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Gentrifying Ridgewood: A Shaft Into Yesterday’s New York 

Gentrifying Ridgewood: A Shaft Into Yesterday’s New York 

“They patronize us and we patronize them”

Conversations with Neighbors: Bushwick’s New Bone Collector

Conversations with Neighbors: Bushwick’s New Bone Collector

Popular on TikTok, this local bones salesman says: “I would love myself to be skeletonized”

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”

New Yorkers Are Accessorizing Their Teeth

New Yorkers Are Accessorizing Their Teeth

A look at the wild, unregulated world of putting gems on your teeth

Supporters of New NYC Noncitizen Voting Law Respond to Legal Challenges

Supporters of New NYC Noncitizen Voting Law Respond to Legal Challenges

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.

Take a Walk Back in Time: Exploring Bushwick History From the Early 1600s to Today

Take a Walk Back in Time: Exploring Bushwick History From the Early 1600s to Today

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.

New York City Council Bans Natural Gas in New Buildings

New York City Council Bans Natural Gas in New Buildings

In a big move towards electrification, New York is saying goodbye to gas heaters and stoves in new buildings.

Want To See Bushwick in the 80s? Check Out Meryl Meisler’s New Free Outdoor Exhibit

Want To See Bushwick in the 80s? Check Out Meryl Meisler’s New Free Outdoor Exhibit

Twenty of Meryl Meisler’s photos of Bushwick in the 1980s and 1990s are installed on fence outside of the Roland Hayes schoolyard.

Bushwick’s New Rental Wardrobe, the Costume Closet, Offers ‘Festival-inspired’ Costumes for Any Occasion

Bushwick’s New Rental Wardrobe, the Costume Closet, Offers ‘Festival-inspired’ Costumes for Any Occasion

The Costume Closet, Bushwick’s new costume rental wardrobe, opens just in time for Halloween.

Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday

Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday

Bushwick photographers Meryl Meisler and Rafael Fuchs showcase neighborhood photos spanning 1981-2021 at the Thames Art Center.

Can My Landlord Do That? The Renter’s Guide to New York Housing Law

Can My Landlord Do That? The Renter’s Guide to New York Housing Law

What exactly are your rights as a tenant in this city, and what are the legal obligations of landlords?

Demolition Set for Mansion on Bushwick Ave Historic Corridor to Make Way for New Apartment Building

Demolition Set for Mansion on Bushwick Ave Historic Corridor to Make Way for New Apartment Building

While not uncommon to see new developments sprouting up on almost every block in Bushwick. Bushwick Historic Corridor has been the subject of several movements to receive historic landmark designation

New NYPD Disciplinary Records Show Hundreds Of Allegations Filed Against Bushwick’s 83rd Precinct

New NYPD Disciplinary Records Show Hundreds Of Allegations Filed Against Bushwick’s 83rd Precinct

New NYPD discipline records show 142 complaints and 456 allegations filed against police officers in Bushwick’s 83 precinct

New Bar Offers Beer, Art, Shuffleboard and Just a Touch of Dystopia

New Bar Offers Beer, Art, Shuffleboard and Just a Touch of Dystopia

Cuomo Says New Yorkers Can Vote by Mail for Upcoming Primary Election

Cuomo Says New Yorkers Can Vote by Mail for Upcoming Primary Election

Reduced polling locations could be a huge setback for in-person voting in Bushwick and Ridgewood as well, as both areas have reported a total of over 2,700 residents testing positive.

Smells like Bushwick Spirit: New Scent Installation at Elsewhere Club Creates Unique Atmosphere

Smells like Bushwick Spirit: New Scent Installation at Elsewhere Club Creates Unique Atmosphere

“Smell can activate a space in a unique way.”

Interview: Pom Pom Squad Dishes On Their New EP “Ow”

Interview: Pom Pom Squad Dishes On Their New EP “Ow”

The project of songwriter Mia Berrin dropped their second EP last month, and its jam-packed with intensely personal, grunge-punk anthems.

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

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?

Local Salvadoran-American Author Releases New Book About Racism, Sexism, and Shame

Local Salvadoran-American Author Releases New Book About Racism, Sexism, and Shame

Christine Sloan Stoddard new book explores issues of social inequality and personal identity through poetry and prose.

Books Are Not Dead at This New Bed-Stuy Bookstore-Coffee Shop Hybrid

Books Are Not Dead at This New Bed-Stuy Bookstore-Coffee Shop Hybrid

Bushwick secondhand bookstore expands into Bed-Stuy.

New Bushwick Web Series Highlighting Gentrification Is Now Streaming

New Bushwick Web Series Highlighting Gentrification Is Now Streaming

The Puppetmobile Will Visit Maria Hernandez Park with New Free Show on June 25

The Puppetmobile Will Visit Maria Hernandez Park with New Free Show on June 25

The series is a part of a larger summer City Parks program giving focus to underrepresented and low-income communities

Queer Latinx Artists Commemorate Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary at Bushwick Gallery

Queer Latinx Artists Commemorate Stonewall’s 50th Anniversary at Bushwick Gallery

Curator Julio Alejandro Rodriguez brings together nine artists whose work embody the perseverance and strength of the queer community.

Netflix Is Bringing a New Production Center to Bushwick

Netflix Is Bringing a New Production Center to Bushwick

Netflix will open six sound stages and support spaces at 333 Johnson Avenue in Bushwick.

Biggie’s Daughter Opens New Location of Her Clothing Line Inspired by Her Father and Hip-Hop

Biggie’s Daughter Opens New Location of Her Clothing Line Inspired by Her Father and Hip-Hop

Notoriouss Clothing features designs that highlight the culture and experiences of The Notorious B.I.G.

Local Rapper Releases New Single “Fanciest Negro in Bushwick,” Spotlighting Gentrification and Race

Local Rapper Releases New Single “Fanciest Negro in Bushwick,” Spotlighting Gentrification and Race

Passport Rav is bringing hip-hop back to Brooklyn.

Lyft Offers Free Rides to Inspirational Locations in NYC for Women’s History Month

Lyft Offers Free Rides to Inspirational Locations in NYC for Women’s History Month

These destinations will teach you about women in history.

Brooklyn Style and Black History To Be Celebrated by Black Artstory Month with Upcoming Fashion Show

Brooklyn Style and Black History To Be Celebrated by Black Artstory Month with Upcoming Fashion Show

“Celebrate the ways Black Brooklyn has been a cultural hub for centuries.”

Shwick Market Celebrates Love, Music and Black History This February

Shwick Market Celebrates Love, Music and Black History This February

And they are still accepting vendors and participants for all these events!

Rafael Espinal Has Launched a Historic Campaign to Become Next Public Advocate of New York City

Rafael Espinal Has Launched a Historic Campaign to Become Next Public Advocate of New York City

If he wins, Espinal will become the youngest politician, and the first Latino to be in city-wide politics.

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours Shares Brooklyn’s Dark History

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours Shares Brooklyn’s Dark History

BuzzFeed News Revealed Troubling Findings From Secret NYPD Files

BuzzFeed News Revealed Troubling Findings From Secret NYPD Files

If you have a personal story about possible wrongdoing by the 83rd Precinct, please email us.

Trans Monogamist Dating: Hello, New York

Trans Monogamist Dating: Hello, New York

An excerpt taken from Joshua Byron’s new book of essays.

Data in a New York Post Article Show That “Hipsters” Are Taking Over Bushwick at an Alarming Rate

Data in a New York Post Article Show That “Hipsters” Are Taking Over Bushwick at an Alarming Rate

A story in the New York Post claimed that hipsters are driving out the Latinx community from Bushwick.

Find Some New Favorite Art at Bushwick Community Darkroom this Saturday

Find Some New Favorite Art at Bushwick Community Darkroom this Saturday