On June 11, the New York City Council’s Committee on Land Use held a hearing on Council Member Rafael Espinal’s bill calling for the development of an urban agricultural plan.

Brooklyn elected officials announced a new joint sponsored legislation to expand urban agriculture and maintain community shared space at Ashford Street Abundant Garden.

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The Bushwick Film Festival announced this week that submissions are now open for its 9th annual festival this fall

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“This is an era of no more demonizing successful businesses, but promoting, lifting them up,” claims Eric Adams

A local biking group says bike lines and widened sidewalks are needed to increase accessibility to a local public park.

“Avant Gardner has made a lot of money from the gays,” a lawyer warns.

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

‘Lots of product seized,’ says the sheriff’s office about their latest haul.

A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.

Voter suppression still happens in New York “in insidious ways”

Bob Holden gets Eric Adams’ new transportation department head to make an early appearance on a busy intersection in Queens

The Our City, Our Vote law grants an estimated 800,000 NYC legal permanent residents the ability to vote in municipal elections, becoming the largest expansion of voting rights in the nation’s recent history. A lawsuit filed in Staten Island by the RNC puts its legality to the test.

Thirty-six out of 51 councilmembers have sponsored the bill, which would grant more than 800,000 permanent residents and work permit holders the right to vote in city elections.

In Bushwick, somewhere between 10-15 percent of students experienced homelessness last school year, according to the report.

Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn’s next borough president.

A 40-year-old man, who sustained eight gunshots, and the other two victims, are expected to survive. The motive for the shooting is unclear.

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

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

Police say the latest shootings mark the sharpest uptick in gun violence across the city in several years

Whoever wins in June will have to decide what to do about the NYCHA deficit

Antonio Reynoso’s campaign could finally bring the largely ceremonial political crown to North Brooklyn.

This year’s festival includes more than 100 different films created by filmmakers from Brooklyn and around the world.

‘It’s frustrating when you’re playing by the rules and your opponent is cheating,’ Salazar says of Andy Marte’s primary challenge

Soul to Sole is a nonprofit event helping to dress local students for their special night.

The proposed legislation has been hailed as one of the most progressive climate change policies.

The website was launched with the help of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.