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Albany cut the retirement age for teachers to 58, then quietly moved a chunk of the bill to the 2030s
Teachers got a retirement win. Then the bill quietly moved to the 2030s.
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The election that actually decides who represents Brooklyn and Queens is June 23, and almost nobody will vote in it
The election that actually decides who represents Brooklyn and Queens is June 23. Almost nobody will vote.
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Jennifer Gutiérrez wants to fix the child care worker shortage without raising a single worker’s pay
Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez's bill tackles the child care staffing crisis, but it would not raise a single worker's pay....
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Bushwick Starr co-production ‘A Woman Among Women’ opens at Lincoln Center’s LCT3
The Bushwick Starr co-production 'A Woman Among Women' by Julia May Jonas opens at Lincoln Center's LCT3 through June 28,...
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‘Hedge fund handout’: Mamdani and Menin push Hochul to claw back $1 billion from Wall Street
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin are urging Gov. Hochul to scale back a tax credit benefiting...
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After Schwarzenegger’s Vatican climate speech, Bake Shop owner paints Pope Leo and the Terminator on Flushing Avenue
Bake Shop owner Massimo painted Pope Leo XIV and Arnold Schwarzenegger together after the actor's Vatican climate speech, drawing 650,000...
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Deed theft is stripping Black families out of Bed-Stuy. It just forced a new city office and became the defining fight in a June primary
Deed theft has gotten bad enough in Bed-Stuy to force a new city office, and it has become the defining...
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A 7-month-old was shot dead in her stroller in East Williamsburg. Her family forgave the gunmen; the neighborhood went to work
A 7-month-old was shot dead in her stroller in East Williamsburg. Her family forgave the gunmen; the neighborhood organized against...
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Pacha New York faces Community Board 1 tonight as residents mobilize over 7,850-person outdoor venue’s liquor license
Residents mobilize ahead of tonight's Community Board 1 hearing on Pacha New York's liquor license for the 7,850-capacity outdoor venue...
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A Bushwick comedian is running a TV station out of his basement. The flagship show managed three episodes in a year
Public-access TV has a Bushwick heir: one comedian, a basement studio, and a flagship show about the afterlife that managed...
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Sharpton to eulogize 7-month-old killed by stray bullet in Bushwick
Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy for 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, killed by a stray bullet in Bushwick, at Monday's...
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NYC launches citywide childcare map and parent survey to shape universal care program
New York City launched an interactive map for finding childcare providers and a survey of 400,000 families to shape universal...
Arts & Culture
“A Different State” art exhibition opens at Synesthesia, exploring empire and resistance through performance
A Different State group exhibition opens Friday at Synesthesia gallery in Bushwick, featuring Benjamin Kendall, Brandon English, and James Hopper...
Food and Drink
Bushwick’s solar-powered Starrlight Bakery expands to all-day bread service
Solar-powered Starrlight Bakery at 95 Starr Street launches all-day bread window from 10am-10pm, expanding beyond evening pizza to serve fresh...
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NYC Emergency Management urges Brooklyn residents to prepare for flash floods
NYC Emergency Management warns Brooklyn basement apartment residents in Bushwick, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint to prepare for deadly flash floods as...
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Rare early Basquiats came back to Brooklyn during Frieze week. The gallery put them in the Broadway Triangle on purpose
While Frieze filled Manhattan, rare early Basquiats landed at the Bishop Gallery in Brooklyn's Broadway Triangle. The location is the...
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Brooklyn Community Board 4 lays out April meeting agenda on sentencing reform, Melrose Street rezoning
Brooklyn Community Board 4 will discuss state sentencing reform bills and a Melrose Street zoning amendment during April meetings at...
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Brooklyn Coop celebrates 25 years in Bushwick with free community event
Brooklyn Coop is hosting a free 25th anniversary celebration May 20 at its Bushwick branch featuring Antonio Reynoso, food, drinks...
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Antonio Reynoso wants to get 1,000 young Bushwick adults into jobs. The budget for it is $150,000 a year
Reynoso's Bushwick 1000 promises to get 1,000 young adults into jobs. The budget is $150,000 a year, split among three...
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The EPA will test your air for free if you live over Greenpoint’s toxic plume. Some landlords would rather not know
If you live over Greenpoint's Meeker Avenue Plume, the EPA will test your indoor air free and anonymously. The holdup...
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North Brooklyn has lost storefronts for a decade. The bill to stop it has almost no one behind it
Greenpoint and Williamsburg have lost storefronts for a decade. A bill to curb commercial vacancies finally exists, and almost no...
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A $10 yoga class in a Greenpoint church basement is quietly funding 2,000 meals a week
A volunteer-run $10 yoga class in a Greenpoint church basement quietly bankrolls North Brooklyn Angels, which serves 2,000 free hot...
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NYC launches new resources to help homeowners build accessory dwelling units
New York City introduces tools to help homeowners plan, finance, and build Accessory Dwelling Units, addressing housing affordability in Brooklyn...
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Mamdani declares a $12 billion budget gap and presses Albany to tax the rich
Mayor Zohran Mamdani warns NYC faces a $12 billion fiscal deficit and calls for state tax increases on wealthy earners...
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Your guide to events in Bushwick, Ridgewood, and beyond: March 27 – April 2, 2026
AIONIA takes over House of Yes for Permanent Vacation's first NYC showcase, Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival returns, plus horror screening...
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The Brooklyn Black activists who helped elect Mamdani just put him on a stopwatch: three years and nine months
The Brooklyn Black organizers who helped elect Mamdani gave him a deadline: deliver real change before the next election.
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Brooklyn families can get up to $1,000 per child through expanded state tax credit
Brooklyn families can receive up to $1,000 per child under 4 and $330 per child ages 4-16 through New York's...
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Bushwick walkup at 169 Troutman Street sold for $2 million in bankruptcy deal
A six-unit residential building at 169 Troutman Street in Bushwick was purchased for $2 million through bankruptcy by Isaac Silberstein...
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NYC names first executive director of new Street Vendor Services office
Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez appointed as Executive Director of new Office of Street Vendor Services, launching four months ahead of schedule to...
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New MTA app launches for NYC subway and bus riders with accessibility features
The MTA launched a new mobile app for NYC subway and bus riders featuring real-time arrivals, accessibility tools, and live...
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A Bed-Stuy gym says it does not tolerate harassment. A longtime member says she was told she ‘was not the first’ and treated like the angry Black woman
A member at a Bed-Stuy PureGym says she reported harassment, was told she 'was not the first' to complain, and...
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Bushwick City Farm’s owner locked out its volunteers after 15 years, saying he doesn’t want “any headaches”
Volunteers at Bushwick City Farm have been locked out after 15 years, displacing asylum seekers and cutting off fresh produce...
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NYC’s largest union, District Council 37, endorses Antonio Reynoso for Congress
NYC's largest public employee union District Council 37 endorsed Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for Congress in the 7th District.
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BK ROT Youth Leaders Program 2026 application open for Bushwick students
BK ROT's Youth Leaders Program is accepting applications from Bushwick high school students for paid summer positions focused on environmental...
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The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. The city’s own court records say 76 percent had no criminal record
The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. Court records say 76 percent had no...
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Big Reuse opens second Brooklyn thrift store in Bushwick on Troutman Street
Environmental nonprofit Big Reuse opened its second location at 378 Troutman Street in Bushwick, offering sustainable shopping and donation options...
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Empyrean Club, a theatre-and-nightlife venue on Troutman Street, plans 2027 Bushwick launch with ‘American Psycho’ musical
The Empyrean Club, a new theater and nightlife venue at 421 Troutman St. in Bushwick, plans to open in 2027...
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NYC Council approves $2 million to modernize Wyckoff Heights Medical Center NICU
The NYC Council approved $2 million to modernize the neonatal ICU at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, which serves Bushwick and...
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One dead, one critically injured in Bushwick construction wall collapse
One person died and another was critically injured when a construction wall collapsed at a Bushwick job site near Bushwick...
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New Bill Seeks to Guarantee Lease Renewals for NYC Small Businesses
State Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher introduced legislation to cap commercial rent increases and guarantee lease renewals for...
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Bushwick’s state senator spent the budget fight trying to tax billionaires. Albany taxed Zyn instead.
State Senator Julia Salazar pushed to tax billionaires in the budget fight. The $268 billion budget Albany passed taxed nicotine...
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Anjunadeep to headline a SummerStage dance party in Central Park
London electronic label Anjunadeep will headline a dance party at Central Park's SummerStage on July 18, bringing progressive house and...
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Chi Ossé elected co-chair of City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus
Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé has been elected co-chair of the NYC Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus, serving alongside Justin Sanchez from...
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Bushwick-raised poet Emanuel Xavier launches new collection at Stonewall monument
Bushwick-raised poet Emanuel Xavier releases "Still, We Are Sacred" with a launch event at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center...
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NYCEDC opens $4 million bid for modular public restrooms across the five boroughs
NYC Economic Development Corporation released a $4 million request for proposals to build modular public restrooms across all five boroughs...
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Hye House brings Armenian music and dance to Bushwick’s 53 Scott
Hye House staged Kef Time Brooklyn, featuring live Armenian music and dance at 53 Scott in Bushwick on February 7,...
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North Brooklyn parks group pushes a business improvement district to fund Bushwick Inlet Park
The North Brooklyn Parks Alliance is leading efforts to create a Northside Improvement District to bring supplemental funding to the...
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State Senator Salazar Praises Hochul’s Anti-ICE Legislative Proposals
State Senator Julia Salazar announced her support for three legislative proposals from Governor Kathy Hochul aimed at limiting cooperation between...
Theater
Bushwick native La Daniella returns to The Bushwick Starr with puppet musical about gentrification and mermaids
The Bushwick Starr presents world premiere of 'Gooey's Toxic Aquatic Adventure,' a puppet musical about gentrification opening Feb. 4
Politics
Sandy Nurse Fought Two Years to Pass a Public Bathroom Law. Now Mamdani Has to Deliver 1,000+ by 2035
When Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his $4 million public bathroom expansion program on January 10, he was stepping into a...