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Less Than Half of NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Are Ever Actually Open, Study Finds

Less Than Half of NYC’s ‘Open Streets’ Are Ever Actually Open, Study Finds

NYC’s active Open Streets are mostly in “predominantly white” and “wealthy” neighborhoods, according to the study.

1 in 5 NYC Residents Tested Positive for COVID-19 Antibodies in Preliminary Statewide Study Results

1 in 5 NYC Residents Tested Positive for COVID-19 Antibodies in Preliminary Statewide Study Results

“Testing is going to be a major operation that happens from now until the situation is over. It’s new, it’s technical, it’s complex”

Bushwick Will See the Highest Number of New Apartments in NYC, Study Shows

Bushwick Will See the Highest Number of New Apartments in NYC, Study Shows

An additional 1,103 apartments are coming to Bushwick in 2019.

Public Advocate Introduces Bill to Mandate Racial Impact Study in City Rezoning Process

Public Advocate Introduces Bill to Mandate Racial Impact Study in City Rezoning Process

“It is a critical step in the struggle to stop the displacement and gentrification of neighborhoods of color.”

Another Study Shows Just How Bad Bushwick is Going to Have it When the L Train Shuts Down

Another Study Shows Just How Bad Bushwick is Going to Have it When the L Train Shuts Down

New Study Identifies Greatest Threats to Bushwick’s Affordable Housing

New Study Identifies Greatest Threats to Bushwick’s Affordable Housing

In a new report released by the ANHD, researchers culled data from multiple sources in order to find how many threats to affordable housing exist in many of New York City’s neighborhoods

Study Spanish, Support Local Mexican Business and Drink Tequila: How To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In Bushwick

Study Spanish, Support Local Mexican Business and Drink Tequila: How To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In Bushwick

Feliz Cinco De Mayo! Bushwick residents certainly don’t need a reason to celebrate New York City’s Mexican heritage, but it sure doesn’t hurt to have one! In that spirit, here is a list of some of the best ways to observe the holiday in the neighborhood

Get Some Work Done At Study Hall: Bushwick’s Newest Coworking Space

Get Some Work Done At Study Hall: Bushwick’s Newest Coworking Space

If you’re starting a business, writing a book or even working from home, you know it can be hard to get work done without the right space. How many of us can say our apartments are clean, quiet and streamlined enough to inspire productivity? Whether your roommate is blasting Netflix through a thin wall or […]

‘We’re Building a Movement Here’

‘We’re Building a Movement Here’

A group of Jewish electronic musicians in Brooklyn are fundraising for humanitarian relief in Gaza.

Bushwick Gets Its First Historic District

Bushwick Gets Its First Historic District

“Really big deal,” says local pol

It’s A Kombucha Bar, In Bushwick

It’s A Kombucha Bar, In Bushwick

“An ethnobotanical journey through many cultures and philosophies.”

Opinion: Make Knickerbocker Car-Free

Opinion: Make Knickerbocker Car-Free

A local businessman makes the case for making Bushwick more of a pedestrian neighborhood.

Re-splintering.

Re-splintering.

“That’s the kind of thing that happens when a community gets split.”

Checking in with Miller Pyke

Checking in with Miller Pyke

This Bushwick podcaster is busy interviewing local artists.

Onward and Upward in Bushwick: Allison Ponthier’s Short Stories

Onward and Upward in Bushwick: Allison Ponthier’s Short Stories

Bushwick’s answer to Kacey Musgraves is a Texas transplant who generates feels from deep inside the major label machine

How To Bike Through Bushwick

How To Bike Through Bushwick

A guide to biking down and out in Bushwick and Ridgewood

Live At The Box Factory: It’s A Concert Series Focused On Women Composers

Live At The Box Factory: It’s A Concert Series Focused On Women Composers

Yvette Keong, Sarah Cahill and Nicole Cloutier are among those playing this month at the Box Factory, part of a series of concerts focused on tacking gender equity

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

Kindergarten Rules For Teaching ‘Black Lives Matter’ To A Disney Princess

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

Ask Caroline: My Girlfriend Recently Got a Large Inheritance of Money … +

Ask Caroline: My Girlfriend Recently Got a Large Inheritance of Money … +

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.

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.

Calling All Parents! Here’s a List of (Mostly Free) After School Activities For Bushwick Kids

Calling All Parents! Here’s a List of (Mostly Free) After School Activities For Bushwick Kids

Looking to get your children involved in extracurricular activities? Need somewhere for them to be while you’re at work?

Bushwick’s Ornithology Jazz Club Serves up Vegan Food and Free Nightly Jam Sessions

Bushwick’s Ornithology Jazz Club Serves up Vegan Food and Free Nightly Jam Sessions

Musicians and locals alike can enjoy the nightly shows or partake and experiment with an original piece. The idea is to create a ‘permissive environment’ where music can be explored, said co-owner Mitchell Borden.

The Bushwick Location of Cafe Moca, a Beloved Vegan and Vegetarian Spot, Has Reopened Its Doors

The Bushwick Location of Cafe Moca, a Beloved Vegan and Vegetarian Spot, Has Reopened Its Doors

After closing (temporarily), the Cafe Moca family shares that they are happy to be back in Bushwick, a neighborhood close to their hearts.

Committee On Women and Gender Equity Passes Bill Establishing a Street Harassment Prevention Board

Committee On Women and Gender Equity Passes Bill Establishing a Street Harassment Prevention Board

The board is tasked with identifying more sustainable solutions to end street harassment, as policing and criminalization efforts have not worked.

As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.

Q&A: Bushwick Native Alexandra Abril Makes her Mark at High Hopes Tattoo

Q&A: Bushwick Native Alexandra Abril Makes her Mark at High Hopes Tattoo

The queer woman-owned shop opened its doors in July 2020.

A Neighbor Needs Your Help to Bring Composting to the Sidewalks of Bushwick

A Neighbor Needs Your Help to Bring Composting to the Sidewalks of Bushwick

The curbside composting service resumed in October this year, but only in some eligible neighborhoods.

The FRESH Program Will Bring 3 New Supermarkets to Bushwick as a Way to Combat Food Insecurity

The FRESH Program Will Bring 3 New Supermarkets to Bushwick as a Way to Combat Food Insecurity

In the meantime, the neighborhood offers food distributions, pantries and community fridges.

Prepping for City Council: A Q&A With Jennifer Gutiérrez

Prepping for City Council: A Q&A With Jennifer Gutiérrez

Motivated by personal experience, the expected City Council member plans to lead District 34 toward a more equitable future.

Long Winter Nights are Around the Corner. Here’s How to Get Home Safely at Night if Traveling Alone

Long Winter Nights are Around the Corner. Here’s How to Get Home Safely at Night if Traveling Alone

Request an escort home, hail a cab on your phone or call your local Bushwick cab service!

The 14th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Will be Hybrid After a Successful Pivot to a Virtual Running Last Year

The 14th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Will be Hybrid After a Successful Pivot to a Virtual Running Last Year

The hybrid event, running from October 20-24, is expected to attract over 5,000 virtual attendees along with its usual local crowd.

The Amateur Astronomers Association Holds Annual Fall Starfest to Share the ‘Beauty of the Universe’

The Amateur Astronomers Association Holds Annual Fall Starfest to Share the ‘Beauty of the Universe’

Attendees at Evergreens Cemetery were able to view Jupiter’s moons, Saturn’s rings, and our moon’s craters among other astronomical objects, and you can too!

Rent for ‘Affordable’ Housing Units Rising With Increasing  Median Income

Rent for ‘Affordable’ Housing Units Rising With Increasing Median Income

Jennifer Gutierrez, the Democratic nominee for City Council member of District 34, says “affordability” does not line up with the income of Bushwick residents.

Class of 2021 Describes High School Graduation and Spending Senior Year in a Pandemic

Class of 2021 Describes High School Graduation and Spending Senior Year in a Pandemic

Local high school students receive their diplomas after a year of pandemic-caused irregularities, including Zoom classes and missed proms.

The Amant Arrives in East Williamsburg

The Amant Arrives in East Williamsburg

The nonprofit’s new multimillon-dollar art space is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg on Saturday, July 10.