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Rafael Espinal Pushes Creative Legislations at Forum with NYC Public Advocate Candidates
Bushwick Council Member is creating alternative ways to win over voters with his current Public Advocate campaign.
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Abandoned Park Space Transformed Into Thriving Urban Learning Garden
After years of neglect and abuse, locals and community volunteers of Goodwin Place have come together and transformed a derelict...
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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.
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Another NYCHA Public Housing in East Williamsburg Without Heat
NYCHA struggles to keep tenants warm and provide regular maintenance.
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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.
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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...
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Local Businesses Still Scramble to Recover After Pilotworks Shutdown
After Chew dropped the ball on reopening the Pilotworks space, where will the local food businesses go?
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Rejoice: The L Train Isn’t Shutting Down After All
Gov. Cuomo surprises New Yorkers with a new plan!
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Burglar Breaks Into Bushwick’s Bunna Cafe on New Year’s Day
Police are looking for suspect, who ran off with cash and an iPad, after smashing the eatery's glass door.
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Ridgewood Wendy’s Struck by Toilet Thief Twice
The local Ridgewood fast-food chain was left without flush fixtures multiple times.
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Tour Bushwick’s Live Bodega Advent Calendar This Sunday
Check out art pieces from 24 local artists displayed at a different neighborhood bodega every day of the advent season.
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Yes, There’s a Board Game to Help You Cope with the L Train Shutdown
“We hope that people will play the game before the L shuts down and realize just how f**cked we all...
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How to Help The Family That Lost Two Children Last Weekend to the Bushwick Fire
The fire injured 3 adults and killed two sisters under the age of 10.
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Raging Bushwick Fire Killed Two Children This Saturday
The siblings were visiting their grandfather for the weekend.
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Bushwick Man Is Caught on Video Having a Meltdown Over a Bagel Inside of a Deli
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
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Rafael Espinal’s Campaign Kickoff for Public Advocate is Happening Tonight at House of Yes
It's fitting that the unofficial Night Mayor would launch a campaign at one of Bushwick's better known nightclubs.
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Espinal’s Historic Campaign & Why the Special Election for NYC Public Advocate Matters for Bushwick
So far, a dozen candidates have officially announced their campaigns for the position including Bushwick’s District 37 City Councilmember ,...
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The J/M Trains Will Not Be Running From BK to Manhattan on the Weekends
From the end of November until the end of January. At least the L train is coming back for the...
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There Will Be No Weekend L Train Shutdowns in December Because the MTA is Feeling the Holiday Spirit
Visit friends, do some holiday shopping and just live your life this December.
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Rafael Espinal Has Launched a Historic Campaign to Become Next Public Advocate of New York City
If he wins, Espinal will become the youngest politician, and the first Latino to be in city-wide politics.
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The Former Ridgewood Theater is Now Officially a Blink Fitness Gym
It was once one of the longest running theaters in the country. It's now a gym and an apartment complex.
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2018 Midterm Election Day Recap: Voting In And Around Bushwick & Local Results
Nydia Velazquez is till reping the district, Julia Salazar is getting started and national high stakes.
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Midterms 2018 In Brooklyn: Where To Watch Election Results In And Near Bushwick
Stay involved and informed for the midterm elections.
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There’s An Official Shutdown Date For The Upcoming L-Pocalypse
The MTA continues to update us on what it'll be like to go without the L for 15 months.
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Bushwick Official Is Calling Out President Trump For Poor-Shaming Immigrants
Council Member Rafael Espinal has spoken out about immigrant rights several times this year.
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Bushwick Witches Plan To Hex Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh This Weekend
Justice Kavanaugh was sworn into the United States Supreme Court earlier this month despite being accused of sexual assault by...
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Bushwick Food Incubator Pilotworks is Shutting Down And 175 Budding Businesses Need A New Home
Pilotworks, a company that offers commercial kitchen space, mentor programs and distribution services to 175 food start-ups, abruptly announced their...
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The Shuttering of Sands: New Cafe Closes After Owner Is Accused Of White Supremacy
Why did a guitar strumming ‘philosopher’ have to close close up shop after online accusations of white supremacy?
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The Bushwick Community Mourns 24 Year Old Victim Of Domestic Violence
Sade was a mother to two young children who had gotten out of an abusive relationship.
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North Brooklyn Cops and Kids Bond Over NYPD’s Flag Football Initiative
This program is attempting to create a bridge between law enforcement and North Brooklyn communities.
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Local Legislators Team Up With Tech Startup To Legalize Electronic Scooters In NYC
The scooters are supposed to help take burden off the MTA system in lieu of the upcoming L train shutdown.
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A Bushwick Gang May Have A Connection To Mexican Cartel Leader El Chapo
There's evidence to suggest that the gang has made a significant amount of money working with the Sinaloa cartel.
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Ridgewood Tap Water Has The Highest Lead Levels In All Of Queens
A recent study was commissioned by the New York City Independent Budget Office.
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A Tale Of Three Cities: Bushwick Community Plan Released To A Packed House On Saturday
The plan will outline rezoning in the neighborhood.
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Friday Fast Fact: How Julia Salazar Won The Election
Polling data from election night shows how the votes shook out across the district.
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Man Arrested For Hitting A Bicyclist With An ATV In Ridgewood
The incident occurred late last month.
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Senator Martin Dilan Releases Statement On Last Week’s Primary Results
Dilan was a North Brooklyn elected official for eight terms.
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Julia Salazar Won The New York State Democratic Primary Against Longtime Politician Martin Dilan
Dilan who was running for his ninth term in the North Brooklyn district.
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A Brief Rundown of the 18th District New York State Senate Race: Dilan Vs. Salazar, Turned Strange
The primary is on September 13th, for both candidates on the way .
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Bushwick Was Hit With Another Series of K2 Overdoses
This area of Bushwick is known as a hotspot for overdoses.
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Meet the Brooklyn Creative Earning Hundreds of Dollars Per Month Renting Out His Unused Equipment
Fat Llama, is a marketplace for lending and borrowing anything (from DJ decks to drones to motorhomes) which launched in...
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Bushwick Man Gets 25 To Life For 2004 Cold Case Murder Of Teenager
His victim was 17-years-old.
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Animal Rights Activists Protested A Local Vivero Last Friday
Viveros are places where animals are slaughtered per order in the neighborhood.
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A Look At The Bushwick Protest Against Displacement This Past Friday
Mi Casa No Es Su Casa, an anti-gentrification art collective, projected residents' concerns about housing and displacement in Bushwick.
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Location of Longtime Ridgewood Bar Sold For Over $2 Million
This local haunt has been in the area for decades.
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Why Former House of Kava Workers Organized and Protested This Summer
Earlier this summer former workers began to picket in front of Brooklyn House of Kava. They were soon joined by...
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Loose Goats Had A Brief Taste of Freedom On Wyckoff Avenue
They escaped from a truck headed to a halal slaughterhouse.
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Councilwoman Velázquez Urged Bushwick Immigrants to Know Their Rights at Recent Immigration Forum
The Council Woman held an immigrants right forum last weekend alongside local police and immigration lawyers.
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The L Train Will Be Shutdown for 15 Weekends Leading Up to the L-Pocalypse
North Brooklyn residents will get a taste of what it will be like without the L for over 10 weekends...