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.
The deadline to apply for the program is now Jan. 4.
Resident-led groups can receive cash grants of $5,000 to support their projects.
Swing by Reinaldo Salgado Playground to see the photos, catch a game of fútbol and enjoy some empanadas and, if it’s cold, some canelazo.
After 11 years of service work, Carolina Hernandez, a Guatemalan immigrant, has opened Tikal Café on the corner of Decatur and Knickerbocker.
New eligibility requirements for affordable metro cards will affect Bushwick’s immigrants and low-income residents.
Council Member Rafael Espinal has spoken out about immigrant rights several times this year.
Our relationship to people and food.
For some reason, this week is filled with a lot of interesting events to check out.
The Council Woman held an immigrants right forum last weekend alongside local police and immigration lawyers.
Data from the American Community Survey reveals the biggest immigrant groups in Bushwick.
Zalykha María Mokim has been teaching for seven years, and she knows the job involves a lot more than what we see on TV.
“If there’s anyone our students can see themselves in, it’s Jacqueline”
Built in 1925, the congregation actually traces its origins to Bushwick Avenue in 1853.
“This is an era of no more demonizing successful businesses, but promoting, lifting them up,” claims Eric Adams
From Post Malone to Punks for Palestine, we’re revisiting this year’s top local stories.
“They have us out here like dogs”
With all its shiny newness, the new joint embodies a futuristic, galactic vibe + shish kebabs!
A local gallery show questions what it means to change and move, as well as who is allowed to do so.
A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles
Why a former Democracy Now war correspondent opened the Starr Bar in Bushwick
“We’ve been fighting rats coming in and out. I don’t know why.”
“I do credit the negative campaign and the mailers for the fact that we didn’t win”
“I feel like Bushwick is very gay, but in so many different ways,” says one local filmmaker.
A mildly contentious lieutenant governor race gives a local career politician a possible comeback.
Here’s a whole week’s worth of free and affordable events happening in and around the neighborhood!
“How do we create a model of sustainable income for ourselves as artists?”
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.
There’s a lot of history in these streets we call home. Take a second to look back at the 400-year history of Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Whether you’re a freelancer or are still waiting to go back to the office, these are some local coffee shops with WiFi to work remotely out of.
The time it takes investigators to arrive is more costly than if the establishment were to reopen without reporting the crime, said one local business owner.
The citywide project is estimated to capture 55 million gallons of stormwater each year.
As we continue to welcome in the new year, let’s just take one more look back at 2021.