Locals demand involving the community before the decision is final.
A new homeless shelter being built at 97 Wyckoff Ave will be the 12th in Bushwick.
Local community group wants more transparency from those operating the shelter.
Bushwick residents have called for a five-year compromise with the city and CORE Services Group on the proposed men’s shelter at 97 Wyckoff Ave.,
“After the housing crash, back in 2008, they didn’t have jobs… And their families, they threw them out.”
Officials met with community members at Varet Street’s Green Fitness Studio to discuss plans for the 140 bed shelter slated to open next month.
Several man in blue t-shirts can be often seen after dusk smoking and talking to each other around The Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity at 89 Porter Ave in East Williamsburg, near Brooklyn Fire Proof
A list of resources to help New Yorkers facing unemployment
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”
A former rehab facility on Bushwick’s DeKalb Ave is about to reopen as a 100-bed homeless shelter
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A packet of K2, “Spice” or synthetic marijuana can be purchased for as little as $4
A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles
The new building will feature 94 units, communal lounges on each floor and plenty of green outdoor space.
The Kosciuszko Street J station is the latest to be hit with a violent assault
In a statement given to Bushwick Daily , Sandy Nurse accused Corey Johnson of slashing funding to a number of districts out of “political retribution” for voting against his 2021 budget.
But the state must cancel rent, community groups say. Some 14,000 renters could still be evicted during the pandemic.
A breakdown of today’s events.
Natalia Sacasa and her artist co-op Meantime are now teaching Freakebana.
Tonight at 5:30PM, The Doe Fund is hosting a town hall meeting to answer community’s questions regarding city’s decision to place 50 sex offenders in their East Williamsburg/Bushwick facility at 89 Porter Ave
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