If you’re living with a toxic roommate, what can you legally do to separate yourself from the situation?
Bushwick was the center of rumors about checkpoints and arrests over the weekend, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
Nurse, along with a group of other elected officials and organizers, are calling on Speaker Cory Johnson to schedule a vote for the bill Intro 1867.
In a wide-open election, candidates in Brooklyn (and all over NYC) will be running on ranked ballots for the first time
In this Tenant’s Rights Spotlight we discuss how much your landlord can raise your rent and why.
Are landlords allowed to evict you for having pets?
Michelle Itkowitz Tenant Learning Platform Hi, I’m Michelle Itkowitz, an instructor on the Tenant Learning Platform and Bushwick Daily’s Tenant’s Rights Advisor. This is the second article in a series that will bust some common myths contained in your apartment lease. As a New York City tenant, you have many rights. And no matter what […]
It’s time to get to the bottom of what’s in your lease.
The Council Woman held an immigrants right forum last weekend alongside local police and immigration lawyers.
Here are a few things to keep an eye out for when you’re negotiating with your landlord or prospective landlord about your living arrangement!
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For the next two Wednesdays, People’s Justice an anti-police brutality NYC organization will be hosting two related trainings: one for Know Your Rights and the other for Cop Watch
Here’s how to protect yourself if immigrant agents come to your door or place of work
The bill could help better protect local immigrants in their interactions with federal immigration agents.
Summer is coming and with it, picnic season. If you are going to be drinking, it’s important that you know the laws AND where to find the closest Wine Shop.
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.
Responding to anonymous graffiti reading: “kill elected officials”
Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.
The rise of gig work cancellations caused by the hike of Omicron Covid cases is reminding local freelancers of March 2020.
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.
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.
To attend the day-long event filled with music, presentations, a graduation ceremony and the mural reveal, be sure to RSVP.
What exactly are your rights as a tenant in this city, and what are the legal obligations of landlords?
A local city council candidate makes the case for alternatives to big real estate
Locals tell us what it means to try to resume a sense of ‘normalcy’ in 2021: ‘There’s a relief to feel like you’re not potentially hurting someone’
Despite food shortages, Bushwick food pantries are gearing up to serve Thanksgiving meals to hungry Brooklynites.
Information on the candidate’s you’ll see on your ballot. Be sure to cast your vote by Tuesday June 23, 2020!
‘It’s frustrating when you’re playing by the rules and your opponent is cheating,’ Salazar says of Andy Marte’s primary challenge
Boris Santos will be challenging incumbent Assembly Member Erik Dilan for seat at New York State’s Assembly District 54.
