Bushwick Daily, Bushwick, NY (2026)

04/14/2026

Pacha New York faces Community Board 1 tonight for a liquor license hearing on a 7,850-person outdoor venue. Some Residents are mobilizing to pack the room.

Flyers have appeared across East Williamsburg and Bushwick this week urging neighbors to attend the 6 p.m. hearing at the Swinging Sixties Senior Center. The venue at 111 Gardner Avenue is seeking approval for open-air cabaret operations with liquor service, live music, patron dancing, and outdoor spaces including patios and open areas.

The application comes from AG Acquisition 1 LLC and Dubai-based FIVE International Hotel Management, the legal framework behind Pacha New York's planned return to the city. The Ibiza-born nightclub brand is targeting a June 2026 opening for its first season through October.

Demolition of the former Brooklyn Mirage structure wrapped up in March, leaving the 140 Stewart Avenue lot empty. Former Avant Gardner executives have speculated the debut venue will resemble "a parking lot" but the scale of what's proposed has residents concerned about noise, crowds, and neighborhood impacts.

Community flyers organized by Nightlife Neighbors list specific concerns for public comment: violations of noise code and quiet hours, sleep disruption, litter, public intoxication, transit strain, traffic congestion, and accountability. "Without community voices at the table, they could get everything they ask for and residents will endure the impacts," the flyer states.

The former Brooklyn Mirage never reopened last season after Avant Gardner filed for bankruptcy following safety violations. Roughly 30,000 ticket holders were left without refunds until Pacha offered vouchers this year. Community Board 1's recommendation carries weight with the State Liquor Authority, which makes the final licensing decision. Public opposition or support often influences conditions like sound limits and operating hours.

Residents who want to speak must sign up between 5:45 and 6:15 p.m. for two-minute slots. Written comments can be emailed to [email protected] or [email protected] before the meeting.

Full story at the link in bio.

04/13/2026

Bernie Makes Surprise Appearance at Mayor Mamdani's 100-Day Address

"You know, I have been on platforms with hundreds and hundreds of mayors and all kinds of public officials. This is the first time I was ever introduced by someone who talked proudly about democratic socialism."

"And I want to tell all of you and the mayor. So what you guys are doing here in New York City is important, not only for the people who feel like you're close to what you are doing with the mayor is doing is providing hope and inspiration not only to people all across our country, but honestly all across the world."

04/13/2026

RIDGEWOOD, N.Y. — Sen. Bernie Sanders joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani onstage at Knockdown Center on Sunday, delivering brief remarks during the mayor’s 100-day speech bushwickdaily

04/10/2026

NYC launched the first-ever citywide map for finding child care and a survey to shape universal care.

Bushwick parents can now visit nyc.gov/childcare to search 10,000 providers across all five boroughs by location, age group, and cost. The website consolidates information that was previously scattered across multiple sites and includes health inspection records for each program.

The parent survey targets over 400,000 families to gather input on what the city's child care system should look like. Households are being randomly selected to receive postcards with unique PINs for accessing the 15-minute survey at nycparents.NORC.org. Participants receive $10 upon completion.

Child care in New York City can cost more than $25,000 per year per child, with long waitlists and a system many families find difficult to navigate. The dual launch addresses both immediate needs and long-term policy by collecting input that will inform how the city's child care expansion is designed.

The website went live Wednesday following the Tuesday survey launch. It includes a questionnaire to match families with providers, plain-language guides to different care options, and live support by phone or email. The platform is available in multiple languages and optimized for mobile devices.

Both tools were developed with input from parents, according to city officials.

Full story at the link in bio.

03/28/2026

[In partnership with BK Fest]

HAPPENING NOW.

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is live at 314 Scholes until noon tomorrow.

7 stages. 25+ artists. Warehouse. Rooftop. Skatepark. Courtyard.

Tickets at bemf.live - or at the door.

03/05/2026

New York Attorney General Letitia James endorsed Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for Congress to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velazquez in NY-07.

"What we need is someone like Antonio Reynoso. It is my honor and my privilege, and I will work hard to make sure that he is the congress member who will stand at the high heels of Nydia Velazquez and continue her legacy," James said. "So I, Leticia James, who hails from Brooklyn, but who represents Queens, I proudly endorse Antonio Reynoso."

James introduced Reynoso as "the person who will put a face to public housing, the person who will continue to raise the issues of public housing, the individual who will talk about Section 8 and the need for federal funds."

Velazquez called Reynoso "one of us. Raised in Section 8. His family came in, immigrants from Dominican Republic, and raised their family here in New York City. So no one can lecture him as to the important role that Section 8 and public housing plays for residents in New York City and across the country."

Reynoso opened by pointing to the NYCHA tenant leaders behind him.

"I am a son of Section 8. Public housing saved my life, and public housing hasn't got the love and the respect that it deserves," Reynoso said. "Public housing is the greatest affordable housing program in this nation's entire history."

He read endorsements from Sumner Houses, Brevoire Houses, Independence Towers, Taylor Wythe, Walt Whitman, Williamsburg, Williams Houses, Bushwick, Cooper Park, Queensbridge, Highland Houses and Boerum Hill Plaza.

"I don't think I've been more humbled and prouder of this endorsement and these people on this list," Reynoso said.
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03/01/2026

BREAKING: NY Attorney General Letitia James Endorses Antonio Reynoso for Congress

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is endorsing Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in the race for New York’s 7th Congressional District, delivering the announcement this afternoon at La Flor in Woodside, Queens.
James joins Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, the Working Families Party, and several progressive City Council members in backing Reynoso. Labor unions including the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, RWDSU, and Unite Here Local 100 have also endorsed.

Reynoso, 42, who grew up in the Southside of Williamsburg, was the first candidate to enter the race to succeed Velázquez, who is retiring after 34 years in Congress. The district covers Bushwick, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, East New York, Astoria, Sunnyside, and Long Island City.

Queens Assemblymember Claire Valdez, backed by NYC-DSA and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and City Councilmember Julie Won are also running.

The June 23 Democratic primary will effectively decide the race.

Developing story.
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02/19/2026

Anthony DiMieri is the Bushwick filmmaker who helped make Zohran Mamdani mayor. We sat down with him for a 13,000-word conversation.

It started because he was late to dinner. In 2016, DiMieri went to a Bernie Sanders event in a Bushwick loft and met future councilmember Rafael Espinal. His girlfriend broke up with him over it. "So there was this moment in time where being not the best date had historical consequences."

That meeting led to his first campaign ad, and eventually to Melted Solids, the production company that helped build the visual language of Mamdani's mayoral campaign. The handheld two-camera style came out of Bushwick, developed co-directing Keep the Meter Running ( )with Kareem Rahma ( ).

During the Fix the MTA campaign, Mamdani asked over a dozen people in the Bronx to ride the bus with him. only woman said yes. On a 40-minute ride, she told him: "I used to love New York, but now it's just where I live." That line ended up in his mayoral launch speech, his TV ads, and his victory night.

But DiMieri's long game is cinema. In 2022, he flew to Paris feeling like a failure, missed his flight home, and wandered the streets alone with a Balzak book in his pocket. Then a Bushwick friend spotted him. They went bar hopping. Gaspar Noé and Alejandro Iñárritu walked into the bar.

He came home and wrote Love New York in five weeks, a dark comedy with nearly 60 speaking roles. He maxed out his credit cards. His dad, a retired firefighter, kicked in 20 grand from his pension. His executive producer came on after watching him pitch the film at 2 a.m. at a Burning Man party at House of Yes.
He says New York is in a post-pandemic creative renaissance, and the cost of living crisis is killing it. "I'm not saying we need more people lighting their dicks on fire. But maybe we do need more people lighting their dicks on fire."

His next project is a giallo murder mystery called The Bloodstained Claws of the Praying Mantis. He needs hotels with red carpets, red curtains, and red phones.
Full story at the link in bio

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02/03/2026

The Brooklyn Mirage is becoming Pacha New York. Demolition is underway at 140 Stewart Ave. Shows start June.

FIVE Holdings, the Dubai conglomerate that bought Pacha for $330 million, announced today it has taken over "full operational management" of the Brooklyn Mirage and Great Hall. The Great Hall will operate year-round.

FIVE doesn't own the venue. Axar Capital, Avant Gardner's primary lender, bought the complex through bankruptcy. FIVE is being brought in to operate and brand it.

The announcement comes one day after Axar, the creditors' committee, and the debtors filed a joint notice in Delaware bankruptcy court announcing an agreement in principle resolving all disputes over the sale.

first reported Jan 1 that FIVE was acquiring the venue. Creditors say they were kept in the dark. When they asked Axar's lawyers about the report, Axar said it was "incorrect." By Jan 12 they learned the deal was "all but done."

By late January the committee withdrew support for the bankruptcy plan, accusing Axar of negotiating "under the cover of darkness" and structuring the deal to make the creditors' payout "valueless from its inception."

On Feb 2, BKMag published the fight under the headline "Pacha's Brooklyn Mirage Takeover Gets Caught Up in Court." That same day, the settlement was filed.

The terms haven't been disclosed. A confirmation hearing is scheduled Feb 12.

90,000+ ticketholders are still owed refunds. They're unsecured creditors. What they get depends on terms that aren't public.

The venue has been dark since May 2025 when the DOB found the $30M renovation "structurally unsafe" and "combustible." FIVE CEO Kabir Mulchandani was arrested in Dubai in 2009 on fraud charges and spent 140 days in jail before being cleared.
More reporting this week. Full story at link in bio.
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01/31/2026

State Senator Julia Salazar announced her support for three legislative proposals from Governor Kathy Hochul aimed at limiting cooperation between New York and federal immigration authorities.

Salazar, who represents District 18 including Bushwick, said she will work with the Governor to ensure the proposals are enacted "as quickly as possible."

The three proposals would ban agreements between ICE and local or state law enforcement agencies, including contracts allowing New York correctional facilities to be used for ICE detention. The measures would also establish a private right of action allowing New Yorkers to sue federal officials, including ICE officers, for violations of constitutionally protected rights. Additionally, the proposals would designate certain locations, schools, youth facilities, healthcare facilities, housing, accommodations, and houses of worship, where ICE agents would be prohibited from entering for immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant.

Salazar said the first proposal delivers on her bill, "Dignity Not Detention."

"As I have said for years, New York's correctional facilities should never be used as detention centers for New Yorkers kidnapped by ICE," Salazar stated. "This shameful practice has led to too many people being subjected to inhuman conditions in facilities throughout our state."

Salazar referenced ICE activity in Minneapolis in her statement, describing it as "grotesque violence" and "murders committed by ICE agents."

The senator called the announcement "a substantial step toward protecting our immigrant communities" while noting that more work remains, including passage of the New York for All Act.

Read more on bushwickdaily.com

01/31/2026

State Senator Julia Salazar announced her support for three legislative proposals from Governor Kathy Hochul aimed at limiting cooperation between New York and federal immigration authorities.

Salazar, who represents District 18 including Bushwick, said she will work with the Governor to ensure the proposals are enacted "as quickly as possible."

The three proposals would ban agreements between ICE and local or state law enforcement agencies, including contracts allowing New York correctional facilities to be used for ICE detention. The measures would also establish a private right of action allowing New Yorkers to sue federal officials, including ICE officers, for violations of constitutionally protected rights. Additionally, the proposals would designate certain locations, schools, youth facilities, healthcare facilities, housing accommodations, and houses of worship, where ICE agents would be prohibited from entering for immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant.

Salazar said the first proposal delivers on her bill, "Dignity Not Detention."

"As I have said for years, New York's correctional facilities should never be used as detention centers for New Yorkers kidnapped by ICE," Salazar stated. "This shameful practice has led to too many people being subjected to inhuman conditions in facilities throughout our state."

Salazar referenced ICE activity in Minneapolis in her statement, describing it as "grotesque violence" and "murders committed by ICE agents."

The senator called the announcement "a substantial step toward protecting our immigrant communities" while noting that more work remains, including passage of the New York for All Act.

Read more at the link in our bio.

01/30/2026

Instacart added a $5.99 "regulatory response fee" to every New York City delivery yesterday after new wage protections for grocery delivery workers took effect. The company also set the default tip to 0%. The fee does not go to workers.

Intro 1135 established a minimum wage of more than $20 per hour for grocery delivery workers who previously earned around $13 per hour with no benefits and no vehicle expense reimbursement.

An Instacart spokesperson told Bushwick Daily: "The regulatory response fee is the direct result of the city council's misguided and burdensome grocery delivery laws. For months we raised clear, data-backed concerns that the policy would increase grocery delivery costs for New Yorkers, but those warnings were repeatedly ignored."

Council Member Sandy Nurse, who co-sponsored the legislation, called the fee "a deceptive cost."

"They are rolling the cost of paying their workers a fair wage onto the consumers when they themselves can pay that without charging the consumer," Nurse told Bushwick Daily. "Multi-billion dollar companies can and should pay their workers a fair wage. They can afford to eat that cost."
The fee comes weeks after Instacart was caught charging different customers different prices for identical groceries based on zip code and purchasing data.

"They just were caught engaging in surveillance pricing, which was illegal price gouging," Nurse said. "They literally are saying, because you buy these type of products and you're in this zip code, you should pay more for this milk than someone else."

Mayor Adams vetoed the wage bills last August after lobbying from Instacart and Amazon. The City Council overrode the veto with a supermajority vote.

"They should do the right thing. They didn't do the right thing. And we made them do the right thing," Nurse said. "Now they're trying to be a victim. We don't buy it."

Full story at the link in bio.
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