Resident-led groups can receive cash grants of $5,000 to support their projects.
The deadline to apply for the program is now Jan. 4.
Bushwick Abbey and Mayday Space are teaming up to combat food insecurity in the neighborhood.
A local city council candidate makes the case for alternatives to big real estate
Due to ongoing support, the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund helped hundreds of racial justice advocates and detained immigrants post bail in 2020.
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, who holds New York’s 7th Congressional District seat, office has sent out a series of updates regarding COVID-19.
Lack of health insurance, coupled with harmful chemical products, only serve to create a potentially life-threatening work environment.
New eligibility requirements for affordable metro cards will affect Bushwick’s immigrants and low-income residents.
Council Member Rafael Espinal has spoken out about immigrant rights several times this year.
The Council Woman held an immigrants right forum last weekend alongside local police and immigration lawyers.
Data from the American Community Survey reveals the biggest immigrant groups in Bushwick.
Thanks to a grant, it was the second of such dinners.
See and hear the space for yourself at the opening of “Earshot,” a sound-sculpture show with which the audience participates.
Citizens Committee for New York City, the same organization that runs the the Love Your Block grant program, wants to help fund your hard work on behalf of the Bushwick Community!
Antonio Reynoso, 30, is a Williamsburg native who’s running in this fall’s election for the 34th district seat on the New York City Council, a zone that includes Williamsburg, Bushwick and Ridgewood
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
Built in 1925, the congregation actually traces its origins to Bushwick Avenue in 1853.
A local nonprofit runs a weekly farmers market at Maria Hernandez Park.
A day out with Brooklyn Surf Club
Instead of a Blink Fitness, a local building in Bushwick has become a token in the city’s ongoing asylum crisis.
A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles
Ahead of intense negotiations over the New York state budget, Dilan’s former primary opponent says the assemblyman can’t be found.
A new Bengali-Chinese spot softly opens on Willoughby Avenue
A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.
Here’s a whole week’s worth of free and affordable events happening in and around the neighborhood!
“I was able to let go of my grip,” the owner of one French restaurant in Bushwick says
The Our City, Our Vote law grants an estimated 800,000 NYC legal permanent residents the ability to vote in municipal elections, becoming the largest expansion of voting rights in the nation’s recent history. A lawsuit filed in Staten Island by the RNC puts its legality to the test.
There’s a lot of history in these streets we call home. Take a second to look back at the 400-year history of Bushwick, Brooklyn.
The citywide project is estimated to capture 55 million gallons of stormwater each year.
Our readers have voted! Here are the winners for the best pizza, tacos, happy hour, coffee shop, sandwich, music venue, brunch, bar, bakery and wings in and around the neighborhood.
Ridgewood Rescue is a nonprofit pending organization addressing the neighborhood population of stray cats and kittens through its TNR (trap, neuter, return) program, socialization, adoptions and community education.
District 34’s incoming representative has published a form, which you can use to offer feedback on the most pressing issues in the community.
Jennifer Gutiérrez, a Queens-born activist and former chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso, has won the election to be the 34th District City Council representative.
Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn’s next borough president.
