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Bea K.: Lou Romero, Upfromflames, all: I've heard so much about "white flight" just about all my life, that I honestly don't think that 'term' will 'ever' go away, how sad it that? I've also wondered if......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

antblack: Whats up Antoine. I lived on Stanhope btw Bushwick and Evergreen. I only had one brother who (shockingly!) didn't like NY and subsequntly moved to NC when I was about 9. Now I wander if......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Antoine Whitfield: yo, I get a rush nostalgia when i hear you all talk about the the old hood... i didn't realize our shared history and how diverse we are as people "Bushwick Bred". Wow, i......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Thanks AABK, For the info on Sr.Ann Melanie, she was my fifth grade teacher at FHM, a very serious nun who often made you laugh with her antics. And its good to hear Sr. Betty is still around,......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

nancye: all i can say is WOW best of everything I remember when Bushwick was burning and no one cared It's great to see things have changed. Ke ep up your work and hold your dreams...

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Sara: Anyone familiar with Bushwick Ave., close to the Halsey St stop? Safe or to be avoided?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CHRISSY-46: what a cool site. I can't even believe I found people that came from my childhood, teenage, neighborhood. I grew up on Melrose St. between Knickerbock and Wilson in the early 50's. ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Dennis: Hi neighbors,I lived at 6 Covert Street between Broadway and the almighty Bushwick Avenue. I too remember those classic games of playing skelly,stoop ball and johnny on the pony ouch! I just caught a neck......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

landlord: mami ,your kind is not welcomed back in bushwick ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Warren S.: I think this is a fabulous Web-page; it brings back memories of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queen, where I grew up. Until I was 14, I lived on RC church property in the "old rectory" building......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Eleanor: Lou, UFF and everyone else who is reading this post. I certainly don't think that Bushwick Buddies is too crowded ... as a matter of fact we have more and more interesting pictures every......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Steven H.: I just love this site! Growing up in Bushwick was a big part of my life.I had friends in all walks of life. I grew up at St. Mark's Lutheran at Bushwick and Jefferson. A......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

always a Bushwick kid: Hey Lou Romero: you mentioned Sr. Ann Melanie, Sr. Betty, etc. Well Sr. Ann Melanie died not too long ago and Sr. Betty still works in Bushwick- she runs Independence House on Cornelia Street (between......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

mami: I.S49 in bushwick.i atteded 49 from 1994until1997.i had so much fun in that school.i still remember mr witney ms morrinson ms bostic ms raina mr lango ms love mr fernandez and mr rodriquez,did any one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Ecto 5000: i lived on Menahan st and Wilson ave rite on the corner in the projects.They were called p60 now they are called Hope Gardens, ive moved away and came back and things have change.But for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

mami: bushwick cant wait to go back............. i lived in bushwick|flushing until i moved into my housing apartment in coneyisland and let me tell you i can:t wait to go back.... i miss siting in front......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

MaverickMuze: Check a Film they did on Bushwick Projects @ www.youtube.com/maverickmuze...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Excuzmepleez: To emc, Where is your "friends place" located? There are sections of Bushwick that I would consider fairly safe and other areas very questionable. What is good for the goose is not always good for......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

BushwickBaBY08: i live in Bushwick..right on Knickbocker Ave.btw.Jefferson n Troutman..well to start it off.. Bushwick needes to be shut down..its full of 14-16 yer old girls whom are pregnate..thats so uncalled for..but what can we do......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

MTA: This is a great thread and really shows everyone's perspective on the past, the changes, and ideas about the future. I want to check in and see what folks think about Jefferson Ave. between Evergreen......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Excuzmepleez: This post is in response to "remember 1966." I remember the sad accident. It happened on Troutman Street between Central and Evergreen and it involved a boy named Joey Mistretta who was 9 years......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Sonja (Sandra): Love the posts. I also grew up in Bushwick. I remember the Starr Pretzel factory, passed it on the way to Junior High School 162. I still love the smell of pretzels. In fact, I......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Ed: Bushwick Buddies is a private web site devoted to former residents of Bushwick, Brooklyn. You can register by contacting the administrator at bushwickbuddies.com. For the most part the site consists of pictures of 1950s Bushwick and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Ed: ARE THERE ANY CURRENT OR FORMER BUSHWICK BUDDIES HERE AT CITYNOISE? ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: hahaha! ive ridden my bike past that bus 100 times... when i was moving to my bushwick place form my {prospect heights} place, i drove past him many times, too. good score! i smiled when i saw......

in response to: Watermelon Man by Cartlegger

Lou Romero: Good exchange UFF, The catholic schools other reason for closing was the declining enrollment from the local neighborhoods (ie: PRs and Blacks), many of these families could not afford the tuition. I remember classmates of mine going to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: Yeah, trends are very general, so I don't want to stereotype at all. I meant poor relative to the earlier families. Thanks for correcting me on that one. I am a little blurry on the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, your response was almost totally on the money, except for the "poor Puerto Rican families" part. Many PR families were hard-working and wanted a better living conditions as well as good schools, many who......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: Lou: It depends on what part of Bushwick you are talking about, as the process of demographic change proceeded differently in different part of the neighborhood. In ther southern side of Bushwick--south of Myrtle--the process......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

VeeJay: Found this sight quite by accident. Like many of you I grew up in Bushwick and we left there in 1962 because I was mugged and beaten several times - we lived on Goodwin......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: historically yes, but currently, no--according to the boundaries of Community Board 4 Bushwick stops at Flushing on the North... Broadway on the West... Wyckoff (roughly) on the East... MostHoly Trinity Cemetery on the South... So where you are talking......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon: does the bushwick neighborhood extend to the intersection of montrose ave and humboldt street?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jackie: does anyone remember of a factory on 69 troutman street between evergreen and bushwick? Did they make stuffed animals?...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Renee: Just stumbled on this site. I was born in an apt Bushwick and Gates. We later owned a house on Linden just off Bushwick during the Depression. Went to what was then......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Mitch Vernace: Grew up on the "other side" of Myrtle Avenue, on Knickerbocker between Putnam and Madison Street between 1961 and 1978. Went to St. Martin of Tours and we always felt our competitors were from......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Lou Romero: Thanks UFF, I am a member of BushwickBuddies, maybe a little to crowded for me now (lol) A cousin of mine forward us to CityNoise, showcasing the pictures of Bushwick. I'm hoping to hear from more Fourteen Holy......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

upfromflames: I'm glad ya'll have found each other here. Bushwick has an important place in the hearts of CityNoise contributors and editors. If you have any photos of Bushwick from your youth, you are welcome to......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Bertha Gibson (Sanchez): Hello to all. Great blog here. Louis (Koochie....smile) Oh my goodness, I remember viewing Father Heitz' body in the rectory (1970?). Fourteen Holy Martyrs (on Central/Schaffer St) merged with St. Martin's (on Knickerbocker/Weirfield St) and......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: serlingrod: i get the same shit about {bushwick}. some people (usually the ones who least-closely read your commentary) just cant resist twisting and misinterpreting anything you say about the place thats vaguely positive, and automatically......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

The GumbyUF MSD: Bushwick...oh, Bushwick. How I love and miss thee. Sorry I left you, but I had to explore other states and neighborhoods. Needless to say, you are still the very, very best piece of real estate......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: yep, {bushwick} ave... this is a photo from last summer's walking-tour that i rediscovered and wanted to post... ...

in response to: Fire Damage by Peter

upfromflames: that's on Bushwick Ave, no? ...

in response to: Fire Damage by Peter

jack: shizen, could it be the sadist, 'lockinglear decrebided' he was in southern france and would take pictures of people and reproduced them onto models and used them for, (you know what) they were life size......

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

Michael Worsley: I Love The Bushwick Section Even Though I Was Raised In Bed-Stuy Right Now I'm Working On A Poetry Project About Bushwick The Years I Lived There,I'm Willing To Share With Other Bushwick Natives About......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Eleanor: Have read this article many times and I'm pleased to see it is still drawing comments. NewYorkDave ... you said you were on Bushwick Buddies but left because of the "right-wing" politics ... You're probably right......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Peter: 20 Harman... is that the yellow house? in regards to "who would buy in {bushwick}"... i would! er, if i could afford it. a lot has changed since 1988, for sure......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

anon (cache-mtc-ad08.proxy.aol.com): I have been at 20 Harman Street since we bought it in 1988. Of course everyone thought I was crazy! Among the many comments was this one "Who would buy a house in Bushwick?" smile.......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Busy MSD: Hey Angela Bentley... I remember Raymond, last time I knew from him in 1993 he used to live on wilson Ave. he has a sister named Maria,... Are we talking about the same person? ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

ERIC BUSHWICK TAX CREW : please if any one knows were my dauther is I was a teen father and her mother went to clevland I Was in 111 her mothers name is nelly she grew up on dekalb bet......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: neat and clean, i really enjoy your pictures, and the way you bring your history into the light of day, i guess its all of our history also, did i ever tell you about the......

in response to: Upstairs on Jefferson Street by upfromflames

Peter: yes, its that time of year, once again, for [[7004:bushwick hydrant posts]].......

in response to: Heat Wave by Peter

Peter: yeah, i skipped that movie. i think they were just trying to capitalize on the fabled {23 enigma}, anyway. nice graf... theres some {23 graffiti} around {bushwick}, too. ill snap a pic next time i......

in response to: 23 Van by Peter

Busy MSD: It's really hard to forget a place like Bushwick, I used to live on Central Ave, between Putnam and Cornelia, and I still keep great memories. I used to hang out on Putnam, Between Knickerbocker......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: Those numbers you are quoting are from back in the bad old days. There is not one Bushwick High anymore. The graduation rate for the Academy of Urban Planning, where I work, is around......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: Well, there is not one Bushwick High anymore, but rather four campuses drawing students from all over the city. I work in the Academy of Urban Planning, myself, and our rates are between 60-70% (depending......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

anon (nat2.northshorelij.com): Hi I grew up in Bushwick, along with most of my cousins. I went to Fourteen Holy Martyrs School- graduated in 1964. I have wonderful memories of my growing up years in a culturaly......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

always race: its always race isn't it. Let me ask you then, what percentage of students actually graduate from Bushwick high? How many come from two parent homes? http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/637...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: here's another {left} truck in {Bushwick}... [[img:27851]] ...

in response to: Graf Trux 21: Bushwick by Peter

upfromflames: More to the point, you are confusing problem with solution, and memory with history The cameras by Maria Hernandez park are part of the [[6459:Bushwick Initiative]], the latest in a long line of projects to fight......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: truthteller: the signs on the building are standard nycha signage, stating "only tennants and their guests are allowed in building", you know, the sort of signs you see on section-8 housing all over the city.........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

truthteller facts: the houses on jeffferson starr troutman that are drug infested. Signs on the houses telling people to stay out or get arrested, the drug problem so bad on knick that the nypd has cameras to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Peter: ok, people... what is it, exactly, that makes {bushwick} so "scary"? i mean, really. i wish someone would just come out and spell it out for us, because i dont buy it. sure, the neighborhood......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Barbara Leone: Call it for what it is............bushwick can be very scary but so is the entire world! Grew up there and never had a day without fear but yet I loved growing up there. What I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Barbara Leone: Call it for what it is............bushwick can be very scary but so is the entire world! Grew up there and never had a day without fear but yet I loved growing up there. What I......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

marco: hey i live a couple blocks away from you cool i live in Bushwick Brooklyn. riding the train at night is scary u should be very afraid....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Laura E. Ramos: Looking for information of Bushwick High School I came to this page, it gave me such a flashback of where I came from, this mural is beautiful, great job guys, I didn't graduate from Bushwick......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Peter: a similar find in {bushwick}, {brooklyn}: [[img:27804]] ...

in response to: Mr. & Mrs. Muffler by Peter

Peter: heres one from {bushwick}: [[img:27738]] ([[8144:more here]])......

in response to: empty reference repeat by elaine

upfromflames: Some of the best tacos in all of Bushwick! ...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Summer Bushwick: Anyone familiar with the area at Myrtle and Grove? I'm living there this summer and trying to find out more about the neighborhood....

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Kathy Mondello: It's so great to see that there are caring people living in this neighborhood. I have nothing but fond memories of growing up in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn - having graduated from Bushwick......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

bushwick gs: i go with peter on that one...

in response to: Bushwick: the Next Hot Neighborhood? by upfromflames

bushwick gs: thats brooklyn for ya ...

in response to: Retro Ghetto by Jayce

bushwick gs: i do this for my hood bushwick i love you ...

in response to: Bushwick Halloween by CartLegger

bushwick gs: if iam not mistaking this pic was shot on decatur an irving...

in response to: Where Cranes Sleep by CartLegger

bushwick gs: john gotti r.i.p. in this cementery true story peace...

in response to: Rust and Remembrance: Walking Bushwick\'s Fringe by upfromflames

anon (pool-71-254-206-237.hrbgpa.east.verizon.net): keep hip hop keep it bushwick peace ...

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

Atasha: It's wonderful hearing all these stories about my hometown. I was born in 1991 and attended PS 123K and JS 291. I used to live on Stockholm St., between Irving and Wyckoff Avenues, but 5......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

marti: Oh my God, I was just browsing trying to remember Bushwick, I left 30 years ago(I lived on Jefferson Street) and browsing I came upon your story. I remeber your sister Milagros' face from......

in response to: 180 Central Avenue: What Was Lost by upfromflames

Shannon Anderson: These pictures with all of these grafitti shows what bushwick is all about. It doesn't matter if the building is new or old, if the van does or does not belong to you,or if the......

in response to: Saturday Afternoon, Bushwick by Peter

cateyezz6: I like this picture because before it looked like a wreck and now Harman does not look like that anymore being the fact that I pass it every morning and afternoon. Bushwick has changed......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Adelina Rivas: This show how many deli ther is in Bushwick. That what makes Bushwick 4 me!...

in response to: Saturday Afternoon, Bushwick by Peter

andre hayes: this is sooooooo bushwick...

in response to: Saturday Afternoon, Bushwick by Peter

Yancy: what i think this looks like bushwick is cuse sence i came here i just have seen grafitti so i think this is soooo!!!!!!!bush wick lol.....

in response to: Graf Trux 21: Bushwick by Peter

Peter: the signs said "bushwick houses", so... i assumed that thats what they were! i know the projects on flushing/bushwick aves, and these houses are definitely not the same, thats for sure......

in response to: Bushwick Houses by Peter

John Dereszewski: I also don't understand this. Bushwick Houses is a large - and rather oppressive - complex situated at Flushing and Bushwick Aves. on the Williamsburg side of the border. As Adam notes, these are pictures......

in response to: Bushwick Houses by Peter

anon (user-387hql9.cable.mindspring.com): i live in bushwick pjs my name is kenny wat poppin boy...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

upfromflames: Rather than call them "bushwick houses" they are better known as Hope Gardens. And they make up what is the last housing project ever built in the United States. ...

in response to: Bushwick Houses by Peter

upfromflames: Peter, I had thought that Dave's photo was from the block directly across from St. Barbara's, but it might be that empty lot. Thanks much for the hunting! Hope we see you and the rest......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

Peter: Ok, so I just got back, and here are the photos: [[img:27389]] the northwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... [[img:27390]] a wider view of the same spot... [[img:27391]] the southwest corner of {central} and {bleeker}... im sure that {upfromflames} could tell us......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

Peter: im with this, too! as others have mentioned in other {Bushwick} posts here, those of us that live here now would love to see photos! the text accounts are good- ive found myself noticing old......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

jack: i had the same car back in 1964, that was a chevy impala, circa 1960, had the flags in the arrow over the rear fender, mine was all white with a red interior, cost me......

in response to: Bushwick Remembered Photo Collective by upfromflames

Marisol F.: Awesome piece, I graduated from Bushwick HS in 1983 and let me tell you those cement plain walls never looked so BEAUTIFUL, Kudos to the artist and the mentors who guided this project!! EXCELLENT, keep......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Peter: any of you that came up in bushwick got any pictures of the neighborhood from back in the day?...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

E.stoned bushwick: I was born in wycoff in 72 lived on wilson av.in stockholm st.went to 123 111@ 162 wrote graffiti, rymed saw allmost all my boy,s get hooked on crack, heron do bids remember my......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

E.stoned bushwick: I grew up in the bush on wilson av in stockholm st.I was one of the f,ups had a baby at 14 with a girl named nelly . I would play hooky from school from......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames