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How Some Bushwick Houses of Worship Weathered the Pandemic
Though many have re-opened, local houses of worship in Bushwick are still feeling the effects of the pandemic more than...
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Though many have re-opened, local houses of worship in Bushwick are still feeling the effects of the pandemic more than...
The relaunched organics waste collection program will continue to only serve limited neighborhoods in the city.
Organizers "reclaimed" a vacant ground-floor commercial space in Bushwick on July 20.
Bushwick Abbey and Mayday Space are teaming up to combat food insecurity in the neighborhood.
Fewer permits for the construction of new buildings were issued in 2020 than previous years.
Local high school students receive their diplomas after a year of pandemic-caused irregularities, including Zoom classes and missed proms.
Graduation rates for school district 32, which encompasses Bushwick, have improved significantly in recent decades.
Data from the Administration for Children’s Services reveals a sharp increase in the number of foster care placements in Brooklyn.
The roots are deep at a little known garden oasis in East Williamsburg
80 Films by and about Black and Brown people you should know.
On Sunday, the only Puerto Rican Day parade in New York will be happening along Knickerbocker Avenue
Check out these LGBTQ+ businesses in and around Bushwick during Pride month and beyond.
There is still a deep need for more restaurant relief says Congresswoman Velázquez
A local city council candidate makes the case for alternatives to big real estate
Locals tell us they're making plans for the first time in over a year
Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, echoes some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.
A new organization is delivering free food and beverages to families in public housing developments in Bushwick, Bed-Stuy and Williamsburg
Locals tell us what it means to try to resume a sense of ‘normalcy’ in 2021: 'There’s a relief to...
A local city council candidate makes the argument for ending a long-time inconvenience for drivers
"If you’ve never seen what a hero looks like, look at the nurses in Bushwick: this is them, this is...
New York's leading group of amateur astronomers are setting up shop for the first time next month at the DeKalb...
Bushwick Abbey is asking community members and local businesses to help keep its free food pantry and refrigerator stocked.
One of the founders of Bushwick's Mayday Space makes the case for more collective action in politics
Kept busy with a camera amid quarantine?
The Albanian family behind Melinda's are only the latest in the last century to sell meat on Greene Avenue
The story of a massive fire that left families homeless in East Williamsburg
A restaurant server says restaurants 'have become synonymous with proletariat mindfulness' and we must not forget them.
On the evening of December 8th Halsey Ale House caught fire.
As of December 2020, Black Lives Matter demonstrations have taken place in 76 countries. Since May 28, New York has...
Several businesses on a one-block stretch of Troutman Street have in common property owner Marcelo Bavaro, a frame maker who,...
Concrete Luxury group teams up with Providence House for Holiday Drive to benefit homeless families in transition to permanent housing.
Despite food shortages, Bushwick food pantries are gearing up to serve Thanksgiving meals to hungry Brooklynites.
Papergirl-Brooklyn (PGBK) is a multi-site, interactive project going up all around Brooklyn
As New York braces for a second wave of coronavirus, Bushwick's essential workers, small business owners and artists reflect on...
This year's festival includes more than 100 different films created by filmmakers from Brooklyn and around the world.
Bushwick Film Festival presents five days of virtual movie screenings, events and panels to viewers around the world.
“This event will shed light on the various environmental issues affecting the community at large, with proactive solutions,”
Thousands of kids across New York City depend on the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to occupy their time every...
When our government falls short, our grassroots organizations are there to pick up the pieces.
A city-wide grassroots, volunteer effort called In It Together NYC, is tackling food insecurity to ensure New Yorkers don’t go...
Jessica Franco is a small homeowner living in Cypress Hills and the Director of Community Affairs for New York State...
A fine art rental subscription company called Curina has launched a COVID-19 benefit project and will donate 100% of its...
191 Knickerbocker, which prior to the COVID pandemic provided Bushwick with skillfully executed comfort food, has partnered with local organization...
Grove resident Matt Clifford created a Facebook page in which the city and state governments' response to the COVID crisis...
Ridge House hopes to help build community over passion for good design
The mural at 1280 Myrtle Ave. pictures Etika alongside his catchphrase "Take care of yourself. Have yourself a damn good...
Ethels Club is the first exclusively private membership and workspace club to open in Brooklyn
The Taillor Group teaches kink-positive, feminist BDSM workshops hosted in a safe, judgement free and empowering environment.
Artistic collective and speakeasy, Mama D’s, launches in Bushwick area
The grant is part of a historic multi-million dollar budget allocated for NYC’s 2020 Census outreach strategy.