Lack of health insurance, coupled with harmful chemical products, only serve to create a potentially life-threatening work environment.
Ridgewood’s Stoop is hosting a fundraiser for research on a rare heart disease which affected the owner’s own son.
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.
“When we started, we were the only vegan Ethiopian restaurant in New York”
How a flurry of small businesses are changing a corner of Queens
“That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”
A local activist wants Congress to go beyond the climate change provisions of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act
The new Bushwick politician’s signature accomplishment has been landing a program to pay for doula services in marginalized neighborhoods.
“The fix was in from the beginning,” one congressman bemoaned before the lines were changed.
Redistricting moves and scatters a heated political race, while Elizabeth Crowley has committed to moving within the borders of wherever it is she ends up representing.
A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.
This analog photography store doubles as a community hub.
This Bushwick podcaster is busy interviewing local artists.
A doggy daycare has opened near the Myrtle-Wyckoff station, with a goal of hiring adults with autism.
Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, writes more about some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.
Ask Caroline is back for its second week! I’ve been studying, researching and reading all day and night to make sure I can offer you the best advice in town.
All are welcome to join Bushwick’s first-ever trebuchet building and launch competition.
At an immersive gallery show in Bushwick, waves of sound are meant to bring to mind rushing water.
Information on where to get a COVID test, what tests are available, how much they cost, if you need an appointment and more.
‘Nashville-style’ hot chicken finds its way into Bushwick
The new building will feature 94 units, communal lounges on each floor and plenty of green outdoor space.
In the meantime, the neighborhood offers food distributions, pantries and community fridges.
It’s up to you, neighbors. Time to name the best sandwich in/around Bushwick!
The second season is set to be released in February of 2022, and the podcast is currently looking for people who are just dipping their toes into their non-monogamy journeys.
“It’s really important for me to be able to give back,” said Aaron Nessel, founder of Bushwick Yacht Club.
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.
Based on factors like poverty levels, green space and air conditioner ownership, Bushwick and a number of other city neighborhoods are more vulnerable than others to the effects of extreme heat.
Everyone can learn how to protect Mother Earth at this free, family-friendly event.
Jennifer Gutierrez, the Democratic nominee for City Council member of District 34, says “affordability” does not line up with the income of Bushwick residents.
What exactly are your rights as a tenant in this city, and what are the legal obligations of landlords?
A 40-year-old man, who sustained eight gunshots, and the other two victims, are expected to survive. The motive for the shooting is unclear.
“The DSA needs to do a better job of organizing in those life-long Brooklynite communities,” say young Democratic Party organizers.
A local city council candidate makes the argument for ending a long-time inconvenience for drivers
A Czech-by-way-of-Texas brunch stop is the latest to open at 321 Starr.