The government’s budget deadline has passed, the Senate and the House were not able to agree on a spending bill because of last-ditch attempts by critics of the Affordable Care Act in the House who voted to defund the program, and the United States is going into federal government shutdown starting this morning

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

Bushwick is divided between the 34th and the 37th Council districts

At 101 years old, Ruth Gruber greeted us at The Living Gallery with perfectly placed hair, an outfit that looked like it came straight from Chanel’s very own runway and electric pink eye shadow