Summers are going to get hotter, and heat waves more common, longer and more extreme, exacerbating what is already the deadliest weather-related risk to life and health in the United States. Is New York City ready? A special video report.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Parent Leaders Blame Rising Rents, Growing Charters for Bushwick’s Shrinking Schools
|
Over the last five school years, District 32’s total enrollment has dropped 21 percent. The School Construction Authority’s projections have District 32 shrinking by nearly half over the next decade.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Schools, Landmarks and Ecology Are the Focus as Gowanus Awaits Next Rezoning Steps
|
Advocates and elected officials are taking steps to prepare for the changes likely to come by landmarking historic sites, calling for a designated “eco-district” and raising concerns about school integration around the Brooklyn canal.
biking
It’s Been Slow-Pedaling for Bike Infrastructure in Bushwick
|
The neighborhood has been in the middle of a tug-of-war between some local leaders and citywide policy over how far to go to accomodate bikers.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Does Gentrification Mean More Garbage, in Bushwick and Beyond?
|
Activists in Bushwick think the increasing popularity of the area is leading to more litter.
arrests
Crime and Punishment Have Both Plummeted in Bushwick
|
In the 83rd precinct that covers Bushwick, there were 77 murders in 1990, 44 in 1993 and 20 as recently as 2004. Last year, there were eight. This year the 83rd is on pace for six homicides.
bike lanes
Pedestrian Injuries Rise in Bushwick, Where Safety Features are Few
|
An upcoming rezoning has some worried that more residents will clog up the roads in cars and bikes, contributing to more crashes and pedestrian deaths.
The Bushwick Project
The Battle of the Boobie Trap: Retail Tensions in Bushwick
|
Bushwick feels like it’s changing by the minute, and storefronts that seem to herald demographic change are a point of increasing friction.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
In Bushwick, the Quietest Superfund Site in the City Awaits a Makeover
|
Unlike the Gowanus Canal or Newtown Creek, two other Superfund sites in the city, there has been little advocacy or controversy around the site on Irving Avenue.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Brownsville Official on What Her Community Needs After a Mass Shooting
|
In the wake of a shooting that left one person dead and triggered calls for NYPD policy changes, Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel says stronger federal gun laws and more local funding for youth intervention programs are what’s really needed.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Opinion: A Film About Bushwick Has a Simple Message—’See Us’
|
‘How do you reconcile 30 years of change within the Bushwick community? How do you make sense of development and the subsequent displacement that occurs?’