Ridgewood residents get a turn to hear about that nasty L train shutdown in the not-so-distant future.

El-Gamasy regularly appears on Egyptian news, commenting on U.S. politics, broadcasting from the back of his bodega.

Rafael Espinal has vowed to act against a national move away from environmental progress. Take a look at his proposed legislation.

The MTA’s top brass met with the public and elected officials at Bed-Stuy’s Marcy Avenue Armory on Thursday night to field the public’s questions and present two main approaches to scheduling L train closures during repairs to the Canarsie tubes that will start in 2019

L train-dependent Brooklyn residents, business owners and officials met in Williamsburg Wednesday night to grapple with the paucity of L train service alternatives

This changes everything.

While certain sources claim New York might get “hammered” by Hurricane Joaquin, we have a feeling the only kind of hammered you’re going to get this weekend is the kind that takes place in Brooklyn… at a music venue… at one of these shows…

Yesterday, Patti Smith announced the sequel to her award-winning memoir about her friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe, Just Kids

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Aah yes, Bushwick summer – a time where

Wesley Salazar Contributor Lucia Reed Photographer When the three men walk through the door of Palates, they aren’t quite what I had imagined. My previous association with paintball was scrawny high school kids with a knack for destruction, but these members of the Bushwick-borne, internationally known paintball team called the Reservoir Dogs are burly and, of […]

Oh, L train. Back on that September afternoon when I first heard of your laundry list of future service changes I have to admit that I never thought it would really last this long. Our rocky relationship has now spanned almost two months and we have been through it all – delays caused by track […]

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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

A hearty “Hey, Mr

This past Saturday and for the fourth year running, the Bushwick Block Party took over Morgantown’s Moore Street for a free afternoon and evening of music, skateboarding, dancing, food trucks, drinking and other sweaty fun

What could possibly be better than an ice cold beer, especially in this sticky sweaty sweltering summer heat? How about

Hurricane Sandy hindered our plans last year for a photo walk with Bushwick’s legendary photographer, Meryl Meisler

If you’ve ever dreamed about being one of the sun-bleached and tanned cadre of New York City surfers, there is no better time to get started

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There is something magical about the First Law of Thermodynamics

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Though Bushwick thankfully escaped major damage from Hurricane Sandy, nearby Highland Park did not fair so well

My fellow Bushwickians, there are a few times during the year that demand a trip into Manhattan

2012 was awesome, as we mentioned earlier today

“You looked like you were going to die