Yesterday we noticed that a Bushwick resident posted this to Craigslist’s lost and found: “i lost my sense of self on july 18, 2013 –…
Bushwick Residents Call For Gun Control in Wake of Shooting Near Police Station
Local elected officials attended an open meeting in Bushwick today, at the site of a shooting in broad daylight on Saturday that left five people…
Talking East Village-Bushwick With the Bi-Borough Producers of Slideluck
The concept is kind of irresistible: a free dinner followed by a slideshow of local artwork. The Slideluck Potshow [the former Slideluck Potshow has rebranded…
A Teenager Was Shot in the Face in Alphabet City [Updated]
If you heard helicopters over the East Village last night, here’s why. An 18-year-old man was fighting for his life after being shot in the…
Richard Hell Hearts the EV, City Gets Its First E-Cig Store
Punk-rock icon Richard Hell just lurves his East Village apartment, according to an interview in the Wall Street Journal. [WSJ] Reminder: the first annual Smallest…
It’s Not Every Day The Culture Whore Invites You to a Satanic Smokeout
The Culture Whore is celebrating its first anniversary with another one of its ragers at Secret Project Robot tomorrow, and this one is Satan themed.…
Alaska Bounces Back From Fire (With Flaming Shots, Natch)
Less than a month after a “freak electrical fire” cleared Alaska and forced it to close, the Bushwick bar is back on its feet. It’ll…
Vogue Makes the ‘Long, Bumpy,’ ‘Perilous,’ ‘Costly, Time-Consuming, Often Nauseating’ Trek into Brooklyn
It’s apparently been too long since a middle-aged Manhattanite went on safari in Brooklyn, so none other than Vogue has gone and published “A…
LODRO Brings ‘Neo-Noir Punk’ to SummerScreen Tonight
Tonight, SummerScreen takes over McCarren Park for an evening of free music and a screening of “Peewee’s Big Adventure.” Starting at 7pm, you’ll hear from…
Bushwick Elucidations Teaches You How to Dougie
Time for the latest episode of “Bushwick Elucidations,” the BK-based advice column we’ve shamelessly appropriated as our own. This week, Tigre and Cricket teach us how…