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Get to Know Bushwick Like Never Before Using This New, Data-Rich Interactive Map

Get to Know Bushwick Like Never Before Using This New, Data-Rich Interactive Map

Ever wondered how long the average commute of a Bushwick resident is—or what percentage of the neighborhood was born abroad? Find out using CoreData.nyc!

In a New Game, Bushwick Renters Can Explore The Factors Affecting Life in Aging New York Buildings

In a New Game, Bushwick Renters Can Explore The Factors Affecting Life in Aging New York Buildings

New game give you perspective on real-life challenges facing old rental buildings.

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!

Bushwick Studio Apartment Rents Just Jumped by Nearly 10 Percent, Report Indicates

Bushwick Studio Apartment Rents Just Jumped by Nearly 10 Percent, Report Indicates

An annual report by real estate firm MNS states that at the end of the summer, the average rent for a Bushwick studio apartment increased by 9.06 percent, from $1,925 to $2,099.

Hilarious Fake Bushwick Apartment Listing Offers Up Treehouse in Maria Hernandez Park

Hilarious Fake Bushwick Apartment Listing Offers Up Treehouse in Maria Hernandez Park

A brooklyn resident posted the bogus listing to make apartment hunters consider the dire state of the housing situation in Bushwick.

Bushwick Residents Designed a Neighborhood Map for Housing Advocacy—Learn to Use it This Thursday!

Bushwick Residents Designed a Neighborhood Map for Housing Advocacy—Learn to Use it This Thursday!

The Bushwick Community Map integrates data from city records into an easily navigable resource for tenants and homeowners trying to stay abreast of changes to the neighborhood’s housing landscape.

See Rent Rate Fluctuations by L Train Subway Stops (Then Scream & Move to Canarsie)

See Rent Rate Fluctuations by L Train Subway Stops (Then Scream & Move to Canarsie)

The shutdown is coming—and rent increases are stagnating, but not dropping.

A “Historic First” Men’s Shelter Serving and Employing Bushwick Residents Will Open Next Month

A “Historic First” Men’s Shelter Serving and Employing Bushwick Residents Will Open Next Month

A former rehab facility on Bushwick’s DeKalb Ave is about to reopen as a 100-bed homeless shelter

Residents Facing MTA “Relocation” Meet to Share Concerns

Residents Facing MTA “Relocation” Meet to Share Concerns

Bushwick community members who occupy twenty-six apartments on the triangular block adjacent to the Myrtle Ave-Broadway station on the J, M and Z trains and who discovered last week that M train work will necessitate that they leave their homes for a definite 6-10 months and possibly much longer met Wednesday night to share their experiences and consider plans of action

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

Could the Brooklyn Real Estate Bubble Be Bursting?

Could the Brooklyn Real Estate Bubble Be Bursting?

 

This WNYC Podcast About Gentrification Is Required Listening for Bushwick

This WNYC Podcast About Gentrification Is Required Listening for Bushwick

Excellent gentrification reporting is a major accomplishment

FDNY Doused East Williamsburg Fire Early Sunday, Officials Say

FDNY Doused East Williamsburg Fire Early Sunday, Officials Say

The FDNY put out a small kitchen fire following a report of smoke in a five story East Williamsburg mixed use residential building early Sunday morning, officials say

Bushwick Tenants Fight Landlord Neglect With Lawsuit

Bushwick Tenants Fight Landlord Neglect With Lawsuit

Tenants of a building long neglected by its landlord are seeking the appointment of a a city administrator to make their home livable again

UPDATE: Pet Cats Were Locked Inside an Evacuated Bushwick Home

UPDATE: Pet Cats Were Locked Inside an Evacuated Bushwick Home

Residents of a long-neglected Bushwick building have been evacuated from their home, which the city has declared unsafe—but their cats remain inside, and the neighbor who promised to care for them is unable to get to them

NYT Follows “Bushwick Is Over” Real Estate Trend Piece with Ridgewood Neighborhood Profile

NYT Follows “Bushwick Is Over” Real Estate Trend Piece with Ridgewood Neighborhood Profile

Last Friday, the New York Times real estate section declared, among some other provocative things, that

[UPDATE] Here’s Your First Look at a $13 Million Willoughby Avenue Development Proposal

[UPDATE] Here’s Your First Look at a $13 Million Willoughby Avenue Development Proposal

Commercial mortgage brokerage Eastern Union Funding announced yesterday that it has arranged a $13

Cook Mansion Is Advertising 1-BR Apartment for $1,750 on Craigslist

Cook Mansion Is Advertising 1-BR Apartment for $1,750 on Craigslist

We have a love-hate relationship with Craigslist, the home of the Missed Connection, the Second Hand Ikea Coffee Table, and the The Worst Room

Yes, Virginia, There Is Available Affordable Housing in Bushwick!

Yes, Virginia, There Is Available Affordable Housing in Bushwick!

We don’t need to remind you that Bushwick is rife with housing tragedies

Beyond Religion There Are Luxury Condos: A Story of Bushwick Churches

Beyond Religion There Are Luxury Condos: A Story of Bushwick Churches

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What We Learned at Silent Barn’s Housing Law Forum

What We Learned at Silent Barn’s Housing Law Forum

Everyone’s heard at least one horror story about renting in New York City

How Will the Government Shutdown Affect Bushwick

How Will the Government Shutdown Affect Bushwick

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

It’s Primary Day! Do You Know Where Your Children Are Voting?

It’s Primary Day! Do You Know Where Your Children Are Voting?

Photo from http://www.whytuesday.org/2010/10/28/bloomberg-thumbs-up-to-san-fran-weekend-voting/ …just kidding, kids can’t vote. But you can! And you should, if you want to avoid having your neighbors assume you’re a clueless transplant from the Midwest. Be the change you wish to see in the world, keep your rent from skyrocketing, or get a sticker. And NYC is doing everything within […]

Hey Bushwick: Do You Know How To Make Sure Your House Isn’t Collapsing?

Hey Bushwick: Do You Know How To Make Sure Your House Isn’t Collapsing?

In a city where everyone has a housing horror story, Preston Pujol’s tale of woe, reported by Annette Konoske Graf in the Brooklyn Ink last week, is still a knockout

Loft Law Talks Continue in North Brooklyn

Loft Law Talks Continue in North Brooklyn

By Mariya Pylayev