Increasing affordable housing and creating community green space are both laudable goals to pursue in the ongoing evolution of NYC’s neighborhoods, but a recent decision from city hall to invite developers to turn community gardens across the city into construction sites for new affordable housing seems to pit the two objectives against each other

It’s Thursday night, folks, and we’re hearing the weekend is going to be lovely

Graphics by Patricia O’Brien. ‘Weekend Guide’ added by Bushwick Daily  Art 6 Ghoulishly Good Art Shows This Weekend  Music Keep It Going: Post-Halloween Weekend Shows ! Halloween Events: Wednesday – Friday ! Listening Party: James Blake   Party ! Halloween Events: Wednesday – Friday ! Watch: Video from BangOn!’s Warehouse of Horrors Dr. Lisa Asks Two […]

Do you like smashing pumpkins? No, we don’t mean the band fronted by that creepy looking bald guy with the “zero” t-shirt – we’re talking about that annual cathartic ritual favored by rebellious adolescents everywhere Halloween is celebrated

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The Good Festival, presented by Local Roots NYC, a local CSA, landed at Brooklyn Fire Proof 10 days ago

The internet is exploding! New York’s favorite restaurant, Roberta’s Pizza has posted an ad offering an unpaid internship to work at their farm, DNAinfo writes

Throw Something – but not at a person

By Meryl Meisler

has taken over a new vacant lot at Stockton Street and has been converting it into a little urban farming paradise

“I’m going to a farm,” I announced on a sweet afternoon in my humble Bushwick dwelling. I have to say that my roommate, as well as myself were surprised by the sound of these words, because let’s face it, you can say many things about Bushwick (like that it’s lovable, enjoyable, inspiring), but certainly it’s […]