If all plans are finalized by the borough president, one of Brooklyn’s major thoroughfares will become unrecognizable in the coming years as it evolves from an accident-prone access road to a pedestrian-friendly commercial district. A [...]
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, a non-profit organization founded by Assemblyman Vito Lopez, has come under scrutiny after a city probe and audits that allege several financial improprieties. [...]
Friday, September 2, 2011
A fire company in Bushwick, which lost six men in the Al Qaeda attack, has been replenished by military veterans On Sept. 11, 2001, Joshua Wiener was in the field with his Marine Corps regiment [...]
Sunday, August 14, 2011
At the southwest corner of Himrod Street and Wilson Avenue in Bushwick stands the Himrod Wilson Community Garden, where tomatoes, basil, summer squash, string beans, eggplant, mint and more grow from four plots. Luis A. [...]
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Lordtyshon Garrett was on March 8, convicted of aggravated animal cruelty in an incident that resulted in the death of his mother-in-law's cat, Madea.
Monday, December 6, 2010
By Joe Proudman Five years ago Gabriela Alvarado was in New York on vacation. She had just left her job in Puebla, Mexico, after the company she was working for changed owners. She felt her [...]
Friday, December 3, 2010
A Bushwick infant was pronounced dead at Woodhull Hospital yesterday after being administered over-the-counter cough medicine by his aunt, according to a New York Daily News report. Daniel Richardson was four months old. The police [...]
Friday, November 26, 2010
By Amaris Castillo The floor beneath Miguel Luciano is covered with dried paint blotches. Behind him are rows of clear plastic containers filled with brushes, pins, and other materials. Dressed in a grey t-shirt and [...]
Monday, October 25, 2010
The city gave away property in Bushwick to a senior citizen group founded by Assemblyman Vito Lopez yet has continued to pay rent to the same group for the property, the New York Post reports. [...]
Friday, October 15, 2010
By Joe Proudman Ray Cross is just setting up as I walk into the Loom. He quickly slips his blue ink-stained apron over his head. He’s wearing a black shirt with a blue design he [...]
Friday, December 9, 2011
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