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BloomAgainBklyn Arranges Joy for Bushwick Residents in Long-Term Care

BloomAgainBklyn Arranges Joy for Bushwick Residents in Long-Term Care

Owner Caroline Gates Anderson says the nonprofit is really about creating community, especially for those “who are most at risk, most isolated.”

The Free Store: Coming Soon to Bushwick

The Free Store: Coming Soon to Bushwick

The free store, a concept dreamt up by Bushwick Mutual Aid, is stocked with free clothes, baby supplies, furniture, household appliances and other donated goods.

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.

Large Turnout at Maria Hernandez Park to Celebrate $2.1 Billion Excluded Workers Fund

Large Turnout at Maria Hernandez Park to Celebrate $2.1 Billion Excluded Workers Fund

The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition calls on the community for volunteers now that applications are underway.

So You Don’t Want to Order a Book From Amazon

So You Don’t Want to Order a Book From Amazon

A guide to local bookshops in and around Bushwick

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.

Orient Grove: East Williamsburg’s Best Kept Secret

Orient Grove: East Williamsburg’s Best Kept Secret

The roots are deep at a little known garden oasis in East Williamsburg

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.

Food Delivery Nonprofit Kicks Off In North Brooklyn

Food Delivery Nonprofit Kicks Off In North Brooklyn

A new organization is delivering free food and beverages to families in public housing developments in Bushwick, Bed-Stuy and Williamsburg

When Will ‘Open Streets’ Come To Bushwick?

When Will ‘Open Streets’ Come To Bushwick?

City council passed a bill making them permanent but streets in Northern Brooklyn have yet to open

Local Mutual Aid Groups Say They’ll Sit City Elections Out

Local Mutual Aid Groups Say They’ll Sit City Elections Out

‘The work is political, but we don’t want so much to get caught in a lot of the Brooklyn party politics’

Bushwick Turns To The Stars And So Can You

Bushwick Turns To The Stars And So Can You

New York’s leading group of amateur astronomers are setting up shop for the first time next month at the DeKalb Library

Petitioning in Bushwick

Petitioning in Bushwick

A Bushwick Church Needs Help Feeding Hungry Neighbors

A Bushwick Church Needs Help Feeding Hungry Neighbors

Bushwick Abbey is asking community members and local businesses to help keep its free food pantry and refrigerator stocked.

Bushwick Biking Activist Fights Racism In Chinatown

Bushwick Biking Activist Fights Racism In Chinatown

‘Safewalks’ for the whole city, Peter Kerre says

Police Now Searching For Subway Stabber

Police Now Searching For Subway Stabber

The Kosciuszko Street J station is the latest to be hit with a violent assault

‘I Don’t See How He Wins’: A Queens Democrat Sees His Way To City Hall

‘I Don’t See How He Wins’: A Queens Democrat Sees His Way To City Hall

A Bushwick Biking Activist Has A Plan To Make Stations Safer

A Bushwick Biking Activist Has A Plan To Make Stations Safer

In response to the flurry of subway attacks, a volunteer group is gathering on Instagram to offering some cover

A Photo Reflection On The Black Lives Matter Movement Of 2020

A Photo Reflection On The Black Lives Matter Movement Of 2020

Bushwick food pantries prepare for Thanksgiving despite setbacks

Bushwick food pantries prepare for Thanksgiving despite setbacks

Despite food shortages, Bushwick food pantries are gearing up to serve Thanksgiving meals to hungry Brooklynites.

Clean Bushwick Initiative Steps in to Address Neighborhood Trash Pile-Ups

Clean Bushwick Initiative Steps in to Address Neighborhood Trash Pile-Ups

Budget cuts to the Department of Sanitation have forced the group to increase its efforts.

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

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

Bushwick Film Fest Launches Its 13th Festival Virtually

Bushwick Film Fest Launches Its 13th Festival Virtually

Local Organization to Unveil a New Mural and Raise Funds for Bushwick Mutual Aid this Labor Day

Local Organization to Unveil a New Mural and Raise Funds for Bushwick Mutual Aid this Labor Day

Bushwick City Council Race Nowhere Near Over Yet

Bushwick City Council Race Nowhere Near Over Yet

‘Our campaign was going to win,’ Ousted Candidates Plan For Next Year

How safe is it to ride the subway? New studies suggest it may not be as dangerous as you think

How safe is it to ride the subway? New studies suggest it may not be as dangerous as you think

Studies from Europe and Asia show that taking public transportation might not be a major cause of new coronavirus cases.

Parks and Playgrounds Are Open, But Dog Runs Aren’t?  Bushwick Dog Owners Aren’t Happy

Parks and Playgrounds Are Open, But Dog Runs Aren’t? Bushwick Dog Owners Aren’t Happy

“People are sitting outside at tables and going back to their workplaces, getting their hair done, but I can’t go to the dog run.” – Amy Willard, Volunteer Director for Maria Hernandez Dog Run Pack

Bushwick Mutual Aid Feeds Over 2,ooo  During Coronavirus Pandemic

Bushwick Mutual Aid Feeds Over 2,ooo During Coronavirus Pandemic

City Organization ‘In It Together NYC’ Working to Combat Food Insecurity During COVID19

City Organization ‘In It Together NYC’ Working to Combat Food Insecurity During COVID19

A city-wide grassroots, volunteer effort called In It Together NYC, is tackling food insecurity to ensure New Yorkers don’t go hungry during COVID-19 pandemic.

Helping COVID-19 Frontline Workers Through Art

Helping COVID-19 Frontline Workers Through Art

A fine art rental subscription company called Curina has launched a COVID-19 benefit project and will donate 100% of its sale commission to delivering PPE

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”

Salazar Campaign Hosting a Campaign Fundraiser and Debate Watch Party Tonight

Salazar Campaign Hosting a Campaign Fundraiser and Debate Watch Party Tonight

The State Senator and her team are continuing their tradition hosting a debate watch party at The Well while meeting constituents and raising money for the campaign.

Census Bureau Opens Recruitment Stations Around Bushwick

Census Bureau Opens Recruitment Stations Around Bushwick

7 Spots to Watch the Democratic Presidential Debate in and Around Bushwick

7 Spots to Watch the Democratic Presidential Debate in and Around Bushwick

Nothing like voters cheering and booing at a large screen.

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

Composting in Bushwick: Here’s Where to Drop Off Your Organic Scraps

Composting in Bushwick: Here’s Where to Drop Off Your Organic Scraps

Change begins with the individual, start composting today!