A recent Brooklyn Democratic Party meeting included “verbal attacks” and the removal of a district leader.

From party chairs to district leaders to canceled elections.

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

Dilan who was running for his ninth term in the North Brooklyn district.

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Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to square off at the Brooklyn Navy Yards tomorrow evening

Letitia James, ladies and gentleman!

As New York City gears up for the 2024 elections, Bushwick stands at a pivotal point due to its history as a bellwether for progressive voting patterns across the country.

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

A local gallery show questions what it means to change and move, as well as who is allowed to do so.

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

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

A short documentary makes the case for a new pump track as a democratizing force

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

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

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

“The fix was in from the beginning,” one congressman bemoaned before the lines were changed.

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.

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

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

A pop-up paint class! A UFC Fight! A Garbage Prom!

For over two decades, Taiwanese artists have had a home in Bushwick

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

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

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.

A New York photographer of city life tries to not capture gentrification.

Local bars and drinkers rejoice, while environmentalists offer tips on how to reduce potential single-use litter.

“Cheers, New York!”

In a big move towards electrification, New York is saying goodbye to gas heaters and stoves in new buildings.

La propuesta de ley para prohibir instalaciones de gas en edificios nuevos posiblemente sea aprobada esta semana, mientras residentes de Bushwick continúan su lucha contra el gasoducto que National Grid está construyendo a través del Norte de Brooklyn.

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.