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Clean Bushwick Initiative Steps in to Address Neighborhood Trash Pile-Ups

Clean Bushwick Initiative Steps in to Address Neighborhood Trash Pile-Ups

Budget cuts to the Department of Sanitation have forced the group to increase its efforts.

Leading Urban Environmentalists Gathered in Bushwick to Discuss Green Roofs and City Sustainability

Leading Urban Environmentalists Gathered in Bushwick to Discuss Green Roofs and City Sustainability

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.

Community-Based Project will  Research the Impacts of Cleaning Supplies on Latinx Domestic Workers

Community-Based Project will Research the Impacts of Cleaning Supplies on Latinx Domestic Workers

Lack of health insurance, coupled with harmful chemical products, only serve to create a potentially life-threatening work environment.

LitterRally: New Clean-Up Event Comes to Bushwick with Meditation, Music and Dancing

LitterRally: New Clean-Up Event Comes to Bushwick with Meditation, Music and Dancing

Clean up the streets of Bushwick with this fun and upbeat group!

Sustainable Brooklyn Bridges the Gap Between the Environmental Movement and Communities of Color

Sustainable Brooklyn Bridges the Gap Between the Environmental Movement and Communities of Color

Sustainable Brooklyn’s Dominique Drakeford and Whitney McGuire are on a mission to make the environmental movement more inclusive.

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.

Ridgewood Junkyard Under Review for Cleanup Program to Become a New Animal Shelter

Ridgewood Junkyard Under Review for Cleanup Program to Become a New Animal Shelter

The city has designated $98 million to develop full-service animal shelters in all five boroughs.

Bushwick Councilman Espinal Takes Steps to Support Environmental Legislation

Bushwick Councilman Espinal Takes Steps to Support Environmental Legislation

Rafael Espinal has vowed to act against a national move away from environmental progress. Take a look at his proposed legislation.

Troutman Street Is About To Get A Lot More Exciting

Troutman Street Is About To Get A Lot More Exciting

Troutman Open Streets is the first initiative of its kind in Bushwick

Hipsters Take Ridgewood

Hipsters Take Ridgewood

How a flurry of small businesses are changing a corner of Queens

At a Town Hall In Bushwick, Locals Complain About Rats

At a Town Hall In Bushwick, Locals Complain About Rats

“We’ve been fighting rats coming in and out. I don’t know why.”

The Earth Saved Me

The Earth Saved Me

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

Some Donation Locations (Inside & Outside Bushwick)

Some Donation Locations (Inside & Outside Bushwick)

Getting ready for a Spring cleaning?

Time For a Fresh Look? Here’s Where to Get a Haircut in Bushwick

Time For a Fresh Look? Here’s Where to Get a Haircut in Bushwick

If you’re in search of a haircut in Bushwick, look no further. Here are some local spots that will keep you stylin’.

$4.3 Million Project To Reduce Storm Flooding Is Underway at Bushwick II Houses

$4.3 Million Project To Reduce Storm Flooding Is Underway at Bushwick II Houses

The citywide project is estimated to capture 55 million gallons of stormwater each year.

Bushwick Prepares for the Return of To-go Drinks

Bushwick Prepares for the Return of To-go Drinks

Local bars and drinkers rejoice, while environmentalists offer tips on how to reduce potential single-use litter.

New ‘Interborough Express’ Proposed by Gov. Hochul Would Connect Bushwick With Other Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens

New ‘Interborough Express’ Proposed by Gov. Hochul Would Connect Bushwick With Other Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens

Gov. Hochul has ordered the MTA to begin the environmental review process for the project immediately.

Need a Litter Basket on Your Corner? Here’s How To Get One

Need a Litter Basket on Your Corner? Here’s How To Get One

The DSNY is asking: What locations could use a corner litter basket?

The Bushwick Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow

The Bushwick Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow

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

Local Organization to Unveil a New Mural and Raise Funds for Bushwick Mutual Aid this Labor Day

Local Organization to Unveil a New Mural and Raise Funds for Bushwick Mutual Aid this Labor Day

Bushwick Food Co-Op Suffered Fire Damaging Entire Store

Bushwick Food Co-Op Suffered Fire Damaging Entire Store

Celebrate Earth Day in Bushwick

Celebrate Earth Day in Bushwick

Bushwick is hosting a Earth Day festival, park meditations, and neighborhood clean-ups!

Noble Oak Bourbon Partners with Local Bars for Tree and Block Beautifying Campaign

Noble Oak Bourbon Partners with Local Bars for Tree and Block Beautifying Campaign

HOW TO NOMINATE A TREE!

Bushwick Welcomes the First Zero-Waste Grocery Delivery Service in the US

Bushwick Welcomes the First Zero-Waste Grocery Delivery Service in the US

Sustainable and reusable packaging, organic produce, AND delivery. What else can one dream of?

Rafael Espinal: the Bear and the Unicorn

Rafael Espinal: the Bear and the Unicorn

Bushwick Council Member Antonio Reynoso Holds First Ever Sanitation Town Hall

Bushwick Council Member Antonio Reynoso Holds First Ever Sanitation Town Hall

Bushwick’s trash talk: highlights from the public forum.

Bushwick’s Councilman Espinal Wants Gov. and MTA to Commit to Electric Buses for L Train Shutdown

Bushwick’s Councilman Espinal Wants Gov. and MTA to Commit to Electric Buses for L Train Shutdown

Councilman Rafael Espinal wants Gov. Cuomo and MTA to commit — officially.

Radioactive Hotspot in Ridgewood Means Some Businesses and Apartments Must Move Out

Radioactive Hotspot in Ridgewood Means Some Businesses and Apartments Must Move Out

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has got a plan to deal with radioactive material at Ridgewood site, QNS reported.

Win $1,000 to Show Your Bushwick Block Some Love!

Win $1,000 to Show Your Bushwick Block Some Love!

NYC Service and Citizens Committee for New York City have launched the ninth season of the Love Your Block Grant Campaign—what would you do for your block with $1,000 and support from the city?!

Bushwick and East Williamsburg Residents Unite Against Trash Processing Facility on Thames Street

Bushwick and East Williamsburg Residents Unite Against Trash Processing Facility on Thames Street

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Run Wild: Zany “Eco-Plays” On Deck All Weekend at The Bushwick Starr

Run Wild: Zany “Eco-Plays” On Deck All Weekend at The Bushwick Starr

The Princess of Atlantis is possessed! The possessor, a greedy sea witch, schemes to manipulate the King into building a lucrative (and environmentally unsustainable) car factory in the lost city

Fall City Blues Got You Down? Take a Hike from Bushwick! (Literally)

Fall City Blues Got You Down? Take a Hike from Bushwick! (Literally)

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Listening Party: Landlady is Impressively Diverse and Gratifyingly Groovy

Listening Party: Landlady is Impressively Diverse and Gratifyingly Groovy

This week’s Listening Party features the Brooklyn-born band Landlady and their upcoming show/album release party next Tuesday at Baby’s All Right. Listening Party is a weekly column promoting music discovery and encouraging concert-going. Each hand-picked Listening Party artist has an upcoming show at a local NYC venue. Grab your headphones and read on. Upright Behavior by […]

Freeze! 10 Shows to See the Weekend & Bushwick Frieze Night

Freeze! 10 Shows to See the Weekend & Bushwick Frieze Night

Frieze New York – and all the posse fairs that come with it – is upon us! But why should Randall’s Island have all the fun? This weekend, many Bushwick galleries will be open late on Saturday to celebrate the week’s special devotion to the art world

“Bushwick is safe, see grandma?”

“Bushwick is safe, see grandma?”

“For the first time I feel safe in Bushwick!”