Bushwick Daily

29/11/2025

| Vacations ( ) just went full holiday mode. Miracle at Vacations ( ) is open now through December 31st, and all three bars are decked out floor-to-ceiling with festive decor and photo op areas at every turn.
The holiday menu brings 17 festive cocktails: Run, Run Rudolph mulled wine spritz, Coconut Hot Chocolate, Yippie'Kay'Yay Mothef***er with rum, ube, coconut orgeat and pineapple. Every drink comes in collectible holiday drinkware you can take home.

The heated rooftops are ready for winter: play 4-hole holiday mini golf with skyline views on weekends starting 12/1, plus the heated covered rooftop is open all season long.

Open Tuesday–Sunday, walk-ins always welcome. Book a table at www.vacationsbk.com (http://www.vacationsbk.com/).
Tree Lighting and Ugly Sweater Parties coming soon. No place better to get holly jolly. 🎅🍸

23/06/2025

After 25 years in Bushwick, NYC DJ, event producer, and community builder is leaving the neighborhood he helped shape. As the driving force behind the Trü Skül party series, he brought Detroit and Midwest techno to NYC when few others were doing it. From his longtime space at 915 Broadway, he launched Future Is Now ( ), a hybrid livestream, DJ series, and gallery space that helped keep underground culture alive, even through the pandemic.

But now, after his rent was suddenly doubled, Huggins made the decision to move his family and his work abroad. Days after they packed up, tragedy struck, a violent car crash left his wife in critical condition and their lives upended.

📖 Read the full story: link in bio

23/06/2025

After 25 years of building community, booking Detroit techno legends, and raising a family in Bushwick, NYC DJ and event pioneer Kimyon Huggins is leaving—pushed out after a sudden rent hike. Just days into his move, a devastating car crash left his wife critically injured.
Read the full story and learn how you can support them:

Kimyon Huggins, a longtime community builder, DJ, and event producer who helped shape Bushwick’s creative scene for over two decades, is leaving the neighborhood after 25 years. Known for his work through No Agenda Studios and the “Future Is Now” project, Huggins cultivated a space for thousan...

09/06/2025

Two Teens Stabbed in Bushwick After Puerto Rican Day Parade: No arrests made; investigation ongoing

Bushwick, Brooklyn — Two teenage boys were stabbed near the intersection of Suydam Street and Knickerbocker Avenue on Sunday evening, shortly after the

06/06/2025

Bushwick Celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage with Knickerbocker Avenue Parade Led by Congresswoman Velázquez

The 7th annual Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade, with Nydia Velázquez as Grand Marshal, this sunday 3pm kickoff

06/06/2025

Bushwick is ready to light up with boricua pride this Sunday, June 8th 🇵🇷✨ The 7th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade hits Knickerbocker Ave at 3 PM, bringing music, dance, culture, and community together under the theme “Building Bridges: Connecting Generations of Puerto Rican Heritage.”
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez () leads the celebration as Grand Marshal, honoring the powerful role of women in preserving and evolving Puerto Rican culture across generations. From Menahan to Jefferson Street, expect the sounds of salsa, traditional dress, and the high energy of DJ Carlito ( ), spinning for his hometown crowd.
Sponsored by , this year’s parade is more than a party—it’s a tribute to unity, resilience, and cultural legacy in the heart of Bushwick.
📍 Knickerbocker Ave
🕒 Sunday, June 8 | 3–5 PM
👟 Route: Jefferson x Menahan St to Maria Hernandez Park
🎧 Tip: First time? Bring earplugs—Puerto Ricans play it loud and proud.

Want more? The National Puerto Rican Day Parade kicks off at 11 AM the same day in Manhattan, marching up Fifth Ave from 44th to 79th St.

22/05/2025

Lisa Levy, is inviting fans inside her head, literally. On Thursday, May 22 at 6PM, Levy will host a book party for The Thoughts In My Head, a new art book filled with over 100 pieces of her signature text-based work. The longtime neighborhood fixture, Radio Free Brooklyn host, and former Bushwick Daily advice columnist will be signing books, showing art, and performing a live book talk that’s equal parts hilarious and disarming. The event takes place at Pine Box Rock Shop, just off the Morgan L train stop at 12 Grattan St, Brooklyn

Bushwick’s reigning queen of irreverent wit and sharp artistic insight, Lisa Levy, is inviting fans inside her head, literally. On Thursday, May 21 at 6PM,

07/05/2025

| Join us Thursday, May 8th for the ultimate kickoff to summer: the Vacations ( ) Bar & Rooftop Opening Celebration, and the official start of rooftop season 2025.

Starting at 5 PM, the party heats up with live music, fresh coconut drinks, flash tattoos, and serious rooftop vibes.

Mention this post at the bar for a free welcome shot, no catch, just fun.

Flash tats by
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30/04/2025

Toxic rat poison found scattered near kids' playground at Bushwick's Maria Hernandez Park — no containment, no warning signs, no answers from city officials. Dog owners "FURIOUS" after one pet already sent to vet following exposure to dangerous blood-thinning pellets hidden in mulch. The poison can cause dangerous bleeding disorders in children and animals if ingested. Read the full story at the link in our bio. 📸: Park user via ; Obtained by Bushwick Daily

Toxic blue pellets identified as dangerous BlueMax Meal Bait found completely unsecured along Knickerbocker side of Maria Hernandez Park with zero safety containment or warning signs

30/04/2025

Toxic rat poison found scattered near kids’ playground at Bushwick’s Maria Hernandez Park, no containment, no warning signs, no answers from city officials. Dog owners “FURIOUS” after one pet already sent to vet following exposure to dangerous blood-thinning pellets hidden in mulch. The poison can cause dangerous bleeding disorders in children and animals if ingested. Read the full story at the link in our bio.
📸 via ; Obtained by Bushwick Daily

30/04/2025

Toxic rat poison found scattered near kids’ playground at Bushwick’s Maria Hernandez Park — no containment, no warning signs, no answers from city officials. Dog owners “FURIOUS” after one pet already sent to vet following exposure to dangerous blood-thinning pellets hidden in mulch. The poison can cause dangerous bleeding disorders in children and animals if ingested. Read the full story at the link in our bio. 📸: via ; Obtained by Bushwick Daily

22/04/2025

🍳☕️🍸 BUSHWICK’S CULINARY CHAMELEON: Meet Mervs, the 7-day spot transforming from morning café to evening hangout without sacrificing quality! From $10 breakfast tacos to their cult-favorite $14 birria sandwich and $10 espresso martinis, this Irving Ave gem maintains impressive culinary standards across all dayparts. Co-operators Michael Lombardozzi and Carlos Ordonez have created a rare bushwick experience.

What we love: organic ingredients, Pat LaFreeda beef, single-origin Colombian coffee, $1 wing Wednesday’s (with 18-spice wing dry rub). Plus, their $35 bottomless mimosa weekend brunch might be the best deal in North Brooklyn!

Have you visited Mervs yet? What’s your go-to order? Let us know in the comments! 📍 266 Irving Ave (at Menahan St)