Bushwick History: The area takes its name from the town the Dutch established in 1660, Boswijck, or “heavy woods,” according to the Encyclopedia of New York City. German immigrants arrived in the mid-1800s, and by the 1880s a string of breweries were thriving on a stretch known as Brewers’ Row.
A Brooklyn-inspired playlist:
Awolnation-Sail
Charli XCX-HEARTBREAKS AND EARTHQUAKES-The Mixtape/You’re The One
Diplo-About That Life
Marina and the Diamonds-Living Dead
Wild Belle-Keep You
Xilent-Wide Awake (Remix)
Mikky Ekko-Pull Me Down [Ryan Hemsworth Remix]
Purity Ring-Obedear
Jay Z feat. Mr. Hudson-Forever Young
Santigold-God From The Machine
LCD Soundsystem-Someone Great
Robyn-Dancing On My Own
Theophilus London-Why Even Try (RAC Remix)
No sleep ’til Brooklyn. Byeee.
Leah McCann Smith | Writer & Editor 
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