This Friday, arcade and music venue Wonderville is set to host a livestream gaming session of the vaguely viral video game Among Us on Twitch that will feature small business owners, community advocates, two state senators: Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar. The stream will be used as a fundraiser for the mutual aid group Bushwick Ayuda Mutua, formed in response to residents in need of food, health, and advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s not Salazar’s first time talking to gamers. Wonderville previously hosted a fundraising livestream with Senator Salazar in December 2020. During the stream she discussed Governor Cuomo’s COVID-releated Executive Orders and the struggles of small businesses in Williamsburg and Bushwick.
Salazar told viewers “A lot of attention has been paid to restaurants and small businesses during the pandemic, but not enough has been dedicated to the art scene and venues like Wonderville that serve the community in different ways.”
Top photo courtesy of Wonderville.






