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New York is offering $140,000 in grants to reduce mental health stigma
New York State is offering $140,000 in grants for community projects that work to reduce mental health stigma, with funding...
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Community
The Bushwick Community is Invited to IS 291 Roland Hayes’ First Homecoming Arts Festival on Nov. 23
The festival will feature student artwork and performances, a Thanksgiving dinner and a tour of Meryl Meisler’s “Paradise Lost &...
Community
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...
Community
How Some Bushwick Houses of Worship Weathered the Pandemic
Though many have re-opened, local houses of worship in Bushwick are still feeling the effects of the pandemic more than...
Guides
So You Don’t Want to Order a Book From Amazon
A guide to local bookshops in and around Bushwick
Community
Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess
Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, echoes some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.
Community
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
Food and Drink
New Brewery, Tap Room To Move Onto Wilson Avenue
This summer, Non Sequitur Beer Project is set to open a brewery, tap room and an event space.
Community
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.
News
State Sens. Go Gaming With Constituents
The Wonderville arcade is set to host a Twitch livestream of the multiplayer video game Among Us. Playing this time:...
News
Riseboro to Distribute Food Baskets to more than 400 Families
Many families have already registered for today’s event but Zullo said all families who show up, with or without a...
Arts & Culture
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.
Community
Voices of Bushwick: Community Members Reflect on Covid-19 Crisis
As New York braces for a second wave of coronavirus, Bushwick's essential workers, small business owners and artists reflect on...
Community
13th Bushwick Film Festival Releases Full Program
This year's festival includes more than 100 different films created by filmmakers from Brooklyn and around the world.
Community
CUNY Begins Review Of Applications To Distribute $19 Million Census Outreach Grant
The grant is part of a historic multi-million dollar budget allocated for NYC’s 2020 Census outreach strategy.
Community
Community Group ‘Our Repro Rights’ Is Hosting a Discussion to Advance Reproductive Justice
The Bushwick reproductive rights group is pushing for lasting change through specificity and inclusivity.
News
Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters
The scene at a recent town hall meeting illustrates the deep-seated anger over two planned shelters in Ridgewood, Glendale and...
Politics
Boris Santos: Williamsburg Native & Salazar Staffer Sets Sights on Assembly Member Seat
Boris Santos will be challenging incumbent Assembly Member Erik Dilan for seat at New York State's Assembly District 54.
Community
Don’t shoot, I Want to Grow Up: Bushwick Native Teaches Children Alternatives to Violence
“We’re all committed to making sure these schools and these kids are safe.”
News
Gun Violence on the Rise, Despite Lower Crime Rates in Bushwick
Data shows that overall crime in Bushwick has fallen, however gun violence is on the rise in Brooklyn.
Community
Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir
NYCH20 and Queens Community Board 5 continue campaigning for a new bus stop at the undiscovered gem.
Community
Unity and Empathy: Local Artist Gathered Bushwick Community to Connect Through Art and Storytelling
“It was incredible, there was so much heartwarming generosity and genuine harmony.”
Arts & Culture
Bushwick Book Club Continues to Grow with 10 Chapters Worldwide, a New Podcast, and School Program
This literary-focused performance group started in Bushwick in 2009.
Community
Unique Community Group in Ridgewood Offers Experimental Social Gatherings and Events
From research to poetry, from gardening to protests!
Guides
Welcoming Ramadan: a Guide to Celebrating Ramadan in Bushwick and Beyond
Here's where to find you halal meals and iftars!
News
Measles Outbreak: Bushwick Chabad Rabbi Supports MMR Vaccination
So far, 285 cases of measles has been detected in the Jewish community with 246 of these cases in children...
Community
Bushwick Is Hosting a Shoe Drive Brunch for Promgoers in Need
Soul to Sole is a nonprofit event helping to dress local students for their special night.
Politics
Brooklyn’s Participation in the 2020 Population Census Could Stop Federal Funding Cuts for New York
Census participation is not just a numbers game. It’s an act of resistance against the federal administration.
Business
Co-Owner of the Iconic Silent Barn Launches New Platform to Help Bushwick DIY Spaces Survive
Community and DIY organizers that have joined the platform have seen an increase of 20 percent to 300 percent in...
News
Bushwick Community Board to Host First-Ever Expo for Women and Minority Businesses
Connect, network, and get the support and resources your small business needs.
Fashion and Shopping
Advocacy Meets Aesthetics: Apparel Line at Bushwick Brand Raises Feral Cat Awareness
Buy apparel, save feral kitties!
News
Abandoned Park Space Transformed Into Thriving Urban Learning Garden
After years of neglect and abuse, locals and community volunteers of Goodwin Place have come together and transformed a derelict...
Arts & Culture
Come Sleepover at Bushwick Starr’s Sex-Positive Party with Diane Oh
Queer or not, put on your best glitter and pajamas. It's time to slumber party!
Food and Drink
Bushwick’s Precycle is Finally Open for Zero Waste Shopping
Get package-free groceries, household products, & beauty supplies right here in the neighborhood
Community
This Samuel Jablon Series are Bushwick Daily’s December Poems of the Month
Here's our December installment of "Bushwick Bohemia Beat Poetry."
Arts & Culture
NSFW: The Alternative Thanksgiving Feast in Bushwick Where Guests Ate Off Naked Bodies
Where flogging, Thanksgiving food, and consent combine to make an interesting production.
Community
HotBox Mobile Sauna Launches Monthly Queer Sauna Sessions at Ridgewood’s Nowadays
Inclusivity in bathing and relaxation.
Community
7 Ways to Give Back in and Around Bushwick This Thanksgiving
Ways to give back to the community during (and after) the holiday season.
News
Rafael Espinal Has Launched a Historic Campaign to Become Next Public Advocate of New York City
If he wins, Espinal will become the youngest politician, and the first Latino to be in city-wide politics.
Community
Friday Fast Fact: 2,500 New Apartment Units Will Come to Bushwick by 2020
A recent report shows that Bushwick will be a hub for construction of new apartment buildings over the next couple...
News
The Former Ridgewood Theater is Now Officially a Blink Fitness Gym
It was once one of the longest running theaters in the country. It's now a gym and an apartment complex.
Community
Feeding The Holiday Spirit: The Precinct is Giving Away Turkeys to Families in Need This Sunday
Turkey drive 2k18: the 83rd precinct and many others have partnered to give out turkeys this Sunday as part of...
Bushwick Bandstand
Lost Boy ? Shares His Raucous New Album, Paranoid Fiction
Plus, the best shows in Bushwick this week.
Arts & Culture
PHOTOS: Bushwick Food Coop Fall Bash Celebrates Autumn With Free Prizes, Culture & Food
A local and powerful collab for a fun fall event.
News
There’s An Official Shutdown Date For The Upcoming L-Pocalypse
The MTA continues to update us on what it'll be like to go without the L for 15 months.
Music and Nightlife
Council Member Rafael Espinal And Bushwick’s House Of Yes Team Up To Combat Sexual Harassment
This package of legislation is the first of it's kind when it comes to addressing harassment in nightlife venues.
Arts & Culture
“Madre America” is Bushwick Daily’s November Poem of the Month
Here's our November installment of "Bushwick Bohemia Beat Poetry."
Food and Drink
Where to Carbo Load in Bushwick, Whether You’re Running the Marathon or Not
There are so many carby options in the neighborhood.
Food and Drink
New Zero-Waste Food Store Precycle Aims To Educate & Build Community
Woman-owned shop will open on Starr Street next month.
Community
Techno Speed Dating: Where Nightlife Loving Singles Get To Mingle
Cheap drinks, electronic music and other singles to get to know.