49 years ago today, four young men entered a sporting goods store for a robbery that would soon escalate into a fatal shootout and hostage situation. With a new documentary film on the subject scheduled to come out later this year, Bushwick Daily takes a look back at the event.

This comes at the end of a year that has seen a significant increase in violence toward transgender and gender non-conforming people throughout the United States.

Maria Hernandez Park, Mominette, Wonderville, L’Imprimerie, Irving Avenue and more. Here’s how 11 of Bushwick’s most notable places got their names.

An overview of Bushwick’s crime rates, along with details on how they compare to other neighborhoods’.

This holiday season, here’s how you can volunteer your time to help others in our community.

After a year and a half, Bushwick’s DorDor art gallery closes its doors, as the co-owner of the space seeks new ways to accomplish her goals of democratizing access to the art market for up-and-coming artists.

Eric Adams’ celebratory breakfast wrap sold at Bushwick’s Marinello’s Gourmet Deli until Nov. 14, but you can still enjoy great-tasting plant-based food options at many bodegas in Bushwick and across NYC.

Jennifer Gutiérrez, a Queens-born activist and former chief of staff to Brooklyn Borough President-Elect Antonio Reynoso, has won the election to be the 34th District City Council representative.

A guide to the City Council candidates in District 34, 37 and 30 running this general election.

A directory for finding support, counseling and alternatives to police for survivors of domestic violence.

To those who want to get involved in their community, but aren’t sure where to start, Chloe says to ‘Just go for it!’

Taking my 80-year-old parents on a tour of Bushwick, nearly 30 years after they moved away.

Bushwick photographers Meryl Meisler and Rafael Fuchs showcase neighborhood photos spanning 1981-2021 at the Thames Art Center.

Organizers Qween Jean and Gia Love call for Bushwick to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community. If you say “BLM” and do not support the queer Black community, then you are not for liberation, Qween said.

Plans for the rally were prompted by a stabbing and robbery in a Bushwick bodega early Saturday morning, which NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating.

Of the variety of calls for service recorded in NYPD’s 911 system, most did not involve a crime in progress, and many were calls to “See Complainant” or for “Visibility Patrol.”

The neighborhood is called Williamsburg, East Williamsburg or Bushwick, depending on who you ask.

A 40-year-old man, who sustained eight gunshots, and the other two victims, are expected to survive. The motive for the shooting is unclear.

According to the NYC Board of Elections’ second report on ranked-choice results, Council Member Antonio Reynoso decisively leads with 54.8 percent of the vote, with Jo Anne Simon at 45.2 percent.

Juan Ardila, the 27-year-old progressive, came up roughly 500 votes shy against incumbent Councilman Robert Holden, with roughly 46 percent of the vote according to early tallies. Ardila hasn’t yet conceded.

Democratic primary results are in for districts encompassing Bushwick, Ridgewood and East Williamsburg as of late Tuesday night

Two local city council candidates say how they would change how police operate in local communities.

Police are ramping up audio speaker busts but some locals say: ‘it’s a form of celebration”

Police say the latest shootings mark the sharpest uptick in gun violence across the city in several years

Calvin Z. Heyward, a local writer and educator, echoes some of the struggles Black fathers endure and overcome.

A guide to the candidates running to represent New York’s District 30

A guide to the candidates running to represent Brooklyn’s District 37

A guide to the candidates running to represent New York’s District 34

A former head chef at Mission Chinese makes her solo debut at an all day cafe in Ridgewood

The right-wing radical in Ridgewood allegedly urged Trump to execute AOC and Nancy Pelosi

On the heels of this singularly terrible year, Bushwick Daily needs your help