politics
‘First you have to get together’: Change Comes Again to Bushwick
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
The recession and immigration status are bigger concerns, says Father Kelly, than whether arugula is going to appear at the greengrocer’s.
Bushwick
A Neighborhood at the Center of the City and the Epicenter of Change
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
This is a look at some of what has happened in one ZIP code since 2001. What follows might not encompass the full story of the wider city. But it is part of that larger tale.
housing
‘We’ve seen a real intensification of problems’: Housing in Bushwick
Neil deMause and Jarrett Murphy |
Almost any discussion of housing in Bushwick tends to begin with July 13, 1977. That night, the blackout that hit New York City sparked widespread looting along Broadway
Education
‘It’s always a challenge’: Schools in Bushwick
Jarrett Murphy and Neil deMause |
Bushwick’s contribution to the city’s pre-Bloomberg image of educational failure emanated not from its elementary or middle schools but rather from the large building on Irving Avenue that hosted Bushwick High School.
