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Salazar Campaign Hosting a Campaign Fundraiser and Debate Watch Party Tonight

Salazar Campaign Hosting a Campaign Fundraiser and Debate Watch Party Tonight

The State Senator and her team are continuing their tradition hosting a debate watch party at The Well while meeting constituents and raising money for the campaign.

Friday Fast Facts: Does Your Block Vote? Use This Interactive Map to Find Out

Friday Fast Facts: Does Your Block Vote? Use This Interactive Map to Find Out

Midterms are only four days away. The time is now to make sure your friends, neighbors, and relatives get out and vote!

You Live In Bushwick/East Williamsburg/Ridgewood — You Should Vote Here, Too

You Live In Bushwick/East Williamsburg/Ridgewood — You Should Vote Here, Too

The deadline to change your address is approaching. Here’s how to do it.

District Attorney Candidate Recalled Tougher Times in Bushwick and Offered Advice for Its Future

District Attorney Candidate Recalled Tougher Times in Bushwick and Offered Advice for Its Future

Marc Fliedner, who ran for both Brooklyn and Manhattan DA this year, talks about Bushwick of past and present.

A “What If Bernie Won?” Film Fest Is Coming to East Williamsburg

A “What If Bernie Won?” Film Fest Is Coming to East Williamsburg

Bushwick Council Member Rafael Espinal Talks Bernie Sanders with Bushwick Daily

Bushwick Council Member Rafael Espinal Talks Bernie Sanders with Bushwick Daily

New York City Council member Rafael Espinal’s district stretches from Bushwick to Cypress Hills and encompasses a hotly debated part of the city in East New York which is slated for rezoning and redevelopment

Rheingold Rezoning Saga Continues at Heated CB4 Meeting & Public Meetings

Rheingold Rezoning Saga Continues at Heated CB4 Meeting & Public Meetings

Community Board members and Bushwick Citizens gathered Wednesday night at Bushwick’s monthly Community Board 4 meeting at Hope Gardens Multi-Service center, the first one since August’s recess and the primary elections

Redrawing Lines: How Redistricting Shapes Bushwick’s Future

Redrawing Lines: How Redistricting Shapes Bushwick’s Future

As New York City gears up for the 2024 elections, Bushwick stands at a pivotal point due to its history as a bellwether for progressive voting patterns across the country.

Amazon Labor Union Head Backs Paperboy Prince

Amazon Labor Union Head Backs Paperboy Prince

In a surprise last minute endorsement, Paperboy’s latest campaign got a blurry nod from a labor activist and former rapper

Opinion: Where is Dilan?

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.

Re-splintering.

Re-splintering.

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

Progressives Fight The Machine.

Progressives Fight The Machine.

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

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

“The fix was in from the beginning,” one congressman bemoaned before the lines were changed.

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Everyone’s Running Now (For State Senate)

Redistricting moves and scatters a heated political race, while Elizabeth Crowley has committed to moving within the borders of wherever it is she ends up representing.

Can A Bushwick Pol Make It To Albany?

Can A Bushwick Pol Make It To Albany?

A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.

Meet Brooklyn’s New Borough President, Antonio Reynoso

Meet Brooklyn’s New Borough President, Antonio Reynoso

Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn’s next borough president.

Samy Nemir-Olivares Announces Candidacy for State Assembly

Samy Nemir-Olivares Announces Candidacy for State Assembly

If elected, the current Democratic district leader would unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan.

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick Twitter accounts to follow for all app users living in and around the neighborhood.

Rent for ‘Affordable’ Housing Units Rising With Increasing  Median Income

Rent for ‘Affordable’ Housing Units Rising With Increasing Median Income

Jennifer Gutierrez, the Democratic nominee for City Council member of District 34, says “affordability” does not line up with the income of Bushwick residents.

What’s At Stake in This Queens Borough President’s Race?

What’s At Stake in This Queens Borough President’s Race?

A vision for the future of Queens remains murky.

Jennifer Gutierrez: Zoning is Not Community Planning

Jennifer Gutierrez: Zoning is Not Community Planning

A local city council candidate makes the case for alternatives to big real estate

Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?

Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?

A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn’s District 37

Scott Murphy: Let’s End Alternate Side Parking

Scott Murphy: Let’s End Alternate Side Parking

A local city council candidate makes the argument for ending a long-time inconvenience for drivers

How Ranked Choice Voting Could Rattle the D37 Race

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

Petitioning in Bushwick

Petitioning in Bushwick

Sandy Nurse: Co-Governance Is A Model For City Governance

Sandy Nurse: Co-Governance Is A Model For City Governance

Senate Candidate Accused of Attempting to ‘Scam the Elderly’ in Unauthorized COVID Testing Event

Senate Candidate Accused of Attempting to ‘Scam the Elderly’ in Unauthorized COVID Testing Event

“They are taking advantage of my elderly residents”: Tenant Association President Bars State Senate Candidate Andy Marte (left) and District Leader Tommy Torres (right) from NYCHA Grounds.

Salazar Wins Sanders’ Support In State Senate Seat Fight

Salazar Wins Sanders’ Support In State Senate Seat Fight

Sanders gives the fundraising nod to State Senators Julia Salazar and Mike Gianaris, a notable Amazon HQ2 antagonist

Brooklyn Supreme Court Puts Misba Abdin Back on the City Council Ballot for District 37

Brooklyn Supreme Court Puts Misba Abdin Back on the City Council Ballot for District 37

“Justice was served,” candidate Misba Abdin says of a ruling overturning a Board Of Elections decision that nixed his campaign

Hospitality Under Siege: An Inside Look at How Bushwick Distilleries are Innovating to Survive

Hospitality Under Siege: An Inside Look at How Bushwick Distilleries are Innovating to Survive

This column’s opening entry profiles two business owners – a distiller and a sake brewer – and their navigation through the treacherous COVID waters of New York City.

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the election for Rafael Espinal’s seat until June but the candidates are still running and “politics is still alive and well in Brooklyn”

Rafael Espinal: the Bear and the Unicorn

Rafael Espinal: the Bear and the Unicorn

Which Brooklynites are Running for Public Advocate?

Which Brooklynites are Running for Public Advocate?

Here’s the rundown of what you need to know about Brooklyn candidates before the February election.

Friday Fast Fact: How Julia Salazar Won The Election

Friday Fast Fact: How Julia Salazar Won The Election

Polling data from election night shows how the votes shook out across the district.

A Brief Rundown of the 18th District New York State Senate Race: Dilan Vs. Salazar, Turned Strange

A Brief Rundown of the 18th District New York State Senate Race: Dilan Vs. Salazar, Turned Strange

ZIP Codes and Politics: How Redrawing Borough Lines Redefined Bushwick and Ridgewood

ZIP Codes and Politics: How Redrawing Borough Lines Redefined Bushwick and Ridgewood

Ridgewood and Bushwick were not always in separate boroughs like they are now.