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Photo Essay: Bushwick, 2019

Housing pressures mount. A rezoning looms. Men play dominoes on a leafy street. And a fruit stand sells a rainbow.

ByAdi Talwar 1Comment

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ByRachel Rippetoe 0Comments

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.

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ByRachel Rippetoe 0Comments

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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.

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ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

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.

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ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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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.

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ByStefanie Joshua 2Comments

Opinion Video

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?’

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Housing and Homelessness News Uncategorized

In Bushwick, (and the City) Families are the Majority of the Homeless

Families and homeless students makeup the majority of homeless people living in Bushwick. 1,039 of the neighborhood’s 1,462 shelter residents (71 percent) lived in family shelters in April.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 0Comments

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BySadef Ali Kully 4Comments

Bushwick Tenants Sue to Force City Takeover of ‘Reprehensible’ Building

The building at 299 Troutman Street has eight units with only four units being utilized. The other four units sit burned and empty on the third and fourth floors after…

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