The deadline is July 30. Here’s how to submit an application.

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

‘We know the fight is not over,’ activists says of their fight against the pipeline extension

Census participation is not just a numbers game. It’s an act of resistance against the federal administration.

Polling data from election night shows how the votes shook out across the district.

Dry ice in the hole!

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

You don’t have to wait until Sunday for your (minor) sins to be forgiven this week: This Saturday, a Bushwick church is hosting the borough’s 4th ever “Begin Again” event, which provides locals with an opportunity to resolve any outstanding low-level “quality of life” summonses they might have on their legal records

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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

For the next two Wednesdays, People’s Justice an anti-police brutality NYC organization will be hosting two related trainings: one for Know Your Rights and the other for Cop Watch

How to keep tenants in rent-stabilized apartments

Tandem is now closing at midnight on Sundays just as Community Board 4 dictates [DNAinfo] Hasidic father and son robbed on Johnson Ave [Jews on Television] How is life in public housing [Narratively] Real estate people say that Bushwick is #3 phase of gentrification. #2 is Williamsburg, and #3 is SoHo. We just puked in […]

Bushwick’s local community board has some new members, and the 83rd precinct has a somewhat new captain.

“It’s not about a ceasefire or not about not a ceasefire”

“Really big deal,” says local pol

Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

Is Bushwick turning “gentrifier gray”?

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

“I do credit the negative campaign and the mailers for the fact that we didn’t win”

A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.

Residents in Bushwick say they’ve seen their bills double or triple over the past month. But more price hikes await.

State Senator Julia Salazar opens up about her youth, inspirations, early battles with public perception and more.

Discussing housing, healthcare, employment, maternal health and more with Maritza Davila, Erik Dilan, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Sandy Nurse, Antonio Reynoso and Julia Salazar.

Bushwick’s new city council member is asking the community to submit ideas for physical infrastructure projects in the district.

Information on the state’s new Homeowner Assistance Fund, including details on who is eligible, how to apply and what documents you may need.

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.