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Community Group ‘Our Repro Rights’ Is Hosting a Discussion to Advance Reproductive Justice

Community Group ‘Our Repro Rights’ Is Hosting a Discussion to Advance Reproductive Justice

The Bushwick reproductive rights group is pushing for lasting change through specificity and inclusivity.

Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir

Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir

Unique Community Group in Ridgewood Offers Experimental Social Gatherings and Events

Unique Community Group in Ridgewood Offers Experimental Social Gatherings and Events

From research to poetry, from gardening to protests!

Ridgewood Reservoir Gets Protective Status After Years of Activism

Ridgewood Reservoir Gets Protective Status After Years of Activism

Local environmentalists and advocates pushed for the site’s protection in a long and difficult battle.

Tour Bushwick Community Gardens by Foot or Bike Next Saturday

Tour Bushwick Community Gardens by Foot or Bike Next Saturday

Explore a greener side of Bushwick next weekend on this FREE tour with a fun after-party on September 15.

Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More

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, place, or cause you thought you knew all about.

Express Yourself Barista Bar: Espresso and Activism Instead of Funeral Home

Express Yourself Barista Bar: Espresso and Activism Instead of Funeral Home

Spunky soul and a wide selection of tasty pastries– that’s Express Yourself Barista Bar, a new cafe on Central Ave in Bushwick

‘Communities Resist’ is Defending Tenants Against Housing Discrimination and Harassment

‘Communities Resist’ is Defending Tenants Against Housing Discrimination and Harassment

Local nonprofit helps tenants fight against housing displacement, landlord harassment, and gentrification

The L Train Shutdown Meeting: Riders and Businesses Are Frustrated by the Lack of Explanation from the MTA

The L Train Shutdown Meeting: Riders and Businesses Are Frustrated by the Lack of Explanation from the MTA

Today at 11AM, the community of local business owners, commuters, organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens met at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl to discuss the impact of the possible long-term L train shutdown

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

An Activist Walks Into A Bar.

Why a former Democracy Now war correspondent opened the Starr Bar in Bushwick

The Earth Saved Me

The Earth Saved Me

Meet Hila the Killa, Bushwick’s self-styled ‘eco-rapper’

Buskers Battle In Bushwick

Buskers Battle In Bushwick

Later this month, NYC BuskerBall hits Unit J on Moffat Street.

How To Bike Through Bushwick

How To Bike Through Bushwick

A guide to biking down and out in Bushwick and Ridgewood

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

Conversations With Neighbors: Your State Senator, Julia Salazar

State Senator Julia Salazar opens up about her youth, inspirations, early battles with public perception and more.

The Fight Against The North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues With a Decision on Feb. 7

The Fight Against The North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues With a Decision on Feb. 7

In just a few weeks, Governor Hochul and the DEC will decide whether or not to allow National Grid to install fracked gas vaporizers at the apex of the North Brooklyn Pipeline. 

Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

This comes at the end of a year that has seen a significant increase in violence toward transgender and gender non-conforming people throughout the United States.

DorDor Gallery Closes Indefinitely, as Curator Transitions to Emerging Art-Centric Social Media Platform

DorDor Gallery Closes Indefinitely, as Curator Transitions to Emerging Art-Centric Social Media Platform

After a year and a half, Bushwick’s DorDor art gallery closes its doors, as the co-owner of the space seeks new ways to accomplish her goals of democratizing access to the art market for up-and-coming artists.

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick Twitter accounts to follow for all app users living in and around the neighborhood.

An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing

An Incoming Class of Politicians Want To Restructure Policing

Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.

Petitioning in Bushwick

Petitioning in Bushwick

New Suspect Arrested For Attacks At Morgan Ave. L Station

New Suspect Arrested For Attacks At Morgan Ave. L Station

The suspect has been arrested and charged with nine hate crimes.

Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

Papergirl Brooklyn is Revisualizing Walls to Highlight Cultural Values and Social Issues

Nat Grid Says They’ll Restart Construction Following Williams Pipeline Rejection

Nat Grid Says They’ll Restart Construction Following Williams Pipeline Rejection

‘We know the fight is not over,’ activists says of their fight against the pipeline extension

Ridgewood-based Canadian takes on American Politics through Drag Performance

Ridgewood-based Canadian takes on American Politics through Drag Performance

An Interview with Teresa Braun, Drag/Genderf*ck curator at The Brick Theater

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Upcoming Queer and Intersectional Dance Parties

Bushwick Nightly: The Best Upcoming Queer and Intersectional Dance Parties

Local Sustainability Platform Gains Recognition Abroad and Makes Living Green Easy for All

Local Sustainability Platform Gains Recognition Abroad and Makes Living Green Easy for All

Making sustainability easy, cheap, and accessible to the Gen Z and millennial crowd.

Grassroots Event Brings Drivers and Bikers Together to Find Common Ground

Grassroots Event Brings Drivers and Bikers Together to Find Common Ground

Clean Bushwick Initiative is Working to Create a Trash-Free Neighborhood

Clean Bushwick Initiative is Working to Create a Trash-Free Neighborhood

Three local women gear up to create a green and sustainable community.

Bushwick Art Space Hosts Exhibit About Social Justice in Black Communities

Bushwick Art Space Hosts Exhibit About Social Justice in Black Communities

Residents Gathered This Weekend To Discuss Rezoning In Bushwick

Residents Gathered This Weekend To Discuss Rezoning In Bushwick

Your Bushweek Event Listings Are Back With 5 Awesome Things to Do Around the Neighborhood

Your Bushweek Event Listings Are Back With 5 Awesome Things to Do Around the Neighborhood

Get your party on with the Great Bushwick Bake-Off and more fun stuff this week!

The Bushwick Starr’s New Season Will Bring More Groundbreaking Theater to the Neighborhood

The Bushwick Starr’s New Season Will Bring More Groundbreaking Theater to the Neighborhood

The 2017-2018 season is packed with music, dance, comedy and more!

June Bar Will Host an All Day Fundraising Event to Oppose the Prison-Industrial Complex

June Bar Will Host an All Day Fundraising Event to Oppose the Prison-Industrial Complex

The day-long series of workshops on June 6 will honor Kalief Browder, whose story is a harrowing reminder of the kinds of terror people face at Riker’s Island every day.

Tonight: Laugh for a Cause at Starr Bar’s Paid Protest Comedy Show

Tonight: Laugh for a Cause at Starr Bar’s Paid Protest Comedy Show

Come to Starr Bar to watch New York stand-ups perform, and donate to an organization that impacts local residents.

A Meeting With Public Advocate Letitia James This Friday Gives You the Opportunity to Talk Local

A Meeting With Public Advocate Letitia James This Friday Gives You the Opportunity to Talk Local

The Friday night meeting is specifically for Bushwick and Cypress Hills residents and issues in the two neighborhoods.