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UPDATED: Black Lives Matter Protest Schedule for Today, Tuesday June 9, 2020

UPDATED: Black Lives Matter Protest Schedule for Today, Tuesday June 9, 2020

A breakdown of the protests scheduled for today.

Op-Ed: Covid-19 Has Disrupted Students’ Education, but We Cannot Drop the Ball Further

Op-Ed: Covid-19 Has Disrupted Students’ Education, but We Cannot Drop the Ball Further

Tai Abrams is the founder of AdmissionSquad and the best-selling author of “Who Am I? An A-Z Career Guide for Teens.”

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The Bitter Fight for Brooklyn’s City Council Seat is Complicated by Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the election for Rafael Espinal’s seat until June but the candidates are still running and “politics is still alive and well in Brooklyn”

Churro Vendor Arrested by NYPD at Broadway Junction

Churro Vendor Arrested by NYPD at Broadway Junction

Over the weekend, the NYPD was videotaped arresting a churro vendor at the Broadway Junction station.

PHOTOS: Graham Avenue Celebrated the 22nd Annual Three Kings Day Parade With Style

PHOTOS: Graham Avenue Celebrated the 22nd Annual Three Kings Day Parade With Style

Wepa!

Residents Gathered This Weekend To Discuss Rezoning In Bushwick

Residents Gathered This Weekend To Discuss Rezoning In Bushwick

What Is Democratic Socialism? A Q & A With The North Brooklyn DSA

What Is Democratic Socialism? A Q & A With The North Brooklyn DSA

Democratic Socialism has surged in popularity in the past two years. Bushwick Daily spoke to the North Brooklyn Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America spokesman Justin Charles to learn more.

Two of the 10 Worst Landlords in NYC Own Properties in Bushwick

Two of the 10 Worst Landlords in NYC Own Properties in Bushwick

Some of the worst landlords in the city own properties right here in Bushwick.

Here’s How the Bushwick Area Fared in 2017 Municipal Elections

Here’s How the Bushwick Area Fared in 2017 Municipal Elections

The people have spoken and the votes have been counted. How was our city’s government changed?

Here Are All the Winners from the 2017 New York Primary

Here Are All the Winners from the 2017 New York Primary

Bushwick voters turned out to vote in the primary on Tuesday. See which winners will be representing our neighborhood in the mayoral race and beyond.

What Bushwick Should Know About the Upcoming NYC Primary Elections

What Bushwick Should Know About the Upcoming NYC Primary Elections

Head out to the polls on September 12 to vote in New York’s 2017 Primary Elections.

UPDATE: A Firefighter Died After a Fall from a Burning Ridgewood Building

UPDATE: A Firefighter Died After a Fall from a Burning Ridgewood Building

A member of FDNY has died after falling off a ladder while battling a two-alarm fire in Ridgewood.

This Weekend Marks Your Last Chance to Vote in NYC’s Participatory Budgeting

This Weekend Marks Your Last Chance to Vote in NYC’s Participatory Budgeting

Bushwick is lousy with opportunities to participate in grassroots democracy this week. Take advantage of them all!

Photos: Bushwick Icon Rosie Perez and Lots of Other Locals Represented at the NYC Women’s March

Photos: Bushwick Icon Rosie Perez and Lots of Other Locals Represented at the NYC Women’s March

Perez led a star-studded rally on 47th Street as hundreds of thousands of marchers streamed into Manhattan for Saturday’s historic demonstration.

2016 Worst Landlords List Includes Plenty of Offenders With Buildings in and Around Bushwick

2016 Worst Landlords List Includes Plenty of Offenders With Buildings in and Around Bushwick

The comprehensive lists and maps show exact locations of buildings, putting more information into the hands of city residents.

Hundreds Marched to Protest Unfair Housing Practices in Bushwick

Hundreds Marched to Protest Unfair Housing Practices in Bushwick

On Wednesday, hundreds of people marched through the streets of Bushwick demanding visibility and accountability when it comes to

Bushwick Landlords Are Abundantly Listed in the Newly Released “Worst Landlord Watchlist”

Bushwick Landlords Are Abundantly Listed in the Newly Released “Worst Landlord Watchlist”

Oh, you know how Bushwick is so cool and hot at the same time that it regularly gets mentioned at all sorts of lists like the recent Vogue’s list of the coolest neighborhoods in the world? So today Bushwick made another list — albeit a less flattering one — 2015 Worst Landlord List

Jose Lopez from Make the Road Talks about Illegal Practices of Bushwick Landlords

Jose Lopez from Make the Road Talks about Illegal Practices of Bushwick Landlords

Around 100 Bushwick residents gathered around apartment buildings where long-term residents have been complaining about landlord harassment and rallied in defense of their tenants rights on Sunday April 6, 2014

The Winners of (and the Runoff from) the 2013 Primary Elections!

The Winners of (and the Runoff from) the 2013 Primary Elections!

Good afternoon Bushwick!

It’s Primary Day! Do You Know Where Your Children Are Voting?

It’s Primary Day! Do You Know Where Your Children Are Voting?

Photo from http://www.whytuesday.org/2010/10/28/bloomberg-thumbs-up-to-san-fran-weekend-voting/ …just kidding, kids can’t vote. But you can! And you should, if you want to avoid having your neighbors assume you’re a clueless transplant from the Midwest. Be the change you wish to see in the world, keep your rent from skyrocketing, or get a sticker. And NYC is doing everything within […]

The MARCH Disbands

The MARCH Disbands

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

Opinion: Make Accessing the Ridgewood Reservoir Safer

Opinion: Make Accessing the Ridgewood Reservoir Safer

A local biking group says bike lines and widened sidewalks are needed to increase accessibility to a local public park.

Re-splintering.

Re-splintering.

“That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”

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.

Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

This comes at the end of a year that has seen a significant increase in violence toward transgender and gender non-conforming people throughout the United States.

Meet Jennifer Gutiérrez, the New 34th District Representative

Meet Jennifer Gutiérrez, the New 34th District Representative

Jennifer Gutiérrez, a Queens-born activist and former chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso, has won the election to be the 34th District City Council representative.

So You Want to Volunteer? Here Is a List of Bushwick Organizations That Need Your Help

So You Want to Volunteer? Here Is a List of Bushwick Organizations That Need Your Help

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick organizations that are actively in need of volunteers.

Councilman Robert Holden Edges Progressive Newcomer Juan Ardila in 30th District, Bringing End to Tumultuous Race

Councilman Robert Holden Edges Progressive Newcomer Juan Ardila in 30th District, Bringing End to Tumultuous Race

Juan Ardila, the 27-year-old progressive, came up roughly 500 votes shy against incumbent Councilman Robert Holden, with roughly 46 percent of the vote according to early tallies. Ardila hasn’t yet conceded.

How Did The Brooklyn Democratic Party Get Here?

How Did The Brooklyn Democratic Party Get Here?

From party chairs to district leaders to canceled elections.

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.

Things Could Be Different In Bushwick

Things Could Be Different In Bushwick

Here Comes Myrtle Point: Ridgewood’s New Tower To Be Its Tallest

Here Comes Myrtle Point: Ridgewood’s New Tower To Be Its Tallest

‘They can no longer keep up with the rent. You’ve seen Myrtle Avenue, it’s all empty, it’s all for rent.’

Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

NYC Begins Reopening: What You Need to Know About Phase 1

NYC Begins Reopening: What You Need to Know About Phase 1

Learn more about the reopening of NYC and how you might be affected.

Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

‘It’s frustrating when you’re playing by the rules and your opponent is cheating,’ Salazar says of Andy Marte’s primary challenge