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

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.

Friday Fast Fact: Permits for 194 New Buildings in Bushwick Issued so Far in 2021

Friday Fast Fact: Permits for 194 New Buildings in Bushwick Issued so Far in 2021

Fewer permits for the construction of new buildings were issued in 2020 than previous years.

The Department of City Planning Presented the Bushwick Rezoning Plan

The Department of City Planning Presented the Bushwick Rezoning Plan

Friday Fast Fact: Thirty-Nine New Buildings Went Up in Bushwick Last Year

Friday Fast Fact: Thirty-Nine New Buildings Went Up in Bushwick Last Year

Data from the Department of Buildings reveals which neighborhoods had the most residential development in 2018.

Bushwick Has the Highest Rate of New Buildings in Brooklyn

Bushwick Has the Highest Rate of New Buildings in Brooklyn

In 2017, Bushwick had the most newly-completed buildings per square mile of any neighborhood in Brooklyn.

Bushwick Fun Facts: Where Are the Three Worst Buildings in the Neighborhood?

Bushwick Fun Facts: Where Are the Three Worst Buildings in the Neighborhood?

Thanks, publicly accessible data!

2016 Worst Landlords List Includes Plenty of Offenders With Buildings in and Around Bushwick

2016 Worst Landlords List Includes Plenty of Offenders With Buildings in and Around Bushwick

The comprehensive lists and maps show exact locations of buildings, putting more information into the hands of city residents.

City Busted an Illegal East Williamsburg Airbnb Loft Hotel

City Busted an Illegal East Williamsburg Airbnb Loft Hotel

The Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement raided an East Williamsburg loft building and busted some of its residents for running an 8-unit illegal hotel out of a loft, according to the Daily News and the Department of Buildings

Drama In The Denizen

Drama In The Denizen

Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick

Save Wilson Live: Bushwick’s Community Jazz and Social Club Needs Our Help

Save Wilson Live: Bushwick’s Community Jazz and Social Club Needs Our Help

After four years of growing, the beloved lounge, musical home and studio, Wilson Live, was severely damaged by Hurricane Ida.

How Do We Prevent Flooding and Damage in Bushwick Like What Happened During Ida?

How Do We Prevent Flooding and Damage in Bushwick Like What Happened During Ida?

Nicole De Santis, co-founder of Clean Bushwick Initiative, has a solution.

Restorations Underway at Historic Bushwick Church, but $7.5 Million Needed for Project Completion

Restorations Underway at Historic Bushwick Church, but $7.5 Million Needed for Project Completion

More than 30 complaints over the church’s leaning spire have led to delays in its restoration.

They’re Paving A Garden To Put Up A Condo

They’re Paving A Garden To Put Up A Condo

Demolition Set for Mansion on Bushwick Ave Historic Corridor to Make Way for New Apartment Building

Demolition Set for Mansion on Bushwick Ave Historic Corridor to Make Way for New Apartment Building

While not uncommon to see new developments sprouting up on almost every block in Bushwick. Bushwick Historic Corridor has been the subject of several movements to receive historic landmark designation

A $33 Million Price Tag Was Put on Proposed Bushwick Homeless Shelter

A $33 Million Price Tag Was Put on Proposed Bushwick Homeless Shelter

Local community group wants more transparency from those operating the shelter.

Abe’s Pagoda Bar Brings Tiki-Inspired Drinks to Bushwick

Abe’s Pagoda Bar Brings Tiki-Inspired Drinks to Bushwick

The bar serves tiki cocktails, frozen drinks, and a late night food menu.

Bushwick Residents Call for Stop Work Order on Proposed Homeless Shelter on Wyckoff Avenue

Bushwick Residents Call for Stop Work Order on Proposed Homeless Shelter on Wyckoff Avenue

Bushwick residents have called for a five-year compromise with the city and CORE Services Group on the proposed men’s shelter at 97 Wyckoff Ave.,

Loft Tenants in Bushwick Face Pending Eviction

Loft Tenants in Bushwick Face Pending Eviction

Local residents struggle in fight against loft building landlord.

MetroRock Brooklyn Has Finally Opened After A Long Delay

MetroRock Brooklyn Has Finally Opened After A Long Delay

Here’s all the tea on the permits needed to open an indoor rock climbing gym.

Richie’s Gym at Myrtle-Wyckoff Is Closing Down Due to Building Violations

Richie’s Gym at Myrtle-Wyckoff Is Closing Down Due to Building Violations

Was this Richie’s ever legal?

Dillinger’s Has Shut Down After Health Inspectors Found Dirty Dishes and Dangerous Food Conditions

Dillinger’s Has Shut Down After Health Inspectors Found Dirty Dishes and Dangerous Food Conditions

Dillinger’s, a longtime staple of the Bushwick breakfast scene, has been closed by city health inspectors after discovering unsanitary conditions.

An Airbnb Host Allegedly Stuffed 34 Guests into Nine Rooms in Bushwick

An Airbnb Host Allegedly Stuffed 34 Guests into Nine Rooms in Bushwick

The guests paid exorbitant rates for hostel style rooms.

The Muse, Bushwick’s Own Circus, Needs Crowdfunding Support

The Muse, Bushwick’s Own Circus, Needs Crowdfunding Support

A series of setbacks have put the space’s future in jeopardy.

Hoarders Take Note, a New Storage Facility Springs up on an Empty Bushwick Lot

Hoarders Take Note, a New Storage Facility Springs up on an Empty Bushwick Lot

The building reflects a trend of storage facilities popping up in locations that are not getting rezoned for residential use.

East Williamsburg Venue, Shea Stadium, Launches a Kickstarter to Fund a Reopening

East Williamsburg Venue, Shea Stadium, Launches a Kickstarter to Fund a Reopening

Brooklyn Mirage Cancelled Thievery Corporation’s Big Show

Brooklyn Mirage Cancelled Thievery Corporation’s Big Show

We just wanted to dance!

Deck Collapse at Bushwick Landmark Cook Mansion Injures 13

Deck Collapse at Bushwick Landmark Cook Mansion Injures 13

A party at a landmarked mansion on Bushwick Ave Saturday night came to a sudden end when a third story deck crashed to the ground, injuring nearly 20 people

UPDATE: Pet Cats Were Locked Inside an Evacuated Bushwick Home

UPDATE: Pet Cats Were Locked Inside an Evacuated Bushwick Home

Residents of a long-neglected Bushwick building have been evacuated from their home, which the city has declared unsafe—but their cats remain inside, and the neighbor who promised to care for them is unable to get to them

Buen Provecho: New Tapas Joint Boca Bar Is in the Works on Jefferson Street

Buen Provecho: New Tapas Joint Boca Bar Is in the Works on Jefferson Street

Care for some tapas, Bushwick?

Bushwick Landlords Are Abundantly Listed in the Newly Released “Worst Landlord Watchlist”

Bushwick Landlords Are Abundantly Listed in the Newly Released “Worst Landlord Watchlist”

Oh, you know how Bushwick is so cool and hot at the same time that it regularly gets mentioned at all sorts of lists like the recent Vogue’s list of the coolest neighborhoods in the world? So today Bushwick made another list — albeit a less flattering one — 2015 Worst Landlord List

(Yet Another) Hotel Plans to Come to East Williamsburg

(Yet Another) Hotel Plans to Come to East Williamsburg

Where to even begin

A Night Club Might be Coming to Secluded Johnson Ave

A Night Club Might be Coming to Secluded Johnson Ave

Earlier this week we predicted that Johnson Ave in East Williamsburg is very likely to dramatically change in the upcoming years as the underutilized industrial buildings allure developers with big ideas

Radio Bushwick is NOT Closed but Temporarily May Not Serve as an Entertainment Venue

Radio Bushwick is NOT Closed but Temporarily May Not Serve as an Entertainment Venue

CMJ festival frenzy has taken over the NYC’s music scene, however one Bushwick music venue has not been able to host live music due to a temporary restraining order issued by the court

420 Melrose is Still “Broken” But is Now Tweeting and Blogging

420 Melrose is Still “Broken” But is Now Tweeting and Blogging

Imagine that you wake up in a house that is shaking

Loft Law Talks Continue in North Brooklyn

Loft Law Talks Continue in North Brooklyn

By Mariya Pylayev

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

Three Days in January: Revisiting The Broadway Hostage Crisis of 1973

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.