On June 11, the New York City Council’s Committee on Land Use held a hearing on Council Member Rafael Espinal’s bill calling for the development of an urban agricultural plan.

According to dog licensing data from the Department of Health, pitbulls are currently the most popular dogs in Bushwick.

“We’ve been fighting rats coming in and out. I don’t know why.”

The new Bushwick politician’s signature accomplishment has been landing a program to pay for doula services in marginalized neighborhoods.

Streets in Bushwick may be subject to dangerous lead exposure. Because of the quiet stripping of 2018 legislation by former governor Andrew Cuomo, the extent of the problem remains largely unknown. A Bushwick Daily investigation.

The federal government has offered a new way to combat the spread of the virus: providing free Covid testing kits and N95 masks. But how accessible are they, and how can we get them? 

Information on positive Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Bushwick and all of New York City.

All adults living in New York are eligible to receive a free COVID-19 booster shot, administered in local health clinics, pop-up vans, pharmacies and elsewhere.

Family members of nursing home residents can now visit their loved ones whenever and for as long as they want.

Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.

Based on factors like poverty levels, green space and air conditioner ownership, Bushwick and a number of other city neighborhoods are more vulnerable than others to the effects of extreme heat.

Everyone can learn how to protect Mother Earth at this free, family-friendly event.

45 restaurants in the neighborhood have been cited with critical violations, including evidence of live mice and roaches, this year

A month of shortages and distribution issues has left COVID vaccination rates in surrounding neighborhoods to hover around 3 and 4%

Williams sent letters to both Mayor de Blasio and Gov Cuomo citing both the “strong public health potential of contact tracing programs and the inherent risks associated with of private information”

Earlier today, DeBlasio said he would announce his decision on shelter-in-place policy within the next 48 hours.

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center’s Violence Intervention and Treatment Program is having their Second Annual Sexual Assault Conference next Wednesday.

After Pilotworks Shutdown, 180 business lost their commercial kitchen space. Will Food Labs provide them with the right facilities?

Think twice before eating from Bushwick’s Newton Creek. You’ll thank us later.

Thanks to the heat and humidity this week, several city agencies are warning New Yorkers to take extra precautions.

Did Norbz the cat get turned off of rodent meat after too much good vegan pizza?