Piles of trash and overflowing waste baskets have been permeating Bushwick for most of 2021.
Budget cuts to the Department of Sanitation have forced the group to increase its efforts.
Three local women gear up to create a green and sustainable community.
According to publicly available data, Bushwick’s streets and sidewalks are some of the most littered in the city.
Two of the four $42 million underground filters are in East Willy.
The hot garbage odor is a result of a disproportionate amount of waste being stored in North Brooklyn, but there is a solution on the horizon.
Remember Trash Bar? The divey-est of dive bars, the rock ‘n’ roll music venue in South Williamsburg with walls covered in stickers and lined with old car chair seats, and a bathroom that smelled unmistakably of piss? And remember mourning it when it closed last summer?
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Slavoj Zizek’s trash talk:
When Strauss Yawney first reached out to us about hosting a Detritus-themed Insta-Takeover, my first thought was: Finding trash in Bushwick? That shouldn’t be too hard
A self-described “naughty marketplace” sets up shop with an “intersectional feminist perspective.”
A local biking group says bike lines and widened sidewalks are needed to increase accessibility to a local public park.
“It’s really a who’s who of these Bushwick bands.”
How a flurry of small businesses are changing a corner of Queens
“We’ve been fighting rats coming in and out. I don’t know why.”
In advance of NYFW, we’re looking at some of the hottest local names and brands to look out for
At C’mon Everybody, local drag legends put their spin on the culture – from Shakira to Bad Bunny.
Meet Hila the Killa, Bushwick’s self-styled ‘eco-rapper’
“Spaces in Brooklyn are more open to all types of drag,” says Bobby LeMaire “You can do whatever as long as you can give a show.”
Comedy shows! More comedy shows! And local eco-rapper Hila the Killa!
Or try out ‘a food scrap demo’ to possibly reduce your waste.
A pop-up paint class! A UFC Fight! A Garbage Prom!
Eat at a bagel pop-up! Clean up the streets! Go to the launch of a new negroni!
Another whole week’s worth of free and affordable events happening in and around the neighborhood.
A comedian finds his voice filming things in a Bushwick-adjacent neighborhood in Queens.
Don’t toss your old or broken electronics in the trash – it’s illegal and harms the environment. Opt for recycling or donating old tech at a handful of locations in and around Bushwick.
Local bars and drinkers rejoice, while environmentalists offer tips on how to reduce potential single-use litter.
What are those orange compost bins popping up in Astoria and Lower Manhattan? Will they expand to other neighborhoods?
The curbside composting service resumed in October this year, but only in some eligible neighborhoods.
Residents no longer have to take the 30-minute walk to Know Waste Lands to compost.
Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn’s next borough president.
The DSNY is asking: What locations could use a corner litter basket?
An ever-evolving list of Bushwick Instagram accounts to follow for all app users living in and around the neighborhood.
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