Feb. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A three-alarm fire consumed a Bushwick church on Wednesday morning. The fire started at the more than century-old Iglesia Pentecostal Arca Cristiana at 1155 Halsey Street at around 10:30 a.m., and firefighters moved in “aggressively,” said FDNY Chief of Operations Kevin Woods. But with the…
Feb. 17, 2025 By Regina Martinez On the corner of Evergreen Avenue and Noll Street, a hound/border collie mix named Peekay stands unleashed at the entrance of Green Central Knoll Park. His owner, Dani, trails behind, crawling through a large hole in the fence beneath a “NO PETS” sign. Green Central Knoll Playground is…
Feb. 12, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen In the midst of the fight to save a Bushwick early childcare center, life for its kids has continued almost entirely normal. A total of 69 children are enrolled in 3-K, pre-K, and Head Start programs at Grand St. Settlement’s Bushwick Family and Child Center, just shy of…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Four early childcare centers in Brooklyn are facing abrupt closures after the city decided not to renew their leases, citing low enrollment and an oversaturation of low-cost childcare centers in the area. But local politicians and providers say the city’s data is wrong — and that the Department…
Jan. 24, 2025 By Emily Davenport The NYPD is looking for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man in Bushwick on Thursday afternoon. According to police, at 3:39 p.m. on Jan. 23, officers from the 83rd Precinct responded to a call regarding an assault at 1123 Halsey St. Upon their arrival, police found the…
Jan. 23, 2025 By Lauren Rapp With both the big game and Valentine’s Day Swift-ly approaching, football fans faced a heart-pounding dilemma: Would they rather see their favorite NFL team win the Super Bowl or find true love? A recent survey by online betting platform Wetten punted this question to 2,000 single football fanatics,…
Jan. 22, 2025 By Adam Daly A lineup of comedians will be grinning and baring it all this Valentine’s Day at the Bushwick Comedy Club. “Guests think they came to gawk at naked people,” said Billy Procida, host and producer of The Naked Comedy Show. “But after the first 90 seconds of each set,…
Jan. 17, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Our Wicked Lady in Bushwick has everything you’d expect from a great independent music venue: the sound system is good, the tickets are cheap, and the space has enough grit to make you feel welcome. “We were doing great shows on the roof, but it was kind of…
Dec. 20, 2024 By Lauren Rapp The Brooklyn Museum has awarded a coveted prize to emerging artist Melissa Joseph. As the fifth recipient of the UOVO award, which recognizes the work of local artists, Joseph will launch a solo presentation at the Brooklyn Museum, receive a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant, and a commission for…
Dec. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Nearly ten years after a fatal Memorial Day weekend shooting, the gunman has been sentenced to prison. Bushwick resident David Cruz was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison for shooting William Perez point-blank on May 25, 2015, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.…