Tai Abrams is the founder of AdmissionSquad and the best-selling author of “Who Am I? An A-Z Career Guide for Teens.”

“This project is important because it is a reminder of how much is yet to be done in the movement for equal access opportunities and inclusion in all aspects of life for people with disabilities.”

Did you know that when students have higher access to the arts they are three times more likely to win an award for school attendance; receive 96 more points on the SATS on average; are three times more likely to earn a Bachelor’s degree, and four times more likely to own a business than a high school dropout?

While Bushwick Open Studios, and its mammoth showcase of more than 600 different gallery exhibitions, is usually what most people associate Arts in Bushwick with, the 10-person Community Projects arm of the group has quietly been developing programs and building partnerships with local organizations throughout the neighborhood, all in the aim of supporting the group’s larger mission of serving as a platform for creative accessibility

By Jen Hitchings

A Brooklyn group plots a mural on Wyckoff Avenue

“If there’s anyone our students can see themselves in, it’s Jacqueline”

“Really big deal,” says local pol

The club’s non-profit arm wants to create a “grassroots community of advocates” around Bushwick.

About 18% of Bushwick voted for someone else

In a surprise last minute endorsement, Paperboy’s latest campaign got a blurry nod from a labor activist and former rapper

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

The recently-elected Bushwick city council representative faces a challenge from Paperboy Prince.

Ahead of intense negotiations over the New York state budget, Dilan’s former primary opponent says the assemblyman can’t be found.

The new Bushwick politician’s signature accomplishment has been landing a program to pay for doula services in marginalized neighborhoods.

Popular on TikTok, this local bones salesman says: “I would love myself to be skeletonized”

Fundraisers held at 3 Dollar Bill by LGBTQIA+ group

Meet Hila the Killa, Bushwick’s self-styled ‘eco-rapper’

A grocery delivery service took the the place of Brooklyn Cider House on Flushing Avenue – they’re opening their doors this weekend.

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.

Plans unveiled for a community garden at a vacant lot near Grover Cleveland Park

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

Looking to get your children involved in extracurricular activities? Need somewhere for them to be while you’re at work?

Gov. Hochul has ordered the MTA to begin the environmental review process for the project immediately.

With Covid cases rising, here are some safe holiday activities throughout the borough that you can still enjoy this year!

The Department of Transportation is installing several pedestrian improvements at the intersection of Highland Boulevard and Vermont Place.

The board is tasked with identifying more sustainable solutions to end street harassment, as policing and criminalization efforts have not worked.

Ridgewood Rescue is a nonprofit pending organization addressing the neighborhood population of stray cats and kittens through its TNR (trap, neuter, return) program, socialization, adoptions and community education.

Piles of trash and overflowing waste baskets have been permeating Bushwick for most of 2021.

This holiday season, here’s how you can volunteer your time to help others in our community.

After a year and a half, Bushwick’s DorDor art gallery closes its doors, as the co-owner of the space seeks new ways to accomplish her goals of democratizing access to the art market for up-and-coming artists.

The festival will feature student artwork and performances, a Thanksgiving dinner and a tour of Meryl Meisler’s “Paradise Lost & Found: Bushwick” installation.