Real Estate
A Former Bushwick Convent is Now an Affordable Housing Unit
Affordable housing continues to be a major issue across the boroughs.
All Articles by Natasha Ishak
Arts & Culture
Come Sleepover at Bushwick Starr’s Sex-Positive Party with Diane Oh
Queer or not, put on your best glitter and pajamas. It's time to slumber party!
News
Anti-Segregation Campaign for Housing is Launched in Bushwick
Elected Brooklyn Officials and local advocates fight for racial justice before neighborhood rezoning plans come to life.
News
Another NYCHA Public Housing in East Williamsburg Without Heat
NYCHA struggles to keep tenants warm and provide regular maintenance.
Arts & Culture
Bushwick Artist Releases Anti-Prison Art Book and Plans for Full-Length Music Album
Die Jim Crow is a multimedia concept album about the black American experience in the era of mass incarceration.
News
Immigrants and Majority of Low-Income New Yorkers Left Out of Fair Fares Program
New eligibility requirements for affordable metro cards will affect Bushwick's immigrants and low-income residents.
News
Bushwick Named in New Gentrification Report on Over-Policed Communities of Color
Summons and arrests were three times more likely in lower-income communities of color after a high influx of white residents...
Community
Ridgewood Reservoir Gets Protective Status After Years of Activism
Local environmentalists and advocates pushed for the site’s protection in a long and difficult battle.
Community
Bushwick’s Councilman Espinal Packs Roberta’s for Campaign Fundraiser
Roberta's hosted an all-day fundraiser to raise $40,000 for Espinal to run for New York City Public Advocate.