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HBO Comes To Queens

HBO Comes To Queens

A comedian finds his voice filming things in a Bushwick-adjacent neighborhood in Queens.

Step by Step, the City Improves Pedestrian Access to the Ridgewood Reservoir, a Natural Jewel on the Border of Brooklyn and Queens

Step by Step, the City Improves Pedestrian Access to the Ridgewood Reservoir, a Natural Jewel on the Border of Brooklyn and Queens

The Department of Transportation is installing several pedestrian improvements at the intersection of Highland Boulevard and Vermont Place.

Community Gardens Are Reopening, and They Need Dedicated Volunteers

Community Gardens Are Reopening, and They Need Dedicated Volunteers

Look up and support your local community garden in providing sustenance and critical green space.

What’s At Stake in This Queens Borough President’s Race?

What’s At Stake in This Queens Borough President’s Race?

A vision for the future of Queens remains murky.

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

Queens neighborhoods gear up to fight new homeless shelters

Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir

Community Members Fight for New Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir

The Shape-Up Bushwick Parade Aims to Raise the Community’s Awareness of Living a Healthy Lifestyle

The Shape-Up Bushwick Parade Aims to Raise the Community’s Awareness of Living a Healthy Lifestyle

Join the parade on June 6!

Tour Bushwick Community Gardens by Foot or Bike Next Saturday

Tour Bushwick Community Gardens by Foot or Bike Next Saturday

Explore a greener side of Bushwick next weekend on this FREE tour with a fun after-party on September 15.

Newly-Opened Craft Culture Is a Community Hub for Ridgewood Beer Lovers

Newly-Opened Craft Culture Is a Community Hub for Ridgewood Beer Lovers

NYC Community Gardens are in Danger: Bushwick’s El Garden to Rally for Survival at City Hall Tomorrow

NYC Community Gardens are in Danger: Bushwick’s El Garden to Rally for Survival at City Hall Tomorrow

A few weeks ago, we told you about the crisis facing Bushwick’s El Garden, one of the 17 community gardens on public land across the city at risk of being leveled to create new housing developments

Almost A Quarter Century Old, Ridgewood’s Controversial Street Fair Returns

Almost A Quarter Century Old, Ridgewood’s Controversial Street Fair Returns

Biking North: Ridgewood to Receive New Bike Lanes

Biking North: Ridgewood to Receive New Bike Lanes

As early as fall of 2016 there might be 6-10 new bike lanes in Ridgewood. The bike lane plans are announced on the heels of similar projects in Sunnyside and Long Island City.

Biking North: Ridgewood to Receive New Bike Lanes

Biking North: Ridgewood to Receive New Bike Lanes

Pull up a map of bike routes along the Brooklyn-Queens border and you will find that there’s an absence of city-designated paths for cyclists north of the one down Central Avenue in our neighborhood

‘Doing Church in a New Way’

‘Doing Church in a New Way’

Scenes of rock and roll at Ridgewood Presbyterian

Opinion: Make Accessing the Ridgewood Reservoir Safer

Opinion: Make Accessing the Ridgewood Reservoir Safer

A local biking group says bike lines and widened sidewalks are needed to increase accessibility to a local public park.

Hipsters Take Ridgewood

Hipsters Take Ridgewood

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

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.

Ridgewood to the Rescue: The Story Behind the Newly Formed Feline Rescue Organization

Ridgewood to the Rescue: The Story Behind the Newly Formed Feline Rescue Organization

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.

Meet Brooklyn’s New Borough President, Antonio Reynoso

Meet Brooklyn’s New Borough President, Antonio Reynoso

Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn’s next borough president.

Friday Fast Fact: The City Has Over 300 Clothing and Textile Drop-Off Sites in Brooklyn

Friday Fast Fact: The City Has Over 300 Clothing and Textile Drop-Off Sites in Brooklyn

About 10 percent of Brooklyn’s drop-off sites are in and around Bushwick.

So You Want to Volunteer? Here Is a List of Bushwick Organizations That Need Your Help

So You Want to Volunteer? Here Is a List of Bushwick Organizations That Need Your Help

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick organizations that are actively in need of volunteers.

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.

Projected Winners for the 2021 City Council Primary Election in Districts 30, 34 and 37

Projected Winners for the 2021 City Council Primary Election in Districts 30, 34 and 37

Democratic primary results are in for districts encompassing Bushwick, Ridgewood and East Williamsburg as of late Tuesday night

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

Oh, To Choose A (Borough) President!

In a crowded race, candidates promise to do more than Eric Adams.

Darma The Developer?

Darma The Developer?

As the election tightens, big real estate is dumping money into local city council races

Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?

Who’s running for city council in the 37th District?

A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn’s District 37

Petitioning in Bushwick

Petitioning in Bushwick

This Election, You’ll Rank Your Choices

This Election, You’ll Rank Your Choices

In a wide-open election, candidates in Brooklyn (and all over NYC) will be running on ranked ballots for the first time

Bushwick Biking Activist Fights Racism In Chinatown

Bushwick Biking Activist Fights Racism In Chinatown

‘Safewalks’ for the whole city, Peter Kerre says

Juneteenth Protest and Event Schedule for Friday June 19, 2020

Juneteenth Protest and Event Schedule for Friday June 19, 2020

After weeks of Black Lives Matter protests, the city celebrates Juneteenth today with an overwhelming number of events. We’ve got at least 90 of them for you.

Money Is Power: Support Local Black-owned Businesses

Money Is Power: Support Local Black-owned Businesses

Bushwick is home to several black-owned cafes and restaurants. Supporting them helps the community as surely as a protest or sharply worded letter to a Congressman.

UPDATED: Black Lives Matter Protest Schedule for June 4, 2020

UPDATED: Black Lives Matter Protest Schedule for June 4, 2020

A breakdown of the protests scheduled for today.

A Broken Social Scene On Crutches: 
Bushwick Booze To Go

A Broken Social Scene On Crutches: Bushwick Booze To Go

In order to survive the pandemic, several Bushwick bars have brought the party outdoors to meet drinkers in the warm spring air. Here a few area watering holes doing Bacchus’ work.

Buen Provecho: A Bushwick Food Tour of Latinx Cuisines

Buen Provecho: A Bushwick Food Tour of Latinx Cuisines

From Peruvian ceviche to Honduran baleadas!

PHOTOS: The Best of Bushwig 2019

PHOTOS: The Best of Bushwig 2019