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As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.

By Ariana Perez-Castells

Dec. 13, 2021 · 6 min read

As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues
Activists, volunteers and organizers at Kávé, a coffee shop in Bushwick, writing notes to neighbors.
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As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

The bill banning gas hookups in new buildings is supposed to pass this week, all while local Bushwick residents continue to fight against the National Grid pipeline being built throughout North Brooklyn.

· 6 min read
As New York City Plans to Ban Gas Hookups in Buildings, the Fight Against the North Brooklyn Pipeline Continues

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This week, the New York City Council is expected to pass a bill that would ban gas hookups in new buildings, a big step towards the electrification of New York City. 

Twenty-nine of 51 City Council members have sponsored the bill, which would effectively do away with all gas stoves, gas furnaces and gas water heaters in new…

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