In a big move towards electrification, New York is saying goodbye to gas heaters and stoves in new buildings.
District 34’s incoming representative has published a form, which you can use to offer feedback on the most pressing issues in the community.
Nurse, along with a group of other elected officials and organizers, are calling on Speaker Cory Johnson to schedule a vote for the bill Intro 1867.
Motivated by personal experience, the expected City Council member plans to lead District 34 toward a more equitable future.
A guide to the City Council candidates in District 34, 37 and 30 running this general election.
Democratic primary results are in for districts encompassing Bushwick, Ridgewood and East Williamsburg as of late Tuesday night
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York’s District 30
A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn’s District 37
A guide to the candidates running to represent New York’s District 34
‘Our campaign was going to win,’ Ousted Candidates Plan For Next Year
In a statement given to Bushwick Daily , Sandy Nurse accused Corey Johnson of slashing funding to a number of districts out of “political retribution” for voting against his 2021 budget.
“Justice was served,” candidate Misba Abdin says of a ruling overturning a Board Of Elections decision that nixed his campaign
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the election for Rafael Espinal’s seat until June but the candidates are still running and “politics is still alive and well in Brooklyn”
Espinal helped craft a bill to keep local pups safer and cooler.
Representatives of Read Property made their pitch for the 10-building Rheingold project during a City Council hearing at City Hall Tuesday morning
The City Planning Commission has approved the ULURP application for the new development on the former site of the Rheingold Brewery in northwest Bushwick, but the application process isn’t over yet–it still needs to be approved by City Council
We almost thought that nobody in this town cared about the potentially illegal excluding of the public from the vote of Community Board 4 on the rezoning of Rheingold Brewery
Earlier this month, New York City Council Member Erik Dilan, whose council district includes parts of Bushwick, held a press conference to announce his strong commitment to the Community Safety Act
A little push back against President Trump’s recent repeal of a water-bottle ban in national parks.
Council Member Rafael Espinal, a longtime supporter of local nightlife and DIY venues, sponsored legislation to create an Office of Nightlife. It finally happened.
A proposed bill would make it possible for you to see where and when an infestation took place, ABC 7 reports.
Bushwick’s new city council member is asking the community to submit ideas for physical infrastructure projects in the district.
The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.
Juan Ardila, the 27-year-old progressive, came up roughly 500 votes shy against incumbent Councilman Robert Holden, with roughly 46 percent of the vote according to early tallies. Ardila hasn’t yet conceded.
‘The work is political, but we don’t want so much to get caught in a lot of the Brooklyn party politics’
A city-wide grassroots, volunteer effort called In It Together NYC, is tackling food insecurity to ensure New Yorkers don’t go hungry during COVID-19 pandemic.
The District 37 candidate posted a video online in which he can be seen questioning the warehouse manager of a Bushwick wholesaler.
All new buildings are required to have 100 percent sustainable roofs in the form of green roofs, solar panels, or some combination of the two.
“It is a critical step in the struggle to stop the displacement and gentrification of neighborhoods of color.”
