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Change of Plans: Bushwick Won’t Get Curbside Composting in 2018

Change of Plans: Bushwick Won’t Get Curbside Composting in 2018

The Department of Sanitation has paused plans to bring curbside collection of organics to Bushwick and other parts of NYC.

Councilmen Espinal is Proposing Legislation to Ban Plastic Straws in Bushwick

Councilmen Espinal is Proposing Legislation to Ban Plastic Straws in Bushwick

The councilmen joins coalition to reduce plastic waste in NYC. Praised by environmental groups, the bill would be enforced by the city and includes a two year transition period for businesses.

It’s Time for Trash Talk, Bushwick

It’s Time for Trash Talk, Bushwick

According to publicly available data, Bushwick’s streets and sidewalks are some of the most littered in the city.

Recycle Your Xmas Trees at Maria Hernandez Park This Weekend During MulchFest!

Recycle Your Xmas Trees at Maria Hernandez Park This Weekend During MulchFest!

Turn that old tree into wood chips to help city flora!

A Neighbor’s Pit Bull Attacked, Spectrum Shutdown, and More: Tweeters Tell Their Bushweek Story

A Neighbor’s Pit Bull Attacked, Spectrum Shutdown, and More: Tweeters Tell Their Bushweek Story

Where Are the Trashcans and Citi Bikes, Bushwick?

Where Are the Trashcans and Citi Bikes, Bushwick?

East Williamsburg’s Trash Smell May Improve Slightly Next Year

East Williamsburg’s Trash Smell May Improve Slightly Next Year

The hot garbage odor is a result of a disproportionate amount of waste being stored in North Brooklyn, but there is a solution on the horizon.

Win $1,000 to Show Your Bushwick Block Some Love!

Win $1,000 to Show Your Bushwick Block Some Love!

NYC Service and Citizens Committee for New York City have launched the ninth season of the Love Your Block Grant Campaign—what would you do for your block with $1,000 and support from the city?!

Help The City Help Bushwick: It’s Time to Propose Participatory Budgeting Projects

Help The City Help Bushwick: It’s Time to Propose Participatory Budgeting Projects

From now through September 30th, Bushwick residents can submit proposals for public projects—and If selected at neighborhood assemblies, the projects will be funded with city tax dollars!

Meet Abby Hertz, the Woman Behind LUST, the Sexiest Party ever to hit Bushwick

Meet Abby Hertz, the Woman Behind LUST, the Sexiest Party ever to hit Bushwick

First Annual Community Earth Day to Take Place Saturday at Irving Square Park

First Annual Community Earth Day to Take Place Saturday at Irving Square Park

This Saturday, April 30th, Bushwick’s Irving Square Park will be the venue for a newly inaugurated annual event organized to raise environmental awareness and provide resources for conscientious living to the Bushwick community

D&D at 56 Bogart: Meet Bushwick’s Most Famous Gaming Gallerists

D&D at 56 Bogart: Meet Bushwick’s Most Famous Gaming Gallerists

Among the many galleries at art hub 56 Bogart, located just across the street from the Morgan L entrance, Zaltar’s Gallery of Fantastical Art is probably one of the most unique

Bushwick and East Williamsburg Residents Unite Against Trash Processing Facility on Thames Street

Bushwick and East Williamsburg Residents Unite Against Trash Processing Facility on Thames Street

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Come Tonight to a Town Hall Meeting to Close Toxic Garbage Processing Plant in East Williamsburg

Come Tonight to a Town Hall Meeting to Close Toxic Garbage Processing Plant in East Williamsburg

“Don’t Dump On Us!”

K2 or Synthetic Marijuana Has Been Causing Troubles at Myrtle Broadway in Bushwick

K2 or Synthetic Marijuana Has Been Causing Troubles at Myrtle Broadway in Bushwick

A packet of K2, “Spice” or synthetic marijuana can be purchased for as little as $4

NYC Community Gardens are in Danger: Bushwick’s El Garden to Rally for Survival at City Hall Tomorrow

NYC Community Gardens are in Danger: Bushwick’s El Garden to Rally for Survival at City Hall Tomorrow

A few weeks ago, we told you about the crisis facing Bushwick’s El Garden, one of the 17 community gardens on public land across the city at risk of being leveled to create new housing developments

Pool Tables I Have Known (Requiem for Wreck Room Bar)

Pool Tables I Have Known (Requiem for Wreck Room Bar)

This year has been a bad year for pool tables I have known

Dr. Lisa says: “You’re Crazy for Having Children!”

Dr. Lisa says: “You’re Crazy for Having Children!”

I spent some time with artist Cibele Vieira last week because of my involvement with the Bushwick Open Studio Benefit, which as far as I can tell, Cibele was completely committed to

What’s up with all the recycled waste in the streets?

What’s up with all the recycled waste in the streets?

We called the NYC Department of Sanitation who informed us that the collections of recycling have been suspended in the entire city until further notice