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Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

Assembly Candidate Samy Nemir-Olivares Attacked With Anti-LGBTQ Slur During Online Fundraiser

This comes at the end of a year that has seen a significant increase in violence toward transgender and gender non-conforming people throughout the United States.

NYC-DSA Endorses Samy Nemir-Olivares For Assembly District 54

NYC-DSA Endorses Samy Nemir-Olivares For Assembly District 54

Nemir-Olivares seeks to unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan in the June 2022 primaries.

Samy Nemir-Olivares Announces Candidacy for State Assembly

Samy Nemir-Olivares Announces Candidacy for State Assembly

If elected, the current Democratic district leader would unseat incumbent Democrat Erik Dilan.

District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares Helps Organize Rally Against LGBTQ+ Hate This Wednesday After Possible Hate Crime

District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares Helps Organize Rally Against LGBTQ+ Hate This Wednesday After Possible Hate Crime

Plans for the rally were prompted by a stabbing and robbery in a Bushwick bodega early Saturday morning, which NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating.

Opinion: Where is Dilan?

Opinion: Where is Dilan?

Ahead of intense negotiations over the New York state budget, Dilan’s former primary opponent says the assemblyman can’t be found.

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.

Introducing Tikal Café, A New Immigrant-Owned Brunch And Coffee Spot in Bushwick

Introducing Tikal Café, A New Immigrant-Owned Brunch And Coffee Spot in Bushwick

After 11 years of service work, Carolina Hernandez, a Guatemalan immigrant, has opened Tikal Café on the corner of Decatur and Knickerbocker.

A Nightmare Becomes A Miracle

A Nightmare Becomes A Miracle

The (Preliminary) Results Are In!  The Candidates Expected to Win The Primary

The (Preliminary) Results Are In! The Candidates Expected to Win The Primary

2020 Primary Race Primer: The North Brooklyn Candidates

2020 Primary Race Primer: The North Brooklyn Candidates

Information on the candidate’s you’ll see on your ballot. Be sure to cast your vote by Tuesday June 23, 2020!

Bushwick Mutual Aid Feeds Over 2,ooo  During Coronavirus Pandemic

Bushwick Mutual Aid Feeds Over 2,ooo During Coronavirus Pandemic

Progressives Fight The Machine.

Progressives Fight The Machine.

“I do credit the negative campaign and the mailers for the fact that we didn’t win”

The Year in Photos – Bushwick 2021

The Year in Photos – Bushwick 2021

As we continue to welcome in the new year, let’s just take one more look back at 2021.

Editor’s Picks: 7 Favorite Articles of 2021

Editor’s Picks: 7 Favorite Articles of 2021

I believe these pieces, as a cumulative group, do a great job at reflecting the wide range of emotions, experiences and subjects we encountered in and around Bushwick in 2021.

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

Do You Call Bushwick Home? Here Are Some Local Twitter Accounts To Follow

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

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

Local Leaders Push Congress to Abolish Puerto Rico’s ‘PROMESA’ Law

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.

Organizers Hold Wednesday Protest Against Anti-Black and LGBTQ+ Hate in Response to Saturday’s ‘Anti-Gay’ Attack

Organizers Hold Wednesday Protest Against Anti-Black and LGBTQ+ Hate in Response to Saturday’s ‘Anti-Gay’ Attack

Organizers Qween Jean and Gia Love call for Bushwick to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community. If you say “BLM” and do not support the queer Black community, then you are not for liberation, Qween said.

Antonio Reynoso Is Expected to Win Primary Race for Brooklyn Borough President

Antonio Reynoso Is Expected to Win Primary Race for Brooklyn Borough President

According to the NYC Board of Elections’ second report on ranked-choice results, Council Member Antonio Reynoso decisively leads with 54.8 percent of the vote, with Jo Anne Simon at 45.2 percent.

Sen. Salazar, Other Local Progressives Back Maya Wiley For Mayor

Sen. Salazar, Other Local Progressives Back Maya Wiley For Mayor

State Sen. Julia Salazar, Assemblymembers Maritza Davila and Emily Gallagher and District Leader Samy Nemir-Olivares have announced their support for Maya Wiley.

Things Could Be Different In Bushwick

Things Could Be Different In Bushwick

Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

Salazar and Marte Exchange Accusations of Campaign Finance Violations in Heated State Senate Race

‘It’s frustrating when you’re playing by the rules and your opponent is cheating,’ Salazar says of Andy Marte’s primary challenge