Bushwick, Brooklyn

Bushwick is a neighborhood in the north of Brooklyn in New York City. In the northeast Bushwick adjacent to Queens, to the northwest by Williamsburg and in the south mainly on Bedford -Stuyvesant, and at Cypress Hills. The quarter alone represents the Community Board 4 da of Brooklyn. The zip code of the region amounted to 11207, 11221 and 11237th Bushwick was once a separate town and has undergone various territorial changes throughout its history.

  • 6.1 Actors
  • 6.2 artist
  • 6.3 musicians
  • 6.4 politician
  • 6.5 athletes

Confines

The boundaries of Bushwick are often equated with those of Brooklyn Community Board 4, which in the west to Broadway, north of Flushing Avenue, the city limits of Queens and the Cemetery of the Evergreens in the south in the east. The industrial area north of Flushing Avenue, west of Bushwick Avenue and south of Grand Street is sometimes also counted to Bushwick, sometimes referred to as "Industrial Bushwick ".

Statistics

Demography

The population of Bushwick was 129 980 in 2007. These, 38.9 % were born overseas. Although this district many different ethnic groups, the population in Bushwick is home to relatively heterogeneous, the Racial Deiversity Index is at 0.5, according to Furman Center, so the district is the thirty-five most diverse district in 2007 from New York City.

Most residents are Latinos from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. In recent years, however, an increase of Native Americans and other Latino groups, especially immigrants from Mexico was observed. In 2008, the median household income of the neighborhood was $ 28,802. 32 % of the population falls below the poverty line, so that Bushwick is the seventh poorest section of New York City. About 75% of children are born into poverty. In 2007, the district average of 25 crimes per 1,000 people, which makes it the 55th most criminal district in the city.

Bushwick is the largest hub of Hispanic - Americans. Like other neighborhoods in New York City is the population Bush Wicks mainly from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and a large population from South America. Since almost 80 % of the population Hispanics are the residents have created their different national traditions, foods and other products to get many companies. The main shopping streets are Knickerbocker Avenue, Myrtle Avenue and Broadway.

Building

The buildings in Bushwick are mostly six- family houses and two-or three-family townhouses. The average age of the housing stock is 76 years. More than 91 % of all living rooms are in 440 yard ( 400 meter ) range of a parks and more than 97 % are more than 880 yards away from a subway.

The average rent is in the year 2007 795 $, the vierzigst highest in the city. One of six apartments are subsidized and one of three Rent is regulated. Four percent of renters live in severely overcrowded conditions. Undeveloped land set in Bushwick since 4.1 % of the area, so it is the 21 most undeveloped part of town. In 2007, 18.7% were homeowners.

Art

A thriving community of artists there are in Bushwick for decades and has strong growth. There are dozens of studios and galleries throughout the neighborhood, scattered among the JZ subway lines, the line M and the line L and around the Myrtle Avenue. Various projects to enable public access to studios and galleries, and there are a number of websites devoted to the promotion of the arts in the neighborhood and organized events. Artists in Bushwick show their works often in private rooms in the neighborhood.

Authorities

  • NYPD - 83 police station
  • FDNY - Engine Company 277/Ladder Company 112 " House of Pain ," Engine Company 218 " Bushwick Bomberos ," Engine Company 237, Squad 252 and EMS 37V.
  • Hospital - Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, actual seat in Bed -Stuy but also responsible for Bushwick
  • Brooklyn Public Library - Dekalb Branch, Bushwick Branch and the Washington Irving Branch
  • United States Postal Service - Wyckoff Heights Station and the Bushwick Station

Social housing

Three social housing from the New York City Housing Authority program ( NYCHA ) are located in Bushwick. They are inhabited mainly by low-income families:

  • Bushwick II CDA (Group E); five three-story buildings
  • Hope Gardens; seven four-story and a fourteen- story building
  • Palmetto Gardens; a six-story building

Personalities

Actor

  • Jules de Bali Court
  • Henry Matyjewicz
  • André ' Pierre Charles, graffiti artist

Musician

  • Joell Ortiz, Rapper ( Slaughterhouse )
  • Da Beatminerz, hip hop producer team
  • D- Stroy, Arsonists ( rap group)
  • Julius La Rosa ( born 1930 ), singer
  • Harry Nilsson, singer / songwriter
  • Jeannie Ortega, singer
  • OC, rapper
  • Tony Touch, rapper and DJ
  • Timbo King, rapper
  • Q -Unique, rapper
  • Daptone Records, indie music label
  • Bushwick Bill, rapper

Politician

  • John Francis Hylan (1868-1936), Mayor of New York City
  • Ryan J. Davis ( b. 1982 ), Director and Social Media Director at Blue State Digital

Athlete

  • Phil Rizzuto (1917-2007), baseball player and sports commentator
Williamsburg (Brooklyn) Latino (demonym) M (New York City Subway service) L (New York City Subway service) New York City Fire Department Kenneth McMillan (actor) Slaughterhouse (group) O.C. (Rapper)
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