Articles from Jeanne M.

I've Lived in Bushwick for Just About Fifteen Years

author: Jeanne M. : Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, June 1st, 2006

I've Lived in Bushwick for Just About Fifteen Years

author: Jeanne M. : Brooklyn, NY

I've lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years now, and boy has it done a real turn around. The area is nowhere near what it used to be years hence. Broadway is being 'renovated' like crazy with stores and apartments (Can you imagine apartment rents being as high as almost $2,000, and houses selling for $250,000-$850,000?). Also, Caucasian-Americans are starting to move back into the area (Houses that are one-hundred years old and 'older' going for $500,000 and up), so you're seeing alot of 'for sale' signs, because either the blacks or hispanics (There are alot...