“Avant Gardner has made a lot of money from the gays,” a lawyer warns.
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.
“It’s unconscionable that in a state as prosperous as New York, many residents still struggle to get enough food to feed their families,” said Gov. Hochul”
Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.
What exactly are your rights as a tenant in this city, and what are the legal obligations of landlords?
The letter dated March 30, is signed by 30 New York state lawmakers on the city, state, and federal levels, urges Governor Cuomo to withdraw his Medicare Redesign Team’s proposed Medicaid funding cut
Travis Simmons alleges two cops from Bushwick’s 83rd Precinct handcuffed, beaten, and arrested him without any evidence.
State Senator Julia Salazar discussed the latest issues coming out of the state capital.
“I absolutely believe that there is a compromise in which we protect tenants from being evicted and we also take into account safety concerns,” said Sen. Salazar.
New laws coming into effect by the end of February aim to curb smoking throughout NYC.
City Council will decide the fate of the Cabaret Law tomorrow and Councilman Rafael Espinal says he has the votes to repeal it.
The neighborhood is an increasingly-popular location for film crews to set up shop.
Commercial closures in gentrifying neighborhoods are often caused by landlords harassing tenants into breaking leases so they can find a tenant with deeper pockets.
Tenants of a building long neglected by its landlord are seeking the appointment of a a city administrator to make their home livable again
Bushwick’s local Tedx chapter has announced its 2016 lineup—and it’s nothing if not dynamic, with presenters ranging from a New York City civil rights attorney who will speak about police and community relations to the executive director of Clowns Without Borders
Everyone’s heard at least one horror story about renting in New York City
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By Mariya Pylayev
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.
A self-described “naughty marketplace” sets up shop with an “intersectional feminist perspective.”
There’s a basement in Bushwick where they’re singing Fleetwood Mac
“This is an era of no more demonizing successful businesses, but promoting, lifting them up,” claims Eric Adams
After a run at Fringe Festival, Maggie Crane returns to Bushwick with her tales of ‘death, disability and dunkin donuts’
From Post Malone to Punks for Palestine, we’re revisiting this year’s top local stories.
Meeting every month on Melrose Street; no vintage.
More than just bisexual lighting and chess looks, a local queer-themed chess club is taking a stand on the Gaza conflict.
Famous DJ spotted DJing, while waiting for the L
Bushwick’s city council rep says informed tenants are better tenants.
“They have us out here like dogs”
Instead of a Blink Fitness, a local building in Bushwick has become a token in the city’s ongoing asylum crisis.
