The Our City, Our Vote law grants an estimated 800,000 NYC legal permanent residents the ability to vote in municipal elections, becoming the largest expansion of voting rights in the nation’s recent history. A lawsuit filed in Staten Island by the RNC puts its legality to the test.

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.

In just a few weeks, Governor Hochul and the DEC will decide whether or not to allow National Grid to install fracked gas vaporizers at the apex of the North Brooklyn Pipeline. 

Testing lines and closures may remind you of spring 2020, but COVID hospitalizations and deaths remain comparatively low.

In a big move towards electrification, New York is saying goodbye to gas heaters and stoves in new buildings.

The board is tasked with identifying more sustainable solutions to end street harassment, as policing and criminalization efforts have not worked.

La propuesta de ley para prohibir instalaciones de gas en edificios nuevos posiblemente sea aprobada esta semana, mientras residentes de Bushwick continúan su lucha contra el gasoducto que National Grid está construyendo a través del Norte de Brooklyn.

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.

Thirty-six out of 51 councilmembers have sponsored the bill, which would grant more than 800,000 permanent residents and work permit holders the right to vote in city elections.

La organización sin fines de lucro Mil Mundos en Común ha lanzado “Conectando a Bushwick,” su primera recaudación de fondos para financiar la instalación de internet gratuito en hogares que lo necesiten.

The deadline to apply for the program is now Jan. 4.

All adults living in New York are eligible to receive a free COVID-19 booster shot, administered in local health clinics, pop-up vans, pharmacies and elsewhere.

Piles of trash and overflowing waste baskets have been permeating Bushwick for most of 2021.

The advisory falls short of a full mask mandate.

El servicio de compostaje en la acera se reanudó en Octubre de este año, pero solo en algunos barrios elegibles.

The new building will feature 94 units, communal lounges on each floor and plenty of green outdoor space.

In the meantime, the neighborhood offers food distributions, pantries and community fridges.

The ultimate guide to Bushwick vintage stores.

Many community boards, including CB4, have pushed back against making New York’s restaurant sidewalk seating permanent. But the city will likely move forward with the program anyway.

In Bushwick, somewhere between 10-15 percent of students experienced homelessness last school year, according to the report.

Nurse, along with a group of other elected officials and organizers, are calling on Speaker Cory Johnson to schedule a vote for the bill Intro 1867.

Antonio Reynoso, a North Brooklyn native, has won the election to be Brooklyn’s next borough president.

What you need to know before hitting the polls on election day.

Diving into the five proposals that New Yorkers will be asked to vote on during Tuesday’s election.

“Great news! Cleaner streets and sidewalks are on the way,” said Antonio Reynoso, City Council District 34 representative and candidate for Brooklyn borough president.

NYC’s active Open Streets are mostly in “predominantly white” and “wealthy” neighborhoods, according to the study.

With the NYC General Election approaching, these are the important dates and details you need to know.

What changes do you want to see in Bushwick? Let Community Board 4 know before October 25.

Nearly a month after the storm, Hurricane Ida relief has been made available for undocumented New Yorkers who do not qualify for FEMA assistance.

Families in Bushwick and around the city, unconvinced by school COVID-19 protocols, want the option to continue remote instruction.

Compared to Tropical Storm Henri, water leak complaints approximately doubled both in Bushwick and citywide. There were nearly eight times as many calls as there were that same day the previous year.

Ecuador’s national sport has made its way to Bushwick, where it thrives on the red-top courts at Maria Hernández Park.

An ever-evolving list of Bushwick organizations that are actively in need of volunteers.

Jennifer Gutierrez, the Democratic nominee for City Council member of District 34, says “affordability” does not line up with the income of Bushwick residents.

The relaunched organics waste collection program will continue to only serve limited neighborhoods in the city.

Though regulations have relaxed, the number of shooting permits issued for the streets of New York City is still way down.