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.
Sandy Nurse, a stalwart community organizer and proud carpenter, has won the election to be the next representative for Brooklyn’s 37th District.
Discussing housing, healthcare, employment, maternal health and more with Maritza Davila, Erik Dilan, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Sandy Nurse, Antonio Reynoso and Julia Salazar.
In a statement given to Bushwick Daily , Sandy Nurse accused Corey Johnson of slashing funding to a number of districts out of “political retribution” for voting against his 2021 budget.
Why a former Democracy Now war correspondent opened the Starr Bar in Bushwick
Responding to anonymous graffiti reading: “kill elected officials”
Bushwick’s take on the parade hits Knickerbocker Avenue on Sunday. This year’s theme is “La Historia de Nuestra Bandera.”
La prohibición de los vaporizadores de gas fracturado es el objetivo más reciente en la larga oposición contra Nacional Grid que activistas locales y residentes llevan realizando.
The fight against the fracked gas vaporizers is the latest hurdle in an ongoing battle that local activists and residents have been waging against National Grid for years.
As we continue to welcome in the new year, let’s just take one more look back at 2021.
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.
Diving into the five proposals that New Yorkers will be asked to vote on during Tuesday’s election.
A guide to the City Council candidates in District 34, 37 and 30 running this general election.
With the NYC General Election approaching, these are the important dates and details you need to know.
An ever-evolving list of Bushwick Twitter accounts to follow for all app users living in and around the neighborhood.
The relaunched organics waste collection program will continue to only serve limited neighborhoods in the city.
Democratic primary results are in for districts encompassing Bushwick, Ridgewood and East Williamsburg as of late Tuesday night
From party chairs to district leaders to canceled elections.
Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.
As the election tightens, big real estate is dumping money into local city council races
After 11 years of service work, Carolina Hernandez, a Guatemalan immigrant, has opened Tikal Café on the corner of Decatur and Knickerbocker.
A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn’s District 37
‘The work is political, but we don’t want so much to get caught in a lot of the Brooklyn party politics’
‘RCV gives us an opportunity to transform the way politics works in our city,’ one candidate says
In a wide-open election, candidates in Brooklyn (and all over NYC) will be running on ranked ballots for the first time
‘Our campaign was going to win,’ Ousted Candidates Plan For Next Year
“Justice was served,” candidate Misba Abdin says of a ruling overturning a Board Of Elections decision that nixed his campaign
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the election for Rafael Espinal’s seat until June but the candidates are still running and “politics is still alive and well in Brooklyn”
The Department of Sanitation has paused plans to bring curbside collection of organics to Bushwick and other parts of NYC.
In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.
Whoever wins in June will have to decide what to do about the NYCHA deficit