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Who’s Running for City Council In Bushwick? Meet The Candidates in Your District
A guide to the City Council candidates in District 34, 37 and 30 running this general election.
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Need a Litter Basket on Your Corner? Here’s How To Get One
The DSNY is asking: What locations could use a corner litter basket?
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It is Now Illegal To Threaten To Report Undocumented Immigrants to ICE
Bushwick's Sen. Salazar says "This is good" but pushes for more steps to "protect immigrant New Yorkers from ICE."
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Fast Fact: Bushwick Vaccination Rates Continue to Rise
City data reveals that more than 10,000 additional people in the Bushwick area have become fully vaccinated over the past...
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Less Than Half of NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Are Ever Actually Open, Study Finds
NYC’s active Open Streets are mostly in “predominantly white” and “wealthy” neighborhoods, according to the study.
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NYC General Election 2021: Guide For Bushwick Voters
With the NYC General Election approaching, these are the important dates and details you need to know.
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Community Board 4 Wants Your Input: What Local Issues Matter Most?
What changes do you want to see in Bushwick? Let Community Board 4 know before October 25.
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New Law Seeks To Allow New Yorkers To Buy Restaurant Meals With SNAP Benefits
"It's unconscionable that in a state as prosperous as New York, many residents still struggle to get enough food to...
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Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law
Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in...
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$27 Million in Hurricane Ida Aid Made Available for Undocumented New Yorkers
Nearly a month after the storm, Hurricane Ida relief has been made available for undocumented New Yorkers who do not...
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Fast Fact: Just Over Half of Those Living in the Bushwick Area Are Fully Vaccinated
City data reveals vaccination rates in Bushwick and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Friday Fast Fact: Bushwick Ranks as Higher Risk on Heat Vulnerability Index
Based on factors like poverty levels, green space and air conditioner ownership, Bushwick and a number of other city neighborhoods...
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In Aftermath of Hurricane Ida and City’s First-Ever ‘Flash Flood Emergency,’ Water Leak Complaints to 311 Increased Significantly in Bushwick
Compared to Tropical Storm Henri, water leak complaints approximately doubled both in Bushwick and citywide. There were nearly eight times...
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District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares Helps Organize Rally Against LGBTQ+ Hate This Wednesday After Possible Hate Crime
Plans for the rally were prompted by a stabbing and robbery in a Bushwick bodega early Saturday morning, which NYPD’s...
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Friday Fast Fact: NYPD Calls for Service Mostly “Non Crime in Progress”
Of the variety of calls for service recorded in NYPD's 911 system, most did not involve a crime in progress,...
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National Weather Service Issues Excessive Heat Warning for New York City Through Thursday
Cooling centers and public pools will be open with extended hours while the warning is in effect.
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Turf Replacing Section of Basketball Courts at Maria Hernandez Park
Fencing has gone up, and some of the basketball courts have shuttered for now.
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Restorations Underway at Historic Bushwick Church, but $7.5 Million Needed for Project Completion
More than 30 complaints over the church’s leaning spire have led to delays in its restoration.
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Netflix Studio Coming to Bushwick, With State Tax Credits
The studio, which is projected to open in September, will be big enough to film two TV shows or one...
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Suspected Bushwick Liquor Store Shooter Killed by NYPD After Shootout, Three Wounded
A 40-year-old man, who sustained eight gunshots, and the other two victims, are expected to survive. The motive for the...
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Antonio Reynoso Is Expected to Win Primary Race for Brooklyn Borough President
According to the NYC Board of Elections’ second report on ranked-choice results, Council Member Antonio Reynoso decisively leads with 54.8...
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Initial Results for New York City Primaries Delayed After Error in Counting Votes
On Tuesday evening, the New York City Board of Elections stated there had been an error in calculating preliminary voting...
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Councilman Robert Holden Edges Progressive Newcomer Juan Ardila in 30th District, Bringing End to Tumultuous Race
Juan Ardila, the 27-year-old progressive, came up roughly 500 votes shy against incumbent Councilman Robert Holden, with roughly 46 percent...
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Projected Winners for the 2021 City Council Primary Election in Districts 30, 34 and 37
Democratic primary results are in for districts encompassing Bushwick, Ridgewood and East Williamsburg as of late Tuesday night
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How Did The Brooklyn Democratic Party Get Here?
From party chairs to district leaders to canceled elections.
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What’s At Stake in This Queens Borough President’s Race?
A vision for the future of Queens remains murky.
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These Brooklyn Democrats Say They Go Where Socialists Won’t
"The DSA needs to do a better job of organizing in those life-long Brooklynite communities," say young Democratic Party organizers.
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An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing
Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.
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Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!
In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.
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Amid A Hot Vax Summer, Noise Complaints (And Arrests) Skyrocket
Police are ramping up audio speaker busts but some locals say: 'it’s a form of celebration"
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Darma The Developer
As the election tightens, big real estate is dumping money into local city council races
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Sen. Salazar, Other Local Progressives Back Maya Wiley For Mayor
State Sen. Julia Salazar, Assemblymembers Maritza Davila and Emily Gallagher and District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares have announced their support for...
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‘It Was Just Commotion’: Arrests Made In Knickerbocker Ave. Memorial Day Shootings
Police say the latest shootings mark the sharpest uptick in gun violence across the city in several years
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Bushwick Is Getting An Extravagant New Music Venue
Brooklyn Made will feature live performances by Jeff Tweedy, Steve Earle, Whitney, Guided by Voices and many others.
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Laced Cocaine Rumored To Be Circling Around Bushwick
Reportedly, fentanyl has been found in cocaine around Bushwick.
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The Next Mayor Will Have To Fix NYCHA
Whoever wins in June will have to decide what to do about the NYCHA deficit
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Who’s running for city council in the 30th District?
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York's District 30
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Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?
A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn's District 37
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Who’s running for city council in the 34th District?
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York's District 34
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Despite New Rules, Mask Requirement Voluntarily Upheld Around Bushwick
Bushwick business owners are keeping the mask requirement in place, for now.
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Cuomo Lifts NY Mask, Social Distancing Rules
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is adopting CDC mask and social distancing guidelines for fully vaccinated New Yorkers.
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When Will ‘Open Streets’ Come To Bushwick?
City council passed a bill making them permanent but streets in Northern Brooklyn have yet to open
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Tenants In Bushwick Are Fighting ‘Free Month’ Rent Concessions
A new ruling in the case could be a 'colossal setback' for landlords
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Things Could Be Different In Bushwick
At least four candidates vie to take Antonio Reynoso's place after eight years representing Bushwick and East Williamsburg in city...
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Local Mutual Aid Groups Say They’ll Sit City Elections Out
'The work is political, but we don’t want so much to get caught in a lot of the Brooklyn party...
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How Ranked Choice Voting Could Rattle the D37 Race
'RCV gives us an opportunity to transform the way politics works in our city,' one candidate says
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City Council Candidates Rail Against Conversions
'I am fundamentally opposed to the privatization of public housing as an institution,' says Rick Echevarria
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A Nightmare on Irving Avenue
At one building, a landlord accused of 'warehousing' and 'frankensteining' is emblematic of the ongoing rental crisis.
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In A Crowded Race, Candidates Dodge On Rent
Amid a rental crisis in North Brooklyn, few candidates have presented a plan to deal with rental debt