Oct. 7, 2024 By Naisha Roy Locals have donated more than $40,000 to a Bushwick bar that suffered a devastating fire last month. The fire broke out in the backyard of Bunton’s World Famous on Broadway on the night of Sept. 23, and incinerated the garden, awning and air conditioning units. Although everyone was…
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Bushwick man jailed for 25 years over fatal 2019 Bed-Stuy shooting
Aug. 16, 2024 By Adam Daly A Bushwick man will spend 25 years behind bars for the fatal shooting of Malik Russell in 2019, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Thursday. Darrien Weekes, 26, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Heidi Cesare on Aug. 15 following his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in…
Police seek suspect in robbery of woman at Brooklyn M train station
Aug. 12, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Cops are looking to identify the man they say snatched a pair of chains from a woman’s neck at the Myrtle Avenue and Central Avenue M station late last month.
CenterLight Healthcare PACE reopens Bushwick center with Carnival celebration
Aug. 5, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
CenterLight Healthcare PACE, a program offering all-inclusive care for adults aged 55 and older, celebrated the reopening of its Bushwick center on Aug. 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Carnival celebration.
The Bushwick Film Festival is back this fall, and submissions are still open
Aug. 2, 2024 By Natalie Dahan
The Bushwick Film Festival is set to return for its 17th year from Oct. 16-20 with a new theme, and submissions are still open through mid-August.
Krown Hardware to reopen in Bushwick after long hiatus
Aug. 2, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Bushwick’s Krown Hardware store will continue its more than 70 year run on Broadway when it reopens to the public in its former building but in a scaled-down space.
Young bandits strike twice: Group of teens wanted for Brooklyn robbery spree
Jul. 19, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Police are asking for help identifying five male suspects — all said to be between the ages of 14 to 16 years old — who are wanted in connection with a robbery spree and the alleged assaults of victims who tried to intervene in Bushwick.
29-year-old critically injured by driver fleeing police in Brooklyn
May. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A driver fleeing from police slammed into a civilian vehicle and critically injured a 29-year-old woman in Bushwick on Sunday in the second police-chase related casualty in the neighborhood this month.
Actor Anthony Ramos and Brooklyn beep team up to revive after-school theater program in Bushwick
May. 18, 2024 By Jada Camille
He won’t let Bushwick students throw away their shot!
Contractor convicted of criminally-negligent manslaughter after 5-year-old killed by crumbling wall
May. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The owner of a Nassau County construction company was convicted of criminally negligent homicide on Tuesday, nearly five years after a wall built by his company crumbled and killed a 5-year-old girl in Bushwick.