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As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.

How Did The Brooklyn Democratic Party Get Here?

How Did The Brooklyn Democratic Party Get Here?

From party chairs to district leaders to canceled elections.

These Brooklyn Democrats Say They Go Where Socialists Won’t

These Brooklyn Democrats Say They Go Where Socialists Won’t

“The DSA needs to do a better job of organizing in those life-long Brooklynite communities,” say young Democratic Party organizers.

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the election for Rafael Espinal’s seat until June but the candidates are still running and “politics is still alive and well in Brooklyn”

Only 1 in 8 Bushwick Schools Offer Student-Run Newspapers. Does This Affect Local Journalism?

Only 1 in 8 Bushwick Schools Offer Student-Run Newspapers. Does This Affect Local Journalism?

Despite Elimination, Big Jaz Is still Brooklyn’s Ink Master

Despite Elimination, Big Jaz Is still Brooklyn’s Ink Master

Salazar Talks Loft Laws, Evictions, and Netflix at Town Hall in Bushwick

Salazar Talks Loft Laws, Evictions, and Netflix at Town Hall in Bushwick

State Senator Julia Salazar discussed the latest issues coming out of the state capital.

Brooklyn’s Longest Operating Charter High School Will Remain Open for Another Five-Year Term

Brooklyn’s Longest Operating Charter High School Will Remain Open for Another Five-Year Term

The Williamsburg Charter High School in Bushwick will continue providing quality education for local students.

Brooklyn’s Participation in the 2020 Population Census Could Stop Federal Funding Cuts for New York

Brooklyn’s Participation in the 2020 Population Census Could Stop Federal Funding Cuts for New York

Census participation is not just a numbers game. It’s an act of resistance against the federal administration.

Which Brooklynites are Running for Public Advocate?

Which Brooklynites are Running for Public Advocate?

Here’s the rundown of what you need to know about Brooklyn candidates before the February election.

North Brooklyn Cops and Kids Bond Over NYPD’s Flag Football Initiative

North Brooklyn Cops and Kids Bond Over NYPD’s Flag Football Initiative

This program is attempting to create a bridge between law enforcement and North Brooklyn communities.

Get an Old-School Trim in Bushwick’s Newest Barber Shop

Get an Old-School Trim in Bushwick’s Newest Barber Shop

Bushwick has another new barbershop for all the boys’ traditional barber needs!

Bushwick High School Seniors: Apply for this “New York Values” Scholarship!

Bushwick High School Seniors: Apply for this “New York Values” Scholarship!

As most of us know, the cost of college is getting way out of hand, and in a city where the cost of everything spiraled out of control long ago, more and more students with their sights set on college have to look to outside resources to fill the gap between what they can afford and what federal loans and grants can provide

Bushwick Businesses Are Invited to The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Future of Work Summit

Bushwick Businesses Are Invited to The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Future of Work Summit

Labor in Brooklyn has undergone huge transformation in the past several decades, and that process of transformation shows no signs of slowing any time soon—which is why the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce invites local businesses to participate in an upcoming summit intended to help positively shape the evolution of the workforce in Kings County

Pumps: Where Old and New Brooklyn Get Drunk, Naked and Happy

Pumps: Where Old and New Brooklyn Get Drunk, Naked and Happy

Pumps isn’t working with a whole lot of space, but the mirrors on every wall give you the sense of hidden corners, side rooms and secret doors

Bushwick, Prepare to Dye – Workshops at BUAISOU. Brooklyn Lab

Bushwick, Prepare to Dye – Workshops at BUAISOU. Brooklyn Lab

 

Jennifer Gutiérrez: Tenants Need To Be Informed

Jennifer Gutiérrez: Tenants Need To Be Informed

Bushwick’s city council rep says informed tenants are better tenants.

Gentrifying Ridgewood: A Shaft Into Yesterday’s New York 

Gentrifying Ridgewood: A Shaft Into Yesterday’s New York 

“They patronize us and we patronize them”

Re-splintering.

Re-splintering.

“That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”

Progressives Fight The Machine.

Progressives Fight The Machine.

“I do credit the negative campaign and the mailers for the fact that we didn’t win”

Bushwick Votes To Upgrade A Dog Park and Extend Some Curbs

Bushwick Votes To Upgrade A Dog Park and Extend Some Curbs

Participatory budgeting is back and the results are in for how locals want to dole out $1 million in city funds. Yes dog park, no workout equipment

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Redistricting moves and scatters a heated political race, while Elizabeth Crowley has committed to moving within the borders of wherever it is she ends up representing.

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

State Senator Julia Salazar opens up about her youth, inspirations, early battles with public perception and more.

Lab Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Lead Falling From Bushwick Subway Stations

Lab Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Lead Falling From Bushwick Subway Stations

Streets in Bushwick may be subject to dangerous lead exposure. Because of the quiet stripping of 2018 legislation by former governor Andrew Cuomo, the extent of the problem remains largely unknown. A Bushwick Daily investigation.

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

49 years ago today, four young men entered a sporting goods store for a robbery that would soon escalate into a fatal shootout and hostage situation. With a new documentary film on the subject scheduled to come out later this year, Bushwick Daily takes a look back at the event.

Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

This comes at the end of a year that has seen a significant increase in violence toward transgender and gender non-conforming people throughout the United States.

Wyckoff Avenue Tries on Hot Chicken Biz for Size

Wyckoff Avenue Tries on Hot Chicken Biz for Size

‘Nashville-style’ hot chicken finds its way into Bushwick

Martin Greenfield: The Bushwick  Clothier That Has Dressed Obama, David Byrne and ‘The Joker’

Martin Greenfield: The Bushwick Clothier That Has Dressed Obama, David Byrne and ‘The Joker’

Started by a Holocaust surviver, Martin Greenfield Clothiers, located right here in Bushwick, has created custom handmade suits for U.S. presidents and celebrities throughout the nation.

Prepping for City Council: A Q&A With Jennifer Gutiérrez

Prepping for City Council: A Q&A With Jennifer Gutiérrez

Motivated by personal experience, the expected City Council member plans to lead District 34 toward a more equitable future.

Samy Nemir-Olivares Announces Candidacy for State Assembly

Samy Nemir-Olivares Announces Candidacy for State Assembly

If elected, the current Democratic district leader would unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan.

Who’s Running for City Council In Bushwick? Meet The Candidates in Your District

Who’s Running for City Council In Bushwick? Meet The Candidates in Your District

A guide to the City Council candidates in District 34, 37 and 30 running this general election.

Organizers Hold Wednesday Protest Against Anti-Black and LGBTQ+ Hate in Response to Saturday’s ‘Anti-Gay’ Attack

Organizers Hold Wednesday Protest Against Anti-Black and LGBTQ+ Hate in Response to Saturday’s ‘Anti-Gay’ Attack

Organizers Qween Jean and Gia Love call for Bushwick to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community. If you say “BLM” and do not support the queer Black community, then you are not for liberation, Qween said.

An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing

An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing

Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.