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Redrawing Lines: How Redistricting Shapes Bushwick’s Future

Redrawing Lines: How Redistricting Shapes Bushwick’s Future

As New York City gears up for the 2024 elections, Bushwick stands at a pivotal point due to its history as a bellwether for progressive voting patterns across the country.

Bushwick Gets Its First Historic District

Bushwick Gets Its First Historic District

“Really big deal,” says local pol

The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

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

Ridgewood Does Not Exist

Ridgewood Does Not Exist

Scenes among “a discoherent group of young people making a discoherent collection of art”

The Skaters Take Maria Hernandez

The Skaters Take Maria Hernandez

A short documentary makes the case for a new pump track as a democratizing force

Re-splintering.

Re-splintering.

“That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

How Gerrymandering Almost Broke Apart Two Congressional Districts in Brooklyn

“The fix was in from the beginning,” one congressman bemoaned before the lines were changed.

Can A Bushwick Pol Make It To Albany?

Can A Bushwick Pol Make It To Albany?

A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.

The State of Voter Suppression in New York

The State of Voter Suppression in New York

Voter suppression still happens in New York “in insidious ways”

Onward and Upward in Bushwick: Allison Ponthier’s Short Stories

Onward and Upward in Bushwick: Allison Ponthier’s Short Stories

Bushwick’s answer to Kacey Musgraves is a Texas transplant who generates feels from deep inside the major label machine

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board, established by the PROMESA law in 2016, has “exacerbated the structural inequalities and austerity in Puerto Rico,” one local leader said.

A Look Into the ‘East Williamsburg’ Debate

A Look Into the ‘East Williamsburg’ Debate

The neighborhood is called Williamsburg, East Williamsburg or Bushwick, depending on who you ask.

Councilman Robert Holden Edges Progressive Newcomer Juan Ardila in 30th District, Bringing End to Tumultuous Race

Councilman Robert Holden Edges Progressive Newcomer Juan Ardila in 30th District, Bringing End to Tumultuous Race

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.

Orient Grove: East Williamsburg’s Best Kept Secret

Orient Grove: East Williamsburg’s Best Kept Secret

The roots are deep at a little known garden oasis in East Williamsburg

Things Could Be Different In Bushwick

Things Could Be Different In Bushwick

In A Crowded Race, Candidates Dodge On Rent

In A Crowded Race, Candidates Dodge On Rent

Amid a rental crisis in North Brooklyn, few candidates have presented a plan to deal with rental debt

Petitioning in Bushwick

Petitioning in Bushwick

A Bushwick Gallery Wants To Break The Art World

A Bushwick Gallery Wants To Break The Art World

A new arts platform called Paradice Palase wants to sell art for under $800 and ‘wearable art’ for even less

Espinal Teases Yang Endorsement In Mayor’s Race

Espinal Teases Yang Endorsement In Mayor’s Race

‘I have not formally endorsed yet, but…’ the former Bushwick councilman says, with a wink.

Here Comes Myrtle Point: Ridgewood’s New Tower To Be Its Tallest

Here Comes Myrtle Point: Ridgewood’s New Tower To Be Its Tallest

‘They can no longer keep up with the rent. You’ve seen Myrtle Avenue, it’s all empty, it’s all for rent.’

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%

Gordo’s Cantina Helps Make Bushwick A Destination for Authentic Mexican Food

Gordo’s Cantina Helps Make Bushwick A Destination for Authentic Mexican Food

Gordo’s executive chef, Mexico City native Reyna Morales, is a 25-year veteran of the industry; her food is evidence both of abundant experience and intimate knowledge of her country’s cuisine.

Pine Box Rock Shop Will Celebrate 9th Anniversary with $3 Pints on October 12

Pine Box Rock Shop Will Celebrate 9th Anniversary with $3 Pints on October 12

A vegan bar, music venue, and communal hub takes space in what was once a coffin factory.

Free Theater in Brooklyn’s Community Gardens Through Sept. 29

Free Theater in Brooklyn’s Community Gardens Through Sept. 29

Experience an outdoor show, where the neighborhood becomes part of the story.

Halsey Ale House: Bushwick Native Reimagines Pawn Shop as Bar

Halsey Ale House: Bushwick Native Reimagines Pawn Shop as Bar

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.

A Rapidly Gentrifying Bushwick Is the Star of an Ethereal Documentary Premiering at BAM June 22

A Rapidly Gentrifying Bushwick Is the Star of an Ethereal Documentary Premiering at BAM June 22

The story of a webcam model, pigeon keeper, and a man haunted by ghosts, come together in at the backdrop of Bushwick.

Bushwick Is Hosting a Free Minority and Women Business Procurement & Resource Expo

Bushwick Is Hosting a Free Minority and Women Business Procurement & Resource Expo

Learn the ropes of starting your small business!

New Bilingual Bookstore in Bushwick Fosters Culture for the Local Latinx and Black Community

New Bilingual Bookstore in Bushwick Fosters Culture for the Local Latinx and Black Community

Maria Herron, founder and co-owner of Mil Mundos, is a Cuban-American New York City native, who wanted to create an accessible space for the locals.

Ridgewood Representatives Discuss Bills Impacting Local Rental Market with Community Members

Ridgewood Representatives Discuss Bills Impacting Local Rental Market with Community Members

How and what is impacting the rental market in Ridgewood?

Evictions in Bushwick Are on the Rise  While Overall NYC Cases Have Fallen

Evictions in Bushwick Are on the Rise While Overall NYC Cases Have Fallen

2020 Census Outreach Focuses on Brooklyn Communities with the Lowest Response Rates via New Data Map

2020 Census Outreach Focuses on Brooklyn Communities with the Lowest Response Rates via New Data Map

New interactive map by CUNY helps organizations with the upcoming population census.

Bushwick’s Secret Vaudeville Past

Bushwick’s Secret Vaudeville Past

Brooklyn has a rich, hidden theater history!

In Plain Sight: How a Beat and DJ Collective Created a Bushwick Community

In Plain Sight: How a Beat and DJ Collective Created a Bushwick Community

Bushwick Community Board to Host First-Ever Expo for Women and Minority Businesses

Bushwick Community Board to Host First-Ever Expo for Women and Minority Businesses

Connect, network, and get the support and resources your small business needs.

New Report Shows Brooklyn Nightlife Is Flourishing, But Why Are Local Venues Shutting Down?

New Report Shows Brooklyn Nightlife Is Flourishing, But Why Are Local Venues Shutting Down?

There have been four reported closures in Brooklyn in less than a year—three of them, Silent Barn, The Gateway and The Spectrum/Dreamhouse, were based in Bushwick.