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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

Tigerlily Holistic: Community Acupuncture Opens In Bushwick

Tigerlily Holistic: Community Acupuncture Opens In Bushwick

When I walked into my office after my first-ever acupuncture appointment a few years ago, my boss looked at me with wide eyes and asked if I’d been on vacation

Community Wellness Fair is Coming to Maria Hernandez Park this Saturday

Community Wellness Fair is Coming to Maria Hernandez Park this Saturday

Aside from living in Bushwick, many of us commute to work in the city and to other parts of Brooklyn, spending large chunks of our day standing smashed up against a subway window, working for companies with strict deadlines that have us grinning with clenched teeth.  Now that I have you all riled up, allow me […]

Arts in Bushwick’s Community Projects Team Hypes Arts Education & Social Action Before BOS 2014

Arts in Bushwick’s Community Projects Team Hypes Arts Education & Social Action Before BOS 2014

While Bushwick Open Studios, and its mammoth showcase of more than 600 different gallery exhibitions, is usually what most people associate Arts in Bushwick with, the 10-person Community Projects arm of the group has quietly been developing programs and building partnerships with local organizations throughout the neighborhood, all in the aim of supporting the group’s larger mission of serving as a platform for creative accessibility

Rheingold Brewery Rezoning: City Planning Commission Shocked by the Lack of Community Involvement

Rheingold Brewery Rezoning: City Planning Commission Shocked by the Lack of Community Involvement

At around noon yesterday, the City Planning Commission of NYC met to discuss a wide-range of city projects, including the rezoning of Rheingold Brewery in Bushwick

What the Community Safety Act Means for Stop and Frisk in Bushwick

What the Community Safety Act Means for Stop and Frisk in Bushwick

Bushwick is prime stop and frisk territory

Pressure Mounts on DEC, Gov. Hochul to Deny Permit for Fracked Gas Vaporizers in Greenpoint

Pressure Mounts on DEC, Gov. Hochul to Deny Permit for Fracked Gas Vaporizers in Greenpoint

The fight against the fracked gas vaporizers is the latest hurdle in an ongoing battle that local activists and residents have been waging against National Grid for years.

Where To Get a COVID Booster Shot in Bushwick

Where To Get a COVID Booster Shot in Bushwick

All adults living in New York are eligible to receive a free COVID-19 booster shot, administered in local health clinics, pop-up vans, pharmacies and elsewhere.

2020 Primary Race Primer: The North Brooklyn Candidates

2020 Primary Race Primer: The North Brooklyn Candidates

Information on the candidate’s you’ll see on your ballot. Be sure to cast your vote by Tuesday June 23, 2020!

GrowNYC Will Host a New Farmers Market at Woodhull Hospital Starting July 10

GrowNYC Will Host a New Farmers Market at Woodhull Hospital Starting July 10

A new program will support farmers markets at multiple NYC hospitals!

The Department of City Planning Presented the Bushwick Rezoning Plan

The Department of City Planning Presented the Bushwick Rezoning Plan

A Ridgewood Man’s Tale of Smoking Neighbors and His Quest for Relief

A Ridgewood Man’s Tale of Smoking Neighbors and His Quest for Relief

This Huge New Office Space Wants Creative Types to Come Work From “Ridgewick” Off Halsey L

This Huge New Office Space Wants Creative Types to Come Work From “Ridgewick” Off Halsey L

Halsey stop, brace yourself for the arrival of a yuppie heaven.

These Bushwick Nut Butters Are Sure to Become Your New Favorite Treat

These Bushwick Nut Butters Are Sure to Become Your New Favorite Treat

“Stay Nasty” at Knockdown Center Has Raised Over $50k!

“Stay Nasty” at Knockdown Center Has Raised Over $50k!

Last weekend was dynamite for fundraising and poster painting activities in Bushwick. Check out the photos!

Knockdown Center Hosts Huge ‘Stay Nasty’ Festival to Help the Resistance Get Organized

Knockdown Center Hosts Huge ‘Stay Nasty’ Festival to Help the Resistance Get Organized

Music, art, comedy, and activism come together in a four day festival to give people options for how to get involved.

5 Reasons to Get Out to Bushwick Farmers’ Market This Season

5 Reasons to Get Out to Bushwick Farmers’ Market This Season

Bushwick Farmers’ Market is back! Our local purveyor of farm-fresh produce returns Saturday, May 31 to its flagship location in Maria Hernandez Park

Calabazafest! 2013 Brings Fall Family Fun to Maria Hernandez Park

Calabazafest! 2013 Brings Fall Family Fun to Maria Hernandez Park

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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.

A Local Zone, of Some Interest

A Local Zone, of Some Interest

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

The MARCH Disbands

The MARCH Disbands

“This is an era of no more demonizing successful businesses, but promoting, lifting them up,” claims Eric Adams

Vegan Trouble

Vegan Trouble

Two meatless spots on Knickerbocker closed their doors, but Seitan’s Helper say they’re not going anywhere

On and Off The Board: ‘Joy and Pleasure Don’t Detract from the Movement.’

On and Off The Board: ‘Joy and Pleasure Don’t Detract from the Movement.’

More than just bisexual lighting and chess looks, a local queer-themed chess club is taking a stand on the Gaza conflict.

Scenes From A Local Market

Scenes From A Local Market

A local nonprofit runs a weekly farmers market at Maria Hernandez Park.

The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ is Back, But Now It’s in Bushwick. Spooky!

The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ is Back, But Now It’s in Bushwick. Spooky!

With 10% of proceeds now going to a nonprofit LGBTQ+ healthcare clinic.

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

“Where we are located has brought a lot of creatives to the space,” says a psychotherapist who specializes in dance and movement therapy.

Drama In The Denizen

Drama In The Denizen

Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick

This Weekend, They’ll ‘Break for Justice’

This Weekend, They’ll ‘Break for Justice’

El Puente’s signature summer annual event hits Maria Hernandez on Saturday. It promises to be a public outlet for art and self expression, by way of break dancing

‘Transplants’ Show Up At The Amos Eno

‘Transplants’ Show Up At The Amos Eno

A local gallery show questions what it means to change and move, as well as who is allowed to do so.

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.

At a Town Hall In Bushwick, Locals Complain About Rats

At a Town Hall In Bushwick, Locals Complain About Rats

“We’ve been fighting rats coming in and out. I don’t know why.”

It’s A Kombucha Bar, In Bushwick

It’s A Kombucha Bar, In Bushwick

“An ethnobotanical journey through many cultures and philosophies.”