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Bushwick Film Workers Hopeful the Looming IATSE Strike Will Change Industry Culture

Bushwick Film Workers Hopeful the Looming IATSE Strike Will Change Industry Culture

For Bushwick film workers, the IATSE strike indicates a potential shift in how the film industry operates.

A New Citywide Initiative Provides Free Mental Health Care For Nightlife Workers

A New Citywide Initiative Provides Free Mental Health Care For Nightlife Workers

“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. 

Large Turnout at Maria Hernandez Park to Celebrate $2.1 Billion Excluded Workers Fund

Large Turnout at Maria Hernandez Park to Celebrate $2.1 Billion Excluded Workers Fund

The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition calls on the community for volunteers now that applications are underway.

Excluded Workers Fund Launch Fair at Maria Hernandez Park This Saturday, August 14

Excluded Workers Fund Launch Fair at Maria Hernandez Park This Saturday, August 14

Start with a rally, learn how to apply and end with a dance party!

Helping COVID-19 Frontline Workers Through Art

Helping COVID-19 Frontline Workers Through Art

A fine art rental subscription company called Curina has launched a COVID-19 benefit project and will donate 100% of its sale commission to delivering PPE

Latina Domestic Workers Fight for Fair Wages in Hasidic Williamsburg in New Award-Winning Film

Latina Domestic Workers Fight for Fair Wages in Hasidic Williamsburg in New Award-Winning Film

Community-Based Project will  Research the Impacts of Cleaning Supplies on Latinx Domestic Workers

Community-Based Project will Research the Impacts of Cleaning Supplies on Latinx Domestic Workers

Lack of health insurance, coupled with harmful chemical products, only serve to create a potentially life-threatening work environment.

Sex Workers, Feminism, and Stand-Up Collide at the Venus Flytrap Comedy Show in East Williamsburg

Sex Workers, Feminism, and Stand-Up Collide at the Venus Flytrap Comedy Show in East Williamsburg

Why Former House of Kava Workers Organized and Protested This Summer

Why Former House of Kava Workers Organized and Protested This Summer

Sanitation Workers Found a Possible Murder Victim Behind a Dumpster at the Halsey Street Rite Aid

Sanitation Workers Found a Possible Murder Victim Behind a Dumpster at the Halsey Street Rite Aid

The victim was a 31-year-old man.

Bushwick’s Mayday Space Is Throwing a Benefit for New York’s Farmworkers

Bushwick’s Mayday Space Is Throwing a Benefit for New York’s Farmworkers

Come put your money where your mouth is, Bushwick locavores!

Photos and Video: Striking Workers Picket Outside Bushwick Verizon Facility

Photos and Video: Striking Workers Picket Outside Bushwick Verizon Facility

Verizon employees who work at a facility on Jefferson street in Bushwick continued to picket Thursday after walking off the job Wednesday when the telecommunications company failed to meet a contract negotiation deadline with their union

Fast Food Workers Prepare to Strike on Thursday

Fast Food Workers Prepare to Strike on Thursday

New York City is the land of a thousand fast food joints, and our neighborhood is no exception

She Sells Sex Toys, On Bogart Street

She Sells Sex Toys, On Bogart Street

A self-described “naughty marketplace” sets up shop with an “intersectional feminist perspective.”

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

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

Inside a Humanitarian Crisis Happening Right Off Myrtle/Broadway

Inside a Humanitarian Crisis Happening Right Off Myrtle/Broadway

Instead of a Blink Fitness, a local building in Bushwick has become a token in the city’s ongoing asylum crisis.

The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

Unions Back Gutiérrez In Re-Election Bid

Unions Back Gutiérrez In Re-Election Bid

The recently-elected Bushwick city council representative faces a challenge from Paperboy Prince.

As Reports Of Hate Crime Rise in Bushwick, Activists Push For More Protections At Nightclubs

As Reports Of Hate Crime Rise in Bushwick, Activists Push For More Protections At Nightclubs

New Yorkers saw 52% more hate crimes in 2021 than in 2020.

“Sugar Baby” Premieres  In Bushwick

“Sugar Baby” Premieres In Bushwick

A group of friends make a TV show. It’s about finding ways to pay the bills

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Redistricting moves and scatters a heated political race, while Elizabeth Crowley has committed to moving within the borders of wherever it is she ends up representing.

Tip Your Local Trans Drag Queens

Tip Your Local Trans Drag Queens

“Spaces in Brooklyn are more open to all types of drag,” says Bobby LeMaire “You can do whatever as long as you can give a show.”

Things Happening This Week(end) (April 29 – May 2) in and Around Bushwick

Things Happening This Week(end) (April 29 – May 2) in and Around Bushwick

It’s May Day weekend!

Local Publicity Shop Searches For Clients That Vibe

Local Publicity Shop Searches For Clients That Vibe

The former co-owner of Bushwick’s shuttered Troll Hole now writes press releases for innocence campaigns and drag queens.

Events Happening This Week(end) (March 25 – March 30) in and Around Bushwick

Events Happening This Week(end) (March 25 – March 30) in and Around Bushwick

Watch a Lizzie Borden movie! Design your own collage! Try out boxing!

“We Needed This!” Hand-Made Clothes Are the Move at Vers

“We Needed This!” Hand-Made Clothes Are the Move at Vers

New boutique pushes locally-designed clothes

Live At The Box Factory: It’s A Concert Series Focused On Women Composers

Live At The Box Factory: It’s A Concert Series Focused On Women Composers

Yvette Keong, Sarah Cahill and Nicole Cloutier are among those playing this month at the Box Factory, part of a series of concerts focused on tacking gender equity

Two Years Later: Bushwick Businesses Reflect On An Ongoing Pandemic

Two Years Later: Bushwick Businesses Reflect On An Ongoing Pandemic

“I was able to let go of my grip,” the owner of one French restaurant in Bushwick says

“I’m Not Your Girlfriend”

“I’m Not Your Girlfriend”

Mistress Hex estimates that she sees about three submissives per week, starting at $360 per hour.

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

State Senator Julia Salazar opens up about her youth, inspirations, early battles with public perception and more.

Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat

Amid the Recent Increase in Omicron Covid Cases, Freelancers Are Struggling To Stay Afloat

The rise of gig work cancellations caused by the hike of Omicron Covid cases is reminding local freelancers of March 2020.

As Christmas Approaches, Many Bushwick Residents Will Have To Spend It Alone

As Christmas Approaches, Many Bushwick Residents Will Have To Spend It Alone

With Covid cases rising across Bushwick and all of NYC, some are abandoning their holiday plans and spending Christmas by themselves.

Mayor de Blasio Releases Details for Upcoming NYC Private Sector Vaccine Mandate

Mayor de Blasio Releases Details for Upcoming NYC Private Sector Vaccine Mandate

Starting Dec. 27, all private sector workers must provide proof of vaccination.

Mayor de Blasio Sets Private Sector Vaccine Mandate

Mayor de Blasio Sets Private Sector Vaccine Mandate

Children ages 5 to 11 will soon also have to show vaccine cards for indoor dining and entertainment.

Bodega Leaders Push Back Against Quick Grocery Delivery ‘Dark Stores’

Bodega Leaders Push Back Against Quick Grocery Delivery ‘Dark Stores’

Some are also calling on the city and the community to help them further develop their own delivery platform, My Bodega Online.

NYC Startup Curina Lets You Rent-to-Own Work Made by Local Artists

NYC Startup Curina Lets You Rent-to-Own Work Made by Local Artists

Ninety percent of the startup’s artists are based in Brooklyn, including several in Bushwick.