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A New Citywide Initiative Provides Free Mental Health Care For Nightlife Workers

A New Citywide Initiative Provides Free Mental Health Care For Nightlife Workers

“I think the fact that this is becoming a conversation is important. Just that within itself is creating a lot of positive impact,” said Anya Sapozhnikova, co-founder of House of Yes. 

Qinfolk: A Festival Centered on the Art, Stories and Mental Health of QTPOC

Qinfolk: A Festival Centered on the Art, Stories and Mental Health of QTPOC

Ridgewood Open Studios Show Focuses on Sexual Assault and Mental Health

Ridgewood Open Studios Show Focuses on Sexual Assault and Mental Health

In A Burden To Bare, 24 artists explore the emotions, hardships and experiences that come after sexual assault.

Women’s Prison Association Provides  an Alternative to Incarceration with a Focus on Mental Health

Women’s Prison Association Provides an Alternative to Incarceration with a Focus on Mental Health

WPA provides personalized treatment and plans for women to make positive changes in their lives instead of spending time in prison.

New Bushwick Murals Send a Powerful Message About Mental Health Awareness

New Bushwick Murals Send a Powerful Message About Mental Health Awareness

Bushwick-Based Beatbox Collective Supports Mental Health Awareness and Inner-City Children

Bushwick-Based Beatbox Collective Supports Mental Health Awareness and Inner-City Children

The Beatbox House is a Bushwick-based, award winning, and touring beatboxing collective

Council Member Espinal Wants to Provide Mental Health Service to For Minors Visiting NYC Jails

Council Member Espinal Wants to Provide Mental Health Service to For Minors Visiting NYC Jails

The Council Member, who represents various Brooklyn neighborhoods including Bushwick, made the proposal last month.

An Exhibit Made of Trash Inspires Environmental Activism

An Exhibit Made of Trash Inspires Environmental Activism

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.

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!

The Health Department Slaps Bushwick Developer with Extensive Violations Near Morgan L Train Stop

The Health Department Slaps Bushwick Developer with Extensive Violations Near Morgan L Train Stop

All Year Management, the developer of a planned luxury boutique hotel at 71 White Street, continues to ignore the pools of standing water on the site that pose a public health hazard.

Bushwick Has a Problem: People Aren’t Getting Enough Healthy Food

Bushwick Has a Problem: People Aren’t Getting Enough Healthy Food

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.

Sonic Jungle Aims to Bring Wellness and Environmental Sustainability to Brooklyn’s Nightlife

Sonic Jungle Aims to Bring Wellness and Environmental Sustainability to Brooklyn’s Nightlife

Sonic Jungle’s cultural oasis pop-up kicks off next week with eyes on a permanent location in Bushwick.

Low Cost Health Insurance for Freelancers & Artists in a Nutshell

Low Cost Health Insurance for Freelancers & Artists in a Nutshell

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New Center, Collective Focus Hub, Provides Bushwick with Free Food, Goods and Services

New Center, Collective Focus Hub, Provides Bushwick with Free Food, Goods and Services

“There’s a huge need for all kinds of things here,” said Rooney. “That’s something we learn every single day. Housing, food, clothing, ESL services, definitely mental health.”

This Brooklyn Program Is Tackling the Opioid Epidemic ‘After Hours’

This Brooklyn Program Is Tackling the Opioid Epidemic ‘After Hours’

AHP is a syringe exchange program, a social and mental health services provider, an opioid use disorder treatment facility, and about a dozen other things that would be impressive on their own.

Vegan Trouble

Vegan Trouble

Two meatless spots on Knickerbocker closed their doors, but Seitan’s Helper say they’re not going anywhere

The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ is Back, But Now It’s in Bushwick. Spooky!

The ‘Ridgewood Asylum’ is Back, But Now It’s in Bushwick. Spooky!

With 10% of proceeds now going to a nonprofit LGBTQ+ healthcare clinic.

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

Art Therapy, Bushwick-Style.

“Where we are located has brought a lot of creatives to the space,” says a psychotherapist who specializes in dance and movement therapy.

Market Hotel Abruptly Cancels Sold Out John Hinckley Show

Market Hotel Abruptly Cancels Sold Out John Hinckley Show

Fans express outrage at ‘cowards’ at Market Hotel.

Events Happening This Week(end) (February 17 – February 23) in and Around Bushwick

Events Happening This Week(end) (February 17 – February 23) in and Around Bushwick

The Bar Babes of Bushwick & Ridgewood return! There’s a hot concert at Bridge and Tunnel! A comedy show at the Windjammer!

Some Donation Locations (Inside & Outside Bushwick)

Some Donation Locations (Inside & Outside Bushwick)

Getting ready for a Spring cleaning?

Lab Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Lead Falling From Bushwick Subway Stations

Lab Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Lead Falling From Bushwick Subway Stations

Streets in Bushwick may be subject to dangerous lead exposure. Because of the quiet stripping of 2018 legislation by former governor Andrew Cuomo, the extent of the problem remains largely unknown. A Bushwick Daily investigation.

Bushwick Hairstyles: Who Makes the Cut?

Bushwick Hairstyles: Who Makes the Cut?

“Oh, I do this shit myself.”

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.

Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, echoes some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.

All About That Paper Boy Love Prince

All About That Paper Boy Love Prince

Sandy Nurse: Co-Governance Is A Model For City Governance

Sandy Nurse: Co-Governance Is A Model For City Governance

Voices of Bushwick: Community Members Reflect on Covid-19 Crisis

Voices of Bushwick: Community Members Reflect on Covid-19 Crisis

As New York braces for a second wave of coronavirus, Bushwick’s essential workers, small business owners and artists reflect on their experiences and lessons learned.

Are you a New Yorker struggling with unemployment? Here are some resources to help

Are you a New Yorker struggling with unemployment? Here are some resources to help

A list of resources to help New Yorkers facing unemployment

Black Lives Matter and Justice For George Floyd Protests: What You Need to Know

Black Lives Matter and Justice For George Floyd Protests: What You Need to Know

A quick, and incomplete guide on how to support the BLM movement and ongoing George Floyd Protests

Resource Guide for Artists and Freelancers During the COVID19 Crisis [Updated]

Resource Guide for Artists and Freelancers During the COVID19 Crisis [Updated]

Mural Celebrating the Life of YouTuber “Etika” Unveiled in Bushwick

Mural Celebrating the Life of YouTuber “Etika” Unveiled in Bushwick

The mural at 1280 Myrtle Ave. pictures Etika alongside his catchphrase “Take care of yourself. Have yourself a damn good one!”

Visit Ridgewood’s Dark Halloween House

Visit Ridgewood’s Dark Halloween House

Only 1 in 8 Bushwick Schools Offer Student-Run Newspapers. Does This Affect Local Journalism?

Only 1 in 8 Bushwick Schools Offer Student-Run Newspapers. Does This Affect Local Journalism?