“Cheers, New York!”
As we continue to welcome in the new year, let’s just take one more look back at 2021.
With the coldest months of the year approaching, help keep your neighbors warm by donating coats.
Musicians and locals alike can enjoy the nightly shows or partake and experiment with an original piece. The idea is to create a ‘permissive environment’ where music can be explored, said co-owner Mitchell Borden.
In a big move towards electrification, New York is saying goodbye to gas heaters and stoves in new buildings.
La propuesta de ley para prohibir instalaciones de gas en edificios nuevos posiblemente sea aprobada esta semana, mientras residentes de Bushwick continúan su lucha contra el gasoducto que National Grid está construyendo a través del Norte de Brooklyn.
The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.
Some are also calling on the city and the community to help them further develop their own delivery platform, My Bodega Online.
Those who want to support families impacted by Tuesday’s explosion in nearby Cypress Hills can do so through Sen. Julia Salazar’s GoFundMe.
After a year and a half, Bushwick’s DorDor art gallery closes its doors, as the co-owner of the space seeks new ways to accomplish her goals of democratizing access to the art market for up-and-coming artists.
After four years of growing, the beloved lounge, musical home and studio, Wilson Live, was severely damaged by Hurricane Ida.
Nemir-Olivares seeks to unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan in the June 2022 primaries.
Organizers will meet at Kávé Espresso Bar at 119 Knickerbocker Ave. this Saturday at 1 p.m.
Sandy Nurse, a stalwart community organizer and proud carpenter, has won the election to be the next representative for Brooklyn’s 37th District.
Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn’s next borough president.
Motivated by personal experience, the expected City Council member plans to lead District 34 toward a more equitable future.
If elected, the current Democratic district leader would unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan.
“Great news! Cleaner streets and sidewalks are on the way,” said Antonio Reynoso, City Council District 34 representative and candidate for Brooklyn borough president.
The DSNY is asking: What locations could use a corner litter basket?
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.
Nicole De Santis, co-founder of Clean Bushwick Initiative, has a solution.
Everyone can learn how to protect Mother Earth at this free, family-friendly event.
Organizers Qween Jean and Gia Love call for Bushwick to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community. If you say “BLM” and do not support the queer Black community, then you are not for liberation, Qween said.
Look up and support your local community garden in providing sustenance and critical green space.
Plans for the rally were prompted by a stabbing and robbery in a Bushwick bodega early Saturday morning, which NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating.
Of the variety of calls for service recorded in NYPD’s 911 system, most did not involve a crime in progress, and many were calls to “See Complainant” or for “Visibility Patrol.”
The return of Bushwick Beach Bash at 3 Dollar Bill, an interactive murder mystery at Wonderville, queer stories at Wet Spot and more! Here are the events happening this week (August 12-18) in Bushwick.
The relaunched organics waste collection program will continue to only serve limited neighborhoods in the city.
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.
The nonprofit’s new multimillon-dollar art space is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg on Saturday, July 10.
The roots are deep at a little known garden oasis in East Williamsburg
A vision for the future of Queens remains murky.
Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.
In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.
Police are ramping up audio speaker busts but some locals say: ‘it’s a form of celebration”
A local city council candidate makes the case for alternatives to big real estate
