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3,500 workers shut down the nation's busiest railroad. They walked away with raises and a $3,000 check.
Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed the NYC-DSA slate, including Bushwick Assembly candidate Christian Celeste Tate, ahead of the June 2026 primary.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani will hold a press conference Friday at Brooklyn Public Library's Cortelyou branch to make a library-related...
Bushwick's Community Board 4 examined a proposed men's shelter, 18-unit Melrose Street development, and MTA transit updates during busy spring...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a $124.7 billion budget closing a $12 billion deficit through new taxes on wealthy property owners...
Mamdani's plan to build 200,000 affordable homes has a catch: half are not for the lowest incomes.
The World Cup final is coming to the New York area. The city's own Comptroller says New York loses money...
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign will host The Art of Mobility fundraiser on May 14, 2026, featuring NYC DOT Art Program...
The city wants to replace its decayed Bed-Stuy Multi-Service Center with housing. It skips how its own neglect created the...
Harlem renamed a subway stop for Malcolm X. Brooklyn's bill to rename the Utica Avenue station passed the Assembly 144...
Girls Inc. of New York City hosted its Elevate Her Essence conference for over 1,000 students, focusing on mental health...
Bushwick Library will close June 5, 2026 for a two-year capital renovation including new roof and HVAC improvements, Brooklyn Public...
NY Attorney General Letitia James called for legislation banning surveillance pricing at a Bronx rally, backing bills to bar individualized...
Brooklyn Latin School, NYC's youngest specialized high school, celebrates its 20th anniversary with an alumni gathering at Juliette Restaurant in...
A 57-days-late budget of one-time checks. The most consequential thing in it was not a dollar figure.
New York Communities for Change held its 17th annual gala at Cafe Erzulie in Bushwick, honoring youth climate organizer Keanu...
Six New City Critics fellows will launch their publication City en Regalia at DCTV in Lower Manhattan on June 17,...
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and HPD launched public engagement for Fulton-Howard West, a 100% affordable housing development at 1958 Fulton...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made housing and tenant protection central to his early agenda, launching enforcement against bad landlords and...
The Bushwick Starr concluded its 2025-26 season with Michael Oluokun's solo comedy show "Have You Ever Thought About," which ran...
Open New York endorsed State Senator Julia Salazar and Andrew Gounardes for re-election based on their pro-housing voting records in...
Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez's bill tackles the child care staffing crisis, but it would not raise a single worker's pay.
Teachers got a retirement win. Then the bill quietly moved to the 2030s.
The election that actually decides who represents Brooklyn and Queens is June 23. Almost nobody will vote.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered remarks at the NYPD's Sikh Heritage Day celebration at Police Headquarters, marking Vaisakhi with Sikh...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams attended a celebration of CUNY's SEEK program 60th anniversary at 1638 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights...
Getting Out and Staying Out honored former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and its East Harlem violence-interruption team at its...
Yemeni American Merchants Association held a candlelight vigil for Abdul Saleh, a 28-year-old bodega worker fatally shot outside his family's...
The Bushwick Starr co-production 'A Woman Among Women' by Julia May Jonas opens at Lincoln Center's LCT3 through June 28,...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin are urging Gov. Hochul to scale back a tax credit benefiting...
Bake Shop owner Massimo painted Pope Leo XIV and Arnold Schwarzenegger together after the actor's Vatican climate speech, drawing 650,000...
Deed theft has gotten bad enough in Bed-Stuy to force a new city office, and it has become the defining...
A 7-month-old was shot dead in her stroller in East Williamsburg. Her family forgave the gunmen; the neighborhood organized against...
Nuestros Niños Day Care Center hosted a Community Baby Shower on May 16 in Williamsburg, connecting expectant mothers with health...
Everyone NY volunteers joined City Harvest staff in Sunset Park to pack fresh produce for NYC food pantries as demand...
Residents mobilize ahead of tonight's Community Board 1 hearing on Pacha New York's liquor license for the 7,850-capacity outdoor venue...
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang discussed bringing everyday New Yorkers into government oversight at the 203rd CityLaw Breakfast...
New York State is offering $140,000 in grants for community projects that work to reduce mental health stigma, with funding...
Public-access TV has a Bushwick heir: one comedian, a basement studio, and a flagship show about the afterlife that managed...
Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy for 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, killed by a stray bullet in Bushwick, at Monday's...
Healthcare unions and electeds gathered at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx demanding Gov. Hochul tax the wealthy to protect Essential...
New York City launched an interactive map for finding childcare providers and a survey of 400,000 families to shape universal...
New York State opened a 24-hour behavioral health crisis stabilization center in East New York, Brooklyn, operated by Services for...
NYC will open applications June 2 for its first 2-K program, providing free childcare for two-year-olds in five school districts...
A Different State group exhibition opens Friday at Synesthesia gallery in Bushwick, featuring Benjamin Kendall, Brandon English, and James Hopper...
Solar-powered Starrlight Bakery at 95 Starr Street launches all-day bread window from 10am-10pm, expanding beyond evening pizza to serve fresh...
NYC Emergency Management warns Brooklyn basement apartment residents in Bushwick, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint to prepare for deadly flash floods as...
While Frieze filled Manhattan, rare early Basquiats landed at the Bishop Gallery in Brooklyn's Broadway Triangle. The location is the...
Brooklyn Community Board 4 will discuss state sentencing reform bills and a Melrose Street zoning amendment during April meetings at...
Brooklyn Coop is hosting a free 25th anniversary celebration May 20 at its Bushwick branch featuring Antonio Reynoso, food, drinks...