Category: Community

Bushwick Artist Gazoo and Partners to Host ‘To The Moon’ Toy Drive This Saturday at Maria Hernandez Park

Bushwick artist Gazoo and partners are hosting the annual 'To The Moon' Toy Drive this Saturday at Maria Hernandez Park, offering free toys, food, and community cheer.

When Bushwick Almost Swallowed Ridgewood: A Tale of Shifting Borders

John Dereszewski served as the District Manager of Bushwick’s Community Board 4 during the time of the...

Join Chabad of Bushwick Tomorrow for Simchas Torah: A Celebration of Faith and Resilience

Amid a difficult year marked by global turmoil and tragedy, Chabad of Bushwick invites the community to gather tomorrow for Simchas Torah, a celebration of resilience, unity, and faith through dancing and tradition.

From Ollies to Beats: Vans’ Bushwick Block Party Merges Skate and Rave Culture

"We’re really trying to push skateboarding to the forefront of culture"

Get lost in the sauce

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.

On Spotting The Lanternflies

“I kill them whenever I can.”

This Weekend, They’ll ‘Break for Justice’

El Puente’s signature summer annual event hits Maria Hernandez on Saturday. It promises to be a public outlet for art and self expression, by way of break dancing

Now At Ornithology: A Campaign to End Domestic Violence

The club’s non-profit arm wants to create a “grassroots community of advocates” around Bushwick.

Carta abierta: ¿Dónde está Dilan? 

La inacción de Dilan también está perjudicando a los inmigrantes neoyorquinos

Opinion: Where is Dilan?

Ahead of intense negotiations over the New York state budget, Dilan's former primary opponent says the assemblyman can't be found.

Opinion: Vote To Plant Some Trees In Bushwick

If this passes, we have a lot of plans. We're going to name thirty trees.

Opinion: Nay To The Gray

Is Bushwick turning "gentrifier gray"?

Opinion: Make Knickerbocker Car-Free

A local businessman makes the case for making Bushwick more of a pedestrian neighborhood.

Re-splintering.

"That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”

Progressives Fight The Machine.

“I do credit the negative campaign and the mailers for the fact that we didn’t win"

It’s A Vans Block Party, In Bushwick

A global apparel giant sponsors a skate party. Locals show up.

Bikes, Breweries & Beers.

A new local cycling group hosts group rides to breweries on Tuesdays. Anyone's invited.

This Sunday, A Puerto Rican Day Parade Hits Bushwick

Bushwick's take on the parade hits Knickerbocker Avenue on Sunday. This year's theme is "La Historia de Nuestra Bandera."

For Pride, This Director Wants To Know What Brings You Joy

“I feel like Bushwick is very gay, but in so many different ways," says one local filmmaker.
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