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Construction Has Started on Bushwick’s Rheingold Senior Residences, an Affordable Housing Complex

Construction Has Started on Bushwick’s Rheingold Senior Residences, an Affordable Housing Complex

The new building will feature 94 units, communal lounges on each floor and plenty of green outdoor space.

With Cleaner Streets in Mind, DSNY Brings on 800 New Hires

With Cleaner Streets in Mind, DSNY Brings on 800 New Hires

“Great news! Cleaner streets and sidewalks are on the way,” said Antonio Reynoso, City Council District 34 representative and candidate for Brooklyn borough president.

Less Than Half of NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Are Ever Actually Open, Study Finds

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.

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

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 Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.

Bushwick Is Opening Its Studios Again

Bushwick Is Opening Its Studios Again

After going digital last year, the Bushwick Open Studios annual art walk returns this month.

A Look Into the ‘East Williamsburg’ Debate

A Look Into the ‘East Williamsburg’ Debate

The neighborhood is called Williamsburg, East Williamsburg or Bushwick, depending on who you ask.

Can My Landlord Do That? The Renter’s Guide to New York Housing Law

Can My Landlord Do That? The Renter’s Guide to New York Housing Law

What exactly are your rights as a tenant in this city, and what are the legal obligations of landlords?

Why Don’t You Celebrate Some Local Venues In Bushwick This Weekend?

Why Don’t You Celebrate Some Local Venues In Bushwick This Weekend?

Everyone from indie clubs to circus troops has a show in Bushwick this weekend.

Suspected Bushwick Liquor Store Shooter Killed by NYPD After Shootout, Three Wounded

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 shooting is unclear.

Councilman Robert Holden Edges Progressive Newcomer Juan Ardila in 30th District, Bringing End to Tumultuous Race

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 of the vote according to early tallies. Ardila hasn’t yet conceded.

80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films  (1940 – 2020)

80 Years on the Plantation: Who We Really Are in Films (1940 – 2020)

80 Films by and about Black and Brown people you should know.

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

A Nightmare on Irving Avenue

A Nightmare on Irving Avenue

In A Crowded Race, Candidates Dodge On Rent

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

Elsewhere’s House Photographer Shoots The Streets

Elsewhere’s House Photographer Shoots The Streets

Inspired by the Mexico border, Bushwick photographer Luis Nieto Dickens profiles a city emptied by the pandemic

Off The Avenue: A Family Butcher Shop Grinds On

Off The Avenue: A Family Butcher Shop Grinds On

The Albanian family behind Melinda’s are only the latest in the last century to sell meat on Greene Avenue

Ariel De Souza Brings Moments of Non-Binary Experience To Paradice Palase

Ariel De Souza Brings Moments of Non-Binary Experience To Paradice Palase

The Bushwick painter and photographer’s latest show ‘dives into the sacredness within the trans experience.’

What More Street Vendor Permits Means For Bushwick

What More Street Vendor Permits Means For Bushwick

Bushwick Bartenders Dress Down For Pin Ups

Bushwick Bartenders Dress Down For Pin Ups

Local barkeeps make a brief ‘pivot’ to modeling to make ends meet.

It’s Now More Expensive To Live in Ridgewood Than The East Village

It’s Now More Expensive To Live in Ridgewood Than The East Village

2020 Impact Statement

2020 Impact Statement

On the heels of this singularly terrible year, Bushwick Daily needs your help

COVID-19 Restrictions Made Closing Our Brooklyn Restaurant the Only Option

COVID-19 Restrictions Made Closing Our Brooklyn Restaurant the Only Option

191 Knickerbocker ends with Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Bushwick Gym Changes Its Name Amid Black Lives Matter Protests

Bushwick Gym Changes Its Name Amid Black Lives Matter Protests

NYC Enters Phase Two of Reopening Today: Here’s What You Need to Know

NYC Enters Phase Two of Reopening Today: Here’s What You Need to Know

NYC Begins Reopening: What You Need to Know About Phase 1

NYC Begins Reopening: What You Need to Know About Phase 1

Learn more about the reopening of NYC and how you might be affected.

Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

‘It’s frustrating when you’re playing by the rules and your opponent is cheating,’ Salazar says of Andy Marte’s primary challenge

Hospitality Under Siege: Pizzette & Gordo’s Cantina

Hospitality Under Siege: Pizzette & Gordo’s Cantina

This edition of “Under Siege” profiles two eateries whose focus – apart from staying afloat in trying times – is food that speaks fluently their origin countries’ culinary language.

Congresswoman Sends out Community Stakeholder Coronavirus Update

Congresswoman Sends out Community Stakeholder Coronavirus Update

Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, who holds New York’s 7th Congressional District seat, office has sent out a series of updates regarding COVID-19.

Millie’s Cuban Cafe: Brooklyn’s Perfect Dream Of Cuba

Millie’s Cuban Cafe: Brooklyn’s Perfect Dream Of Cuba

The overall effect is something like Wes Anderson’s Havana, or maybe his dream Miami suburb.

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Underground and Queer Parties in and Around Bushwick

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Underground and Queer Parties in and Around Bushwick

Bushwick Stand-Up Comedian Derek Gaines Will Be in Judd Apatow Film

Bushwick Stand-Up Comedian Derek Gaines Will Be in Judd Apatow Film

Gun Violence on the Rise, Despite Lower Crime Rates in Bushwick

Gun Violence on the Rise, Despite Lower Crime Rates in Bushwick

Data shows that overall crime in Bushwick has fallen, however gun violence is on the rise in Brooklyn.

Super Spicy Kimchi Eating Contest Comes Back to Bushwick this Weekend

Super Spicy Kimchi Eating Contest Comes Back to Bushwick this Weekend

Eat kimchi, make kimchi, paint, and dance at this year’s KimchiPalooza!

Bushwick Vegan Bar, Precious Metal, Announced Closure and Had Final Service this Weekend

Bushwick Vegan Bar, Precious Metal, Announced Closure and Had Final Service this Weekend

“There’s been a lot of sadness. People really loved that bar.”

Williamsburg Is Opening Its First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Williamsburg Is Opening Its First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

NYCHA Crisis Discussion with Senator Salazar in Bushwick Gets Heated

NYCHA Crisis Discussion with Senator Salazar in Bushwick Gets Heated