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“Drive Change” Trains Formerly Incarcerated Young Adults for the Restaurant Industry

“Drive Change” Trains Formerly Incarcerated Young Adults for the Restaurant Industry

I was on the phone with Drive Change fellow Migdalia Wilkerson when she shouted to an unseen passerby, “Hi, would you like a flyer!?”

Calling All Parents! Here’s a List of (Mostly Free) After School Activities For Bushwick Kids

Calling All Parents! Here’s a List of (Mostly Free) After School Activities For Bushwick Kids

Looking to get your children involved in extracurricular activities? Need somewhere for them to be while you’re at work?

Harness Your Creative Mojo at 3rd Ward

Harness Your Creative Mojo at 3rd Ward

I’m not the only one who decided to endulge in my passions while majoring in a not-so-practical concentration in college

The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.

The Bushwick Community is Invited to IS 291 Roland Hayes’ First Homecoming Arts Festival on Nov. 23

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 & Found: Bushwick” installation.

Who’s Running for City Council In Bushwick? Meet The Candidates in Your District

Who’s Running for City Council In Bushwick? Meet The Candidates in Your District

A guide to the City Council candidates in District 34, 37 and 30 running this general election.

So You Want to Volunteer? Here Is a List of Bushwick Organizations That Need Your Help

So You Want to Volunteer? Here Is a List of Bushwick Organizations That Need Your Help

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick organizations that are actively in need of volunteers.

Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?

Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?

A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn’s District 37

Bushwick Remains Among Least Vaccinated Neighborhoods

Bushwick Remains Among Least Vaccinated Neighborhoods

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

A Nightmare Becomes A Miracle

A Nightmare Becomes A Miracle

BDSM Feminist Collective Aims to Make Sex Work Safer in Bushwick

BDSM Feminist Collective Aims to Make Sex Work Safer in Bushwick

The Taillor Group teaches kink-positive, feminist BDSM workshops hosted in a safe, judgement free and empowering environment.

Only 1 in 8 Bushwick Schools Offer Student-Run Newspapers. Does This Affect Local Journalism?

Only 1 in 8 Bushwick Schools Offer Student-Run Newspapers. Does This Affect Local Journalism?

An Exhibit Made of Trash Inspires Environmental Activism

An Exhibit Made of Trash Inspires Environmental Activism

Dominican Chocolate Factory & Cafe Opens In Williamsburg

Dominican Chocolate Factory & Cafe Opens In Williamsburg

Working directly with the plantation opens up an endless well of potential for chocolatiers.

Pass the Porn: Safely Express Sexual Desires at the Slumber Party of Your Dreams in Bushwick

Pass the Porn: Safely Express Sexual Desires at the Slumber Party of Your Dreams in Bushwick

Bushwick Resident Is the First Vietnamese American Importer and Roaster of Vietnamese Coffee in NYC

Bushwick Resident Is the First Vietnamese American Importer and Roaster of Vietnamese Coffee in NYC

Bushwick Starr Will Host the Big Green Theater Festival with Plays Written by Local Students

Bushwick Starr Will Host the Big Green Theater Festival with Plays Written by Local Students

Hacienda Villa: Brooklyn’s First Sex-Positive and Polyamorous Community Is in Bushwick

Hacienda Villa: Brooklyn’s First Sex-Positive and Polyamorous Community Is in Bushwick

“Hacienda is a social experiment designed to celebrate sex, educate the curious, and dispel shame.”

Blockchain Enthusiasts Threw A Pepe The Frog Themed Party in Bushwick

Blockchain Enthusiasts Threw A Pepe The Frog Themed Party in Bushwick

North Brooklyn Cops and Kids Bond Over NYPD’s Flag Football Initiative

North Brooklyn Cops and Kids Bond Over NYPD’s Flag Football Initiative

This program is attempting to create a bridge between law enforcement and North Brooklyn communities.

Dawgs All Day Brings Community Empowerment To A Local Doggie Daycare

Dawgs All Day Brings Community Empowerment To A Local Doggie Daycare

“This Is America” Themed Art Show Brought A Conversation About Race to Ridgewood

“This Is America” Themed Art Show Brought A Conversation About Race to Ridgewood

Kei-Sygh Thomas @keisyghthomas Jean Edouard’s hands moved swiftly across the canvas. First with strokes of red and white, then finishes with blue. He placed his brush on the paint stained tarp at his feet. A small crowd of spectators watched as he casually stepped back, and scrunched up his face before deciding that he had […]

A Bushwick Public School Teacher Says There’s More to the Neighborhood than its Bar Scene

A Bushwick Public School Teacher Says There’s More to the Neighborhood than its Bar Scene

Zalykha María Mokim has been teaching for seven years, and she knows the job involves a lot more than what we see on TV.

How Bushwick Millennials are Changing the Face of the Economy and the Neighborhood

How Bushwick Millennials are Changing the Face of the Economy and the Neighborhood

Learn to Defend Yourself In a Wildly Supportive Environment at This East Williamsburg Dojo

Learn to Defend Yourself In a Wildly Supportive Environment at This East Williamsburg Dojo

Founded and run by Jason Donovan, Traditional Okinawan Karate of Brooklyn is a pretty spectacular place offering high-quality, affordable martial arts education.

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

Talking Gentrification with Ridgewood Native and BuzzFeed Copy Chief Emmy Favilla

Talking Gentrification with Ridgewood Native and BuzzFeed Copy Chief Emmy Favilla

BuzzFeed’s Emmy Favilla recently published a powerful essay on her experiences as a forever Ridgewood resident and why her background makes putting down roots in the neighborhood as an adult a complicated thing to do

Do Good in Bushwick: 10 Volunteer Organizations to Get Involved In

Do Good in Bushwick: 10 Volunteer Organizations to Get Involved In

When I was a kid, my mother made me volunteer at a local shelter every Christmas morning

Still Waters in a Storm Offer One Surefire Way to Feel Better About Yourself

Still Waters in a Storm Offer One Surefire Way to Feel Better About Yourself

It’s better than a juice cleanse, cheaper than therapy, and almost on par with the best yoga class you’ve ever taken: go hang out with some kids at Still Waters in a Storm, on Stanhope Ave

Bushwick Drag Queen Hosts Fun LGBTQ Web Series for Kids

Bushwick Drag Queen Hosts Fun LGBTQ Web Series for Kids

There’s so many ways to be you and me

Calabazafest! 2013 Brings Fall Family Fun to Maria Hernandez Park

Calabazafest! 2013 Brings Fall Family Fun to Maria Hernandez Park

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