, that legendary, baffling disaster of a movie that became a cult classic thanks to long slow pans of the Golden Gate Bridge, the unplaceable accent of its...
View ArticleShwick Market closes with a harsh assessment of Bushwick’s spending priorities
One minute you’re here, the next you’re gone. via Facebook Summer flea market shopping season feels like it’s just kicked off, but there’s one market that you won’t be able to throw your...
View Article6 awesome things you can buy at Shwick Market’s closing sale
Just tell everyone you caught a mermaid. via Instagram We’re super bummed to see Shwick Market closing. The organizers were genuine, they hired Richard Burroughs (of Dick & Dave fame) every weekend...
View ArticleLost your grillz recently? A G train passenger found them
Missing the grill to pull off your gangster grill look? Well someone has found those for you. Screenshot via YouTube Have you noticed that your mouth has been non-disco ball like lately? Is the...
View ArticleThe Franklin Avenue bike lane is no place for you and your horse
Hey, you there. On your horse. I have every respect for the equestrian arts, but you need to get out of the bike lane. I’ve seen you three times this week already, coming down Franklin Avenue in...
View ArticleThe Out in the Streets lineup is here, and features Terror Pigeon Dance...
Just in case you were worried Out in the Streets wouldn’t be weird enough, The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt will be there. We’re pretty deep into the summer, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of summer...
View ArticleThe Brooklyn Beer and Wine Festival is back with more boozed up fun for just $20
Hang out with the rest of these beer and wine lovers, since you’re one. via Tap + Cork It used to be someone who made their whole life around the enjoyment of beer and wine was called “a drunk.” These...
View ArticlePhotos of Wet Hot Brooklyn Summer, the night Camp Firewood came to Bushwick
On Tuesday night, a triangular lot on Knickerbocker Avenue and Harrison Place ceased to be just a lot and instead became Wet Hot American Summer‘s Camp Firewood. It was an evening for short shorts and...
View ArticleSee BK’s best comics for 17 cents per performer at the Macaulay Culkin Show...
If this is what happens at a normal Macaulay Culkin Show, imagine what will happem at their big festival. Last year, we were privilged to be able to see 19 of Brooklyn’s best comedians jump on stage...
View ArticleBPL Brings free Internet to Homes Without It
BPL brining knowledge to the masses. Via Flickr Exciting news from the BPL this morning. Today, Brooklynites will gather at Bedstuy’s Macon Library to receive free MiFi hotspots. The 4G, wireless...
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