1+Geography

==="Until the Blackout, Bushwick was one of the least known neighborhoods in the city. By geography, it was almost separate, with its local economy based on local industry, in brewing or knitting. So between work and home, their existence stayed in the neighborhood." Martin Gottlieb ( [|http://upfromflames.com)] ===

Bushwick is a neighborhood in Northern Brooklyn. It borders Bed-Stuy and Williamsburg, as well as Ridgewood, Queens. At its southern border is Evergreen Cemetery. It has its own Community Board (CB4) and school district (district 32).

Bushwick is well served by mass transit. It has 3 subways lines (J & Z, M, and L), as well as having a bus interchage.

Bushwick is mainly residential, though it has 2 major commercial strips, and an industrial area.

According to Wikipedia, Bushwick has an area of 2 square miles.

Bushwick started in the 17th century as an agricultural community. It was a major industrial neighborhood in the 19th century. And by the 20th century it experienced the a wave of disinvestment and arson that destroyed thousands of homes in Bushwick.



The burned out areas of Bushwick were filled in with public housing and private housing, during the 1980s. Other burned out lots became community gardens.

in the last 10 years, gentrification has led to the construction of many condos and private rental housing.

for more on land use please refer to [|Wikipedia].