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Which Brooklynites are Running for Public Advocate?

Which Brooklynites are Running for Public Advocate?

Here’s the rundown of what you need to know about Brooklyn candidates before the February election.

What Happens After the L Train Shutdown Was Cancelled

What Happens After the L Train Shutdown Was Cancelled

City Officials are upset with Gov. Cuomo’s announcement; landlords are ready to raise the rent.

A Tale Of Three Cities: Bushwick Community Plan Released To A Packed House On Saturday

A Tale Of Three Cities: Bushwick Community Plan Released To A Packed House On Saturday

The plan will outline rezoning in the neighborhood.

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.

Plastic Straws, Bushwick Zoning and a Path into Politics: A Conversation with City Councilman Rafael

Plastic Straws, Bushwick Zoning and a Path into Politics: A Conversation with City Councilman Rafael

A Bushwick Rezoning Battle Heats Up at 1601 Dekalb

A Bushwick Rezoning Battle Heats Up at 1601 Dekalb

Airbnb Cost Bushwick Renters About $25 Million Last Year, According to a New Report

Airbnb Cost Bushwick Renters About $25 Million Last Year, According to a New Report

The NYC Comptroller released a report yesterday that blames Airbnb for nearly 10 percent of the increase in citywide rentals between 2009 and 2016.

Bushwick Has a Problem: People Aren’t Getting Enough Healthy Food

Bushwick Has a Problem: People Aren’t Getting Enough Healthy Food

A Huge Mixed-Income Apartment Building on DeKalb Avenue Is in the Works

A Huge Mixed-Income Apartment Building on DeKalb Avenue Is in the Works

Renderings for the building at 1601 DeKalb have been released.

The City Will Spend $1M to Boost a Door-to-Door Outreach to Help Struggling Tenants in Bushwick

The City Will Spend $1M to Boost a Door-to-Door Outreach to Help Struggling Tenants in Bushwick

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that his office will bolster the Tenant Support Unit, a team that reaches out to low-income residents facing eviction and landlord harassment.

The Bushwick Ridgewood Border Was Once Home to a Majorly Important Baseball Field

The Bushwick Ridgewood Border Was Once Home to a Majorly Important Baseball Field

Wallace Field may not exist anymore, but its memory lives on.

Local Parents Are Enraged by the $25K Tuition Charged by the Soon-To-Be-Open Bushwick Montessori

Local Parents Are Enraged by the $25K Tuition Charged by the Soon-To-Be-Open Bushwick Montessori

Know Your Rights: Bushwick Responds to ICE Arrests

Know Your Rights: Bushwick Responds to ICE Arrests

Bushwick was the center of rumors about checkpoints and arrests over the weekend, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction.

Bushwick’s Community Plan Summit Is Back On the Calendar on February 11

Bushwick’s Community Plan Summit Is Back On the Calendar on February 11

For years, Bushwick residents have worked with the city on a plan for the neighborhood’s future. Now is the time for action.

How Bushwick Millennials are Changing the Face of the Economy and the Neighborhood

How Bushwick Millennials are Changing the Face of the Economy and the Neighborhood

More Film Shoots in Bushwick! CBS’s “Bull” Set Up Shop in Market Hotel

More Film Shoots in Bushwick! CBS’s “Bull” Set Up Shop in Market Hotel

The new series starring NCIS’ Michael Weatherly is kind of like “House,” except with lawyers.

A New Documentary Explores How North Brooklyn Tenants Succeed at Fighting Displacement

A New Documentary Explores How North Brooklyn Tenants Succeed at Fighting Displacement

“The Method” identifies the strategy that has kept many North Brooklyn residents in their homes despite aggressive attempts to displace them. The final step? “Never give up.”

Is Your Bushwick Lease Signing or Re-Signing Coming Up? Watch Out for These Shady Lease Clauses!

Is Your Bushwick Lease Signing or Re-Signing Coming Up? Watch Out for These Shady Lease Clauses!

Here are a few things to keep an eye out for when you’re negotiating with your landlord or prospective landlord about your living arrangement!

MTA Promises to Rehouse Bushwick Residents During M Train Work “On Our Dime”

MTA Promises to Rehouse Bushwick Residents During M Train Work “On Our Dime”

Pet care, security guards, Chinese takeouts every night — MTA makes big promises to Bushwick residents who will be displaced from their homes due to impending M train construction.

Today: Speak Out Against Bushwick’s Corrupt Landlords With a Vast Community Coalition

Today: Speak Out Against Bushwick’s Corrupt Landlords With a Vast Community Coalition

Hundreds of Bushwick residents take to the streets today to protest deplorable living conditions faced by members of our own community

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

Are “White Bodies” Gentrifying Bushwick? A Look at Census Data [Updated]

Are “White Bodies” Gentrifying Bushwick? A Look at Census Data [Updated]

[UPDATE: Please read editor’s note regarding the use of 2000 Census Data in this article and an attached apology

Out In the Streets Festival Made Up for a Tremendous Weekend for the 5th Year in Row [Photos]

Out In the Streets Festival Made Up for a Tremendous Weekend for the 5th Year in Row [Photos]

, held this past weekend at the historic

“Postcards From the Edge: Oral History of Gentrification” Is an Eye-Opening Summer Read

“Postcards From the Edge: Oral History of Gentrification” Is an Eye-Opening Summer Read

DW Gibson discusses his new book on gentrification with author Mark Binelli “It’s funny because I remember growing up in Bushwick, six blocks from here. I was a nerd, and people would say, ‘Where you from?’ I had to drop it in a certain way: ‘Yo, I grew up in Bushwick.” People would be all, […]

Do Good in Bushwick: 10 Volunteer Organizations to Get Involved In

Do Good in Bushwick: 10 Volunteer Organizations to Get Involved In

When I was a kid, my mother made me volunteer at a local shelter every Christmas morning

TEDxBushwick This Past Saturday Partially Touched Upon the Burning Issues of Our Community

TEDxBushwick This Past Saturday Partially Touched Upon the Burning Issues of Our Community

Bushwick of the previous decade has rapidly transformed from New York’s “forgotten” neighborhood into a synonym of hipness and trendiness

The Neighborhood Reacts to Thursday’s Violent Incident at Myrtle-Broadway

The Neighborhood Reacts to Thursday’s Violent Incident at Myrtle-Broadway

Warning: Contains graphic and disturbing content

Ask Sally, A Tenants’ Rights Attorney:  Is My Rent Too Damn High?

Ask Sally, A Tenants’ Rights Attorney: Is My Rent Too Damn High?

Hello, again

Ask Sally, a Tenants’ Rights Attorney: Can My Landlord Limit the Number of My Guests?

Ask Sally, a Tenants’ Rights Attorney: Can My Landlord Limit the Number of My Guests?

Hey, there

Speed-Dating with Art: Fast Times at Bushwick Beat Nite

Speed-Dating with Art: Fast Times at Bushwick Beat Nite

Beat Nite 10 boasted an artful evening any art lover would envy

Rheingold Rezoning Saga Continues at Heated CB4 Meeting & Public Meetings

Rheingold Rezoning Saga Continues at Heated CB4 Meeting & Public Meetings

Community Board members and Bushwick Citizens gathered Wednesday night at Bushwick’s monthly Community Board 4 meeting at Hope Gardens Multi-Service center, the first one since August’s recess and the primary elections

Rheingold Brewery Rezoning: City Planning Commission Shocked by the Lack of Community Involvement

Rheingold Brewery Rezoning: City Planning Commission Shocked by the Lack of Community Involvement

At around noon yesterday, the City Planning Commission of NYC met to discuss a wide-range of city projects, including the rezoning of Rheingold Brewery in Bushwick

What the Community Safety Act Means for Stop and Frisk in Bushwick

What the Community Safety Act Means for Stop and Frisk in Bushwick

Bushwick is prime stop and frisk territory

Mobilization of Bushwick Against Gentrification Began. Will We Be Able to Stay?

Mobilization of Bushwick Against Gentrification Began. Will We Be Able to Stay?

Two important meetings that dealt with a question as old as New York were held last night in Bushwick

BHIP Battles Displacement of Underprivileged Bushwick Residents

BHIP Battles Displacement of Underprivileged Bushwick Residents

How to keep tenants in rent-stabilized apartments

Bushwick Crossroads Merge at Dominican Joint Cibao

Bushwick Crossroads Merge at Dominican Joint Cibao

Photos by Meryl Meisler, Text by Tobias Salinger