Dirty Tricks Start Early in 54th Dist. Election

UPDATE: Out of about 4,500 votes cast, Espinal won with 44%. Jesus Gonzalez got 32% and Deidra Towns, 23%.

“It feels great!” Espinal told BushwickBK’s Aaron Short. “I’m really looking forward to putting in the hard work needed to make…

Bushwick’s Five Biggest Stories of 2010

The September tornado took down a few lightpoles and damaged some roofs, but most of the damage was to the neighborhood’s mature trees.
Photo by Aaron Short for BushwickBK

It may seem like the recent blizzard, its…

Addabbo Wins Handily, Lopez Landslide

There were some mechanical malfunctions in Tuesday’s otherwise smooth vote, but nothing to hold back the expected Democratic landslide in Brooklyn and a substantial Dem win in Queens. — Photo by Aaron Short

It’s a good night for…

Keeping Versed on Vito, Part II

The last month has been no picnic for Vito Lopez, far left, as various agencies and the tabloids have let loose on the Assemblyman and his founding social-service organization, the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council. — Photo by

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Q&A on Vito Lopez and RBSCC

Assemblyman Vito Lopez and RBSCC chief Christiana Fisher fight off concurrent investigations. — Photo by Aaron Short

Aaron Short fields questions actual and hypothetical for those still trying to wrap their heads around the latest political scandal set…

Keeping Versed on Vito: A Timeline of Tribulation

Vito Lopez, in blue, at the recent Democratic County Committee meeting where he was reelected as chairman despite a full on assault by investigators and the press. — Photo by Aaron Short

New Yorkers who have never heard…

Bushwick Community Board ‘Live’: Sept. ’10

Back to business after the summer recess: CB4 DM Nadine Whitted, left, and Chair Julie Dent. — Photo by Jason Andrew

After a short summer, Community Board 4 returned to Hope Gardens Community Center for its monthly meeting.…

RBSCC Under Major Investigation, Faces Shake-Up

Hope Gardens center, run by RBSCC, is the epicenter of a wave of fraud that eventually put the local non-profit itself in the sights of city investigators. In this photo from April, one investigated employee’s time card still

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‘Secret Report’: RBSCC Riddled With Fraud

RBSCC headquarters on Wyckoff Avenue. — (Google)

The Daily News is quoting a so-called “secret report” that claims the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC) , Bushwick’s largest single employer, is “riddled” with fraud and…

Lopez Trounces Duran for District Leader

Assemblyman Vito Lopez easily won his race against Esteban Duran for District Leader. — Photo by Aaron Short

Democratic Party chairman Vito Lopez won his State Committee race handily over challenger Esteban Duran, by a nearly 3 to…