Ok, so there might still be snow on the ground and it’s hard to remember what trees actually look like with leaves, but the first intimations of warmer days are upon us

Community Board members and Bushwick Citizens gathered Wednesday night at Bushwick’s monthly Community Board 4 meeting at Hope Gardens Multi-Service center, the first one since August’s recess and the primary elections

The Friday night meeting is specifically for Bushwick and Cypress Hills residents and issues in the two neighborhoods.

It’s doubtless been a rough week for MTA officials after news broke that residents of homes beneath the M train at Myrtle Broadway will have to pack up and leave during track work—but the Authority has finally committed to holding a public meeting sharing details about the coming Lpocalypse on Cinco de Mayo

A glimpse into the countless programs offered by Buhwick’s local public libraries.

“It is a critical step in the struggle to stop the displacement and gentrification of neighborhoods of color.”

So far, a dozen candidates have officially announced their campaigns for the position including Bushwick’s District 37 City Councilmember , Rafael Espinal.

Ridgewood residents get a turn to hear about that nasty L train shutdown in the not-so-distant future.

MTA officials will be on hand to speak with authority to the public’s questions, concerns and other thoughts about the upcoming extended closures of two of North Brooklyn’s vital public transit lines.

The Manhattan installment of the meeting about the L train shut down took place in 14th st’s opulent Salvation Army Theater

The MTA’s top brass met with the public and elected officials at Bed-Stuy’s Marcy Avenue Armory on Thursday night to field the public’s questions and present two main approaches to scheduling L train closures during repairs to the Canarsie tubes that will start in 2019

Today at 11AM, the community of local business owners, commuters, organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens met at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl to discuss the impact of the possible long-term L train shutdown

The developers of the largest luxury residential development in Bushwick up to this date, don’t seem to plan on including the number of affordable housing units as they promised to the community

The City Planning Commission has approved the ULURP application for the new development on the former site of the Rheingold Brewery in northwest Bushwick, but the application process isn’t over yet–it still needs to be approved by City Council

The part of Bushwick that once housed the Rheingold Brewery, a major beer producer for New York State in the 1950’s and 60’s, is a pretty sizable parcel of land

It is not too early to start thinking of June! Especially if you want to make the most out of your Bushwick Open Studios 2013 experience as a volunteer, venue or artist

New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board held its public meeting at the the Van Dyke Community Center in Brownsville last week.

The group protesting the impending long term L train shutdown has announced that its next public meeting, and they want you to be there

Former members of shuttered East Williamsburg maker space 3rd Ward plan to hold a free public meeting and mixer at Brooklyn Brewery Wednesday  to discuss plans in the wake of 3rd Ward’s closure

Make sure you make your way out to Silent Barn next Wednesday because the creative house is hosting public meeting #8, and they will be talking about women in DIY

Many community boards, including CB4, have pushed back against making New York’s restaurant sidewalk seating permanent. But the city will likely move forward with the program anyway.

These meetings may help determine how you get between Manhattan and Bushwick in 2019 and beyond.

Eight to ten suspects who attacked a 26 year old man in brutal bar brawl outside of Myrtle Ave bar Vaqueros on Saturday, April 16th are still at large, and footage of the attack has been released by the NYPD with the hope that the public can identify the individuals responsible for the attack, which left the victim in critical but stable condition

A historically gnarly stretch of Wyckoff Avenue that lies along the border of Brooklyn and Queens next to the Myrtle-Wyckoff station on the L and M subway lines is slated to become a pedestrian plaza, and the Department of Transportation will be seeking Bushwick’s help planning it at two upcoming public events

Behold: the final proposal for implementation phase one of Bushwick’s new bike lanes!

Don’t worry, Bushwick—the L train may be out of service for a long time, but you’ll have ample opportunity to give the MTA a piece of your mind

Lucia Rollow, a photographer and graduate of SVA, started the Bushwick Community Darkroom in her basement after realizing the access to affordable darkroom services were far and few

Are you concerned about the proposed rezoning of the former Rheingold Brewery complex? As we’ve reported, many concerned Bushwick residents have felt left out of the approval process for the rezoning, which would allow for the construction of nearly 1,000 apartment units in brand new 7- and 8-story apartment buildings near the Flushing Avenue J-train stop in northwest Bushwick

We almost thought that nobody in this town cared about the potentially illegal excluding of the public from the vote of Community Board 4 on the rezoning of Rheingold Brewery