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As Reports Of Hate Crime Rise in Bushwick, Activists Push For More Protections At Nightclubs

As Reports Of Hate Crime Rise in Bushwick, Activists Push For More Protections At Nightclubs

New Yorkers saw 52% more hate crimes in 2021 than in 2020.

Events Happening This Week(end) (February 17 – February 23) in and Around Bushwick

Events Happening This Week(end) (February 17 – February 23) in and Around Bushwick

The Bar Babes of Bushwick & Ridgewood return! There’s a hot concert at Bridge and Tunnel! A comedy show at the Windjammer!

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.

Prepping for City Council: A Q&A With Jennifer Gutiérrez

Prepping for City Council: A Q&A With Jennifer Gutiérrez

Motivated by personal experience, the expected City Council member plans to lead District 34 toward a more equitable future.

These Brooklyn Democrats Say They Go Where Socialists Won’t

These Brooklyn Democrats Say They Go Where Socialists Won’t

“The DSA needs to do a better job of organizing in those life-long Brooklynite communities,” say young Democratic Party organizers.

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.

An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing

An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing

Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.

Sandy Nurse: Co-Governance Is A Model For City Governance

Sandy Nurse: Co-Governance Is A Model For City Governance

This Election, You’ll Rank Your Choices

This Election, You’ll Rank Your Choices

In a wide-open election, candidates in Brooklyn (and all over NYC) will be running on ranked ballots for the first time

Five Young Brooklynites Team up with Local Non-Profit for Holiday Drive to Benefit Homeless

Five Young Brooklynites Team up with Local Non-Profit for Holiday Drive to Benefit Homeless

Concrete Luxury group teams up with Providence House for Holiday Drive to benefit homeless families in transition to permanent housing.

Brooklyn Bail Fund Spent Millions To Free Immigrants, Support BLM Demonstrators in 2020

Brooklyn Bail Fund Spent Millions To Free Immigrants, Support BLM Demonstrators in 2020

Due to ongoing support, the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund helped hundreds of racial justice advocates and detained immigrants post bail in 2020.

‘Communities Resist’ is Defending Tenants Against Housing Discrimination and Harassment

‘Communities Resist’ is Defending Tenants Against Housing Discrimination and Harassment

Local nonprofit helps tenants fight against housing displacement, landlord harassment, and gentrification

Bushwick City Council Candidate Accuses Corey Johnson of Political Retribution

Bushwick City Council Candidate Accuses Corey Johnson of Political Retribution

In a statement given to Bushwick Daily , Sandy Nurse accused Corey Johnson of slashing funding to a number of districts out of “political retribution” for voting against his 2021 budget.

UPDATED: NYC Protest & Event Schedule for Today, Tuesday, July 7, 2020

UPDATED: NYC Protest & Event Schedule for Today, Tuesday, July 7, 2020

A breakdown of today’s events.

Resource Guide for Artists and Freelancers During the COVID19 Crisis [Updated]

Resource Guide for Artists and Freelancers During the COVID19 Crisis [Updated]

Exclusive Club for POC Opens in East Williamsburg

Exclusive Club for POC Opens in East Williamsburg

Ethels Club is the first exclusively private membership and workspace club to open in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Historical Society Focuses on Slavery and 400 Years of Inequality

Brooklyn Historical Society Focuses on Slavery and 400 Years of Inequality

The October lecture series will feature talks, screenings and plays on redlining, the criminal justice system, reparations and more.

Gentrification: WTF Does It Mean, For Real?

Gentrification: WTF Does It Mean, For Real?

New Bushwick Concept Store from a POC Team Inspires a Perpetual Sunday Mood

New Bushwick Concept Store from a POC Team Inspires a Perpetual Sunday Mood

Five local creatives opened a curated concept store with products they believe in.

How a Grassroots Organization Is Destigmatizing the Use of Cannabis for Women

How a Grassroots Organization Is Destigmatizing the Use of Cannabis for Women

A 24-year-old yoga teacher and cannabis advocate is working to change how we view womxn who smoke.

Brooklyn VS Queens: The Battle of the Boroughs at Arbitration Rock Is Back at the Onderdonk House

Brooklyn VS Queens: The Battle of the Boroughs at Arbitration Rock Is Back at the Onderdonk House

Join the fun and celebrations on August 17 on the border of Bushwick and Ridgewood!

Bushwick Nightly: The Best PoC-Centered and LGBTQ+ Parties to Catch in and Around Bushwick

Bushwick Nightly: The Best PoC-Centered and LGBTQ+ Parties to Catch in and Around Bushwick

Cannabis Lifestyle Company Comes to Williamsburg, While Marijuana Arrests Continue Citywide

Cannabis Lifestyle Company Comes to Williamsburg, While Marijuana Arrests Continue Citywide

Brooklyn has seen 161 arrests for marijuana possession just in the first quarter of 2019.

7 Bushwick Podcasts to Listen to in 2019

7 Bushwick Podcasts to Listen to in 2019

Gentrification, comedy, art — Bushwick has a podcast for everything.

Bushwick Students Build a Mars Rover Bridging the Gap of Diversity in Tech

Bushwick Students Build a Mars Rover Bridging the Gap of Diversity in Tech

After a successful GoFundMe campaign, local students were able to build a replica of the Mars Rover.

The Puppetmobile Will Visit Maria Hernandez Park with New Free Show on June 25

The Puppetmobile Will Visit Maria Hernandez Park with New Free Show on June 25

The series is a part of a larger summer City Parks program giving focus to underrepresented and low-income communities

Welcome to the Bushwick Nightly

Welcome to the Bushwick Nightly

Bushwick’s Official 2019 Pride Guide

Bushwick’s Official 2019 Pride Guide

Bushwick to Get a New $1.5 Million Student-Designed Playground

Bushwick to Get a New $1.5 Million Student-Designed Playground

“Low-income communities of color, such as Bushwick, have historically been denied access to green space compared to other New York City communities.”

Bushwick Rock Climbing Gym Now Offers Discounted Queer Climbs with Free Passes for QTPOC

Bushwick Rock Climbing Gym Now Offers Discounted Queer Climbs with Free Passes for QTPOC

MetroRock is creating an accessible space for queer athletes.

Bushwick-Based Vegan Chef Is Now Chapter Leader of Veganizer

Bushwick-Based Vegan Chef Is Now Chapter Leader of Veganizer

New Report Shows Disproportionate Risk to Latinx Communities from Climate Change

New Report Shows Disproportionate Risk to Latinx Communities from Climate Change

Bed-Stuy’s Eighth Grade Girls Excel at National Chess Championships and Win Second Place

Bed-Stuy’s Eighth Grade Girls Excel at National Chess Championships and Win Second Place

Bushwick-Based Beatbox Collective Supports Mental Health Awareness and Inner-City Children

Bushwick-Based Beatbox Collective Supports Mental Health Awareness and Inner-City Children

The Beatbox House is a Bushwick-based, award winning, and touring beatboxing collective

2020 Census Outreach Focuses on Brooklyn Communities with the Lowest Response Rates via New Data Map

2020 Census Outreach Focuses on Brooklyn Communities with the Lowest Response Rates via New Data Map

New interactive map by CUNY helps organizations with the upcoming population census.

Happy International Women’s Day: Let’s Celebrate the Women of Bushwick

Happy International Women’s Day: Let’s Celebrate the Women of Bushwick