The government’s budget deadline has passed, the Senate and the House were not able to agree on a spending bill because of last-ditch attempts by critics of the Affordable Care Act in the House who voted to defund the program, and the United States is going into federal government shutdown starting this morning

We almost thought that nobody in this town cared about the potentially illegal excluding of the public from the vote of Community Board 4 on the rezoning of Rheingold Brewery

Head out to the polls on September 12 to vote in New York’s 2017 Primary Elections.

“It’s not about a ceasefire or not about not a ceasefire”

Local hardcore bands play a free show in support of a ceasefire in Gaza

Bushwick’s city council rep says informed tenants are better tenants.

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

Ahead of intense negotiations over the New York state budget, Dilan’s former primary opponent says the assemblyman can’t be found.

Amid fears of military invasion, a politician stopped for a bite in the neighborhood.

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

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

Or try out ‘a food scrap demo’ to possibly reduce your waste.

Plans unveiled for a community garden at a vacant lot near Grover Cleveland Park

“I was able to let go of my grip,” the owner of one French restaurant in Bushwick says

State Senator Julia Salazar opens up about her youth, inspirations, early battles with public perception and more.

Streets in Bushwick may be subject to dangerous lead exposure. Because of the quiet stripping of 2018 legislation by former governor Andrew Cuomo, the extent of the problem remains largely unknown. A Bushwick Daily investigation.

There’s a lot of history in these streets we call home. Take a second to look back at the 400-year history of Bushwick, Brooklyn.

49 years ago today, four young men entered a sporting goods store for a robbery that would soon escalate into a fatal shootout and hostage situation. With a new documentary film on the subject scheduled to come out later this year, Bushwick Daily takes a look back at the event.

The time it takes investigators to arrive is more costly than if the establishment were to reopen without reporting the crime, said one local business owner.

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

Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.

Ecuador’s national sport has made its way to Bushwick, where it thrives on the red-top courts at Maria Hernández Park.

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick organizations that are actively in need of volunteers.

Though regulations have relaxed, the number of shooting permits issued for the streets of New York City is still way down.

In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.

Analyzing the work of Pranav Sood, a Bushwick-based artist and Indian immigrant whose recognizable bright, mosaic paintings tell dream-like stories.

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

Whoever wins in June will have to decide what to do about the NYCHA deficit

‘RCV gives us an opportunity to transform the way politics works in our city,’ one candidate says

Neighborhood stalwarts like Pearl’s, Old Stanley’s and 3 Diamond Door are calling it quits for now, while several others circulate an open letter to Cuomo.