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A Bushwick Biking Activist Has A Plan To Make Stations Safer
In response to the flurry of subway attacks, a volunteer group is gathering on Instagram to offering some cover
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Community
A Photo Reflection On The Black Lives Matter Movement Of 2020
As of December 2020, Black Lives Matter demonstrations have taken place in 76 countries. Since May 28, New York has...
News
New Report Shows Disproportionate Risk to Latinx Communities from Climate Change
Local Latinx activists are tackling New York's environmental issues to help their communities.
Community
Local Animal Rights Activists Organize Loudly Outside A Vivero
Bushwick Animal Save is expanding chapters across the city.
Community
Brooklyn Rebels is the New Activist Group Spurring Bushwick Into Action
Find out how you can get involved!
Arts & Culture
Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More
Step into the panoramas of “American Trilogy” and you just might walk out with a different perspective about a person,...
Community
Bushwick Businesses Join the Day Without Immigrants Strike
Find out which businesses are closed and how the general strike is affecting others.
Community
Bushwick’s Community Plan Summit Is Back On the Calendar on February 11
For years, Bushwick residents have worked with the city on a plan for the neighborhood's future. Now is the time...
Community
Why We Marched: a Photo-Essay of Feminists in D.C., From Bushwick and Beyond
This is what the feminists of America look like.
Community
Join Bushwick Residents on a Bus to the Women’s March on Washington
The charted bus will take you straight to the protest and back in one day.
Music and Nightlife
Stand with Standing Rock at Silent Barn’s Festival in Support of the Protestors Next Week
If you're wondering what you can do to help, why not head out to Silent Barn?
Community
How Bushwick Residents Can Prepare for the Next Presidency
As the next presidential administration's appointments are announced, here are some things New Yorkers can do to get ready for...
Arts & Culture
Bushwick Activists Tramps Against Trump Have Sent 3,000 Nudes to Keep Trump from the White House
"Whoever gets elected will have a direct effect on what we can and can’t do with our bodies!"
Bars
At Starr Bar, Your Drinks Help Fund Social Justice Initiatives In Bushwick And Beyond
Mayday's sister venue gives Bushwick residents a spot to conspire, create, celebrate and drink - all in the name of...
Community
UPDATE: Be There: The Date is Set for a Bushwick Community Plan Summit
If you're a Bushwick resident, then please attend this meeting!
Community
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...
Community
Got Ideas on How to Fight Displacement? Bring Them to Mayday Space
The meeting on August 20th is set to bring together individuals and organizations fighting predatory housing practices across the city.
Community
This High Profile Activist Will Speak at Bushwick’s Base Next Weekend
Eric McDavid has had a turbulent past decade—and his experiences are both riveting and highly topical in the current political...
Community
Join the Doe Fund Tuesday for a Community March Against K2
"There was no help for New York's poorest neighborhoods during the crack epidemic in the 1980s. That is no longer...
Bushwick
Today: Join Bushwick Orgs and Residents at a City Hall Rally Against SCOTUS’ Immigration Deadlock
Following a Supreme Court failure to make a decision on keystone Obama administration immigration legislature Thursday, local organizations and community members...
News
The Riders Alliance Wants Bushwick Residents to Offer Solutions to L Train Closure
Organizations like the L Train Coalition and the Riders Alliance are making sure Bushwick voices are heard in the ongoing...
Arts & Culture
Celebrate May Day at Bushwick’s MayDay Space!
Bushwick activism hub MayDay Space is getting ready to host a dynamic community day on the date it takes its...
Arts & Culture
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,...
News
Last Weekend to Get out and Volunteer For Bernie in Bushwick
With only five days to go until the New York Primary, we want to make sure Bushwick goes to Bernie! To do...
Bushwick
Photos and Video: Striking Workers Picket Outside Bushwick Verizon Facility
Verizon employees who work at a facility on Jefferson street in Bushwick continued to picket Thursday after walking off the job Wednesday...
News
Local Latino Activists Meet to Support Bernie on the Eve of Big Wisconsin Win
Central Station opened its doors to host the first Bushwick event for the National Latino Outreach Team for Bernie
News
Hundreds Marched to Protest Unfair Housing Practices in Bushwick
On Wednesday, hundreds of people marched through the streets of Bushwick demanding visibility and accountability when it comes to
Bushwick
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
Arts & Culture
Bushwick Artists To Host Cross-Borough Double Bill of Anti-Gentrification Community Arts Events Saturday
Two back to back arts events organized by long time Bushwick artists and residents are scheduled for this Saturday, and both events...
Bushwick
L Train Straphangers Propose Additional East River Tunnel to Prevent Years-Long Service Outage
L train-dependent Brooklyn residents, business owners and officials met in Williamsburg Wednesday night to grapple with the paucity of L train...
News
Bushwick’s Mayday Space Gears Up For People’s Climate March This Sunday
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News
Rheingold Brewery Rezoning Update: Community Group Meets Tonight
Are you concerned about the proposed rezoning of the former Rheingold Brewery complex? As we've reported, many concerned Bushwick residents...
News
Fast Food Workers Prepare to Strike on Thursday
New York City is the land of a thousand fast food joints, and our neighborhood is no exception