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An Exhibit Made of Trash Inspires Environmental Activism

An Exhibit Made of Trash Inspires Environmental Activism

Ridgewood Reservoir Gets Protective Status After Years of Activism

Ridgewood Reservoir Gets Protective Status After Years of Activism

Local environmentalists and advocates pushed for the site’s protection in a long and difficult battle.

Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More

Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More

Step into the panoramas of “American Trilogy” and you just might walk out with a different perspective about a person, place, or cause you thought you knew all about.

Express Yourself Barista Bar: Espresso and Activism Instead of Funeral Home

Express Yourself Barista Bar: Espresso and Activism Instead of Funeral Home

Spunky soul and a wide selection of tasty pastries– that’s Express Yourself Barista Bar, a new cafe on Central Ave in Bushwick

She’s Back In Bushwick

She’s Back In Bushwick

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

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

Why a former Democracy Now war correspondent opened the Starr Bar in Bushwick

The Earth Saved Me

The Earth Saved Me

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

Things Happening This Week(end) (April 21 – April 24) in and Around Bushwick

Things Happening This Week(end) (April 21 – April 24) in and Around Bushwick

It’s the Night of 1000 Miley’s! House Of Yes has a free Earth Day party! There’s a documentary playing at Mayday!

Buskers Battle In Bushwick

Buskers Battle In Bushwick

Later this month, NYC BuskerBall hits Unit J on Moffat Street.

How To Bike Through Bushwick

How To Bike Through Bushwick

A guide to biking down and out in Bushwick and Ridgewood

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.

The Fight Against The North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues With a Decision on Feb. 7

The Fight Against The North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues With a Decision on Feb. 7

In just a few weeks, Governor Hochul and the DEC will decide whether or not to allow National Grid to install fracked gas vaporizers at the apex of the North Brooklyn Pipeline. 

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.

DorDor Gallery Closes Indefinitely, as Curator Transitions to Emerging Art-Centric Social Media Platform

DorDor Gallery Closes Indefinitely, as Curator Transitions to Emerging Art-Centric Social Media Platform

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.

Events Happening This Week (October 14 – October 20) in and Around Bushwick

Events Happening This Week (October 14 – October 20) in and Around Bushwick

We’ve listed a whole week’s worth of free and affordable events happening in and around the neighborhood.

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick Twitter accounts to follow for all app users living in and around the neighborhood.

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.

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.

Petitioning in Bushwick

Petitioning in Bushwick

New Suspect Arrested For Attacks At Morgan Ave. L Station

New Suspect Arrested For Attacks At Morgan Ave. L Station

The suspect has been arrested and charged with nine hate crimes.

Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

‘Communities Resist’ is Defending Tenants Against Housing Discrimination and Harassment

‘Communities Resist’ is Defending Tenants Against Housing Discrimination and Harassment

Local nonprofit helps tenants fight against housing displacement, landlord harassment, and gentrification

Shut Down by State Liquor Authority, House of Yes is Closed For Now

Shut Down by State Liquor Authority, House of Yes is Closed For Now

House of No

Nat Grid Says They’ll Restart Construction Following Williams Pipeline Rejection

Nat Grid Says They’ll Restart Construction Following Williams Pipeline Rejection

‘We know the fight is not over,’ activists says of their fight against the pipeline extension

Salazar Slams Aggressive Caller, “Do not ever threaten my staff. I signed up for this; they did not”

Salazar Slams Aggressive Caller, “Do not ever threaten my staff. I signed up for this; they did not”

From hate mail to conspiracy theories, Senator Salazar can take it. But don’t ever mess with her staff.

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Underground and Queer Parties in and Around Bushwick

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Underground and Queer Parties in and Around Bushwick

Ridgewood-based Canadian takes on American Politics through Drag Performance

Ridgewood-based Canadian takes on American Politics through Drag Performance

An Interview with Teresa Braun, Drag/Genderf*ck curator at The Brick Theater

Community Group ‘Our Repro Rights’ Is Hosting a Discussion to Advance Reproductive Justice

Community Group ‘Our Repro Rights’ Is Hosting a Discussion to Advance Reproductive Justice

The Bushwick reproductive rights group is pushing for lasting change through specificity and inclusivity.

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Upcoming Queer and Intersectional Dance Parties

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Upcoming Queer and Intersectional Dance Parties

Local Sustainability Platform Gains Recognition Abroad and Makes Living Green Easy for All

Local Sustainability Platform Gains Recognition Abroad and Makes Living Green Easy for All

Making sustainability easy, cheap, and accessible to the Gen Z and millennial crowd.

Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir

Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir

Bushwick Baker Explores Kink and Queerness Through Artisanal Cookies

Bushwick Baker Explores Kink and Queerness Through Artisanal Cookies

A healing hobby has now become a cookie pop-up.

Grassroots Event Brings Drivers and Bikers Together to Find Common Ground

Grassroots Event Brings Drivers and Bikers Together to Find Common Ground

Unique Community Group in Ridgewood Offers Experimental Social Gatherings and Events

Unique Community Group in Ridgewood Offers Experimental Social Gatherings and Events

From research to poetry, from gardening to protests!

Clean Bushwick Initiative is Working to Create a Trash-Free Neighborhood

Clean Bushwick Initiative is Working to Create a Trash-Free Neighborhood

Three local women gear up to create a green and sustainable community.