“I think the fact that this is becoming a conversation is important. Just that within itself is creating a lot of positive impact,” said Anya Sapozhnikova, co-founder of House of Yes. 

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.

This article originally appeared in Bushwick Notebook Issue #2

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Churches United for Fair Housing and Bushwick’s Centers Health Care both served up Thanksgiving dishes to the community today.

Sit down next Monday with New York State’s Commissioner of Public Health and tell him what changes you’d like to see in Bushwick’s health care coverage!

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.

“Where we are located has brought a lot of creatives to the space,” says a psychotherapist who specializes in dance and movement therapy.

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.

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

The advisory falls short of a full mask mandate.

Sandy Nurse, a stalwart community organizer and proud carpenter, has won the election to be the next representative for Brooklyn’s 37th District.

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

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is adopting CDC mask and social distancing guidelines for fully vaccinated New Yorkers.

Eligible New Yorkers can be vaccinated at the Bushwick Educational Campus.

Amy O’Sullivan treated Wyckoff Medical Center’s first Covid case, a woman who also became New York City’s first Covid fatality. Shortly after, she contracted – and survived – the disease herself.

Information on the candidate’s you’ll see on your ballot. Be sure to cast your vote by Tuesday June 23, 2020!