Thanks to its inspiring community, Bushwick is a great place on Earth. In 2011, Bushwick Daily has introduced 30 of awesome Bushwick people in its acclaimed weekly series Tuesday People. Through a story and photographs, we are aiming to spread inspiration and enhance creativity in the neighborhood. We are trying to introduce people from all kinds of professions, even though the creatives prevail. This is Bushwick after all.
In June, Bushwick Daily presented its own studio during Bushwick Open Studios ’11, and presented works of 14 of Tuesday People, who were each assigned a pair and asked to create works inspired by the encounter with the other person. As you can expect, the show was a blast.
Earlier in December, we launched our sister project BushwickGallery.com, the 1st Internet-based gallery in Bushwick, and the first art show, Fantastic Four, features the works of 4 of Tuesday People.
Look at 30 Tuesday People featured on Bushwick Daily in 2011…
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About Katarina Hybenova
Proud founder of Bushwick Daily. She writes, takes photos, and sometimes video. Born and raised in Slovakia, she has studied in Prague, Leuven and New York, traveled the world only to find home in Bushwick or should we say Ridgewood :) She is interested in yoga, running, human & cat friends.
Where are the awesome Latino/Carribbean/ African-American people who make up 90% of this neighborhood’s population? How many of these photographed “awesome people” were born and raised in Bushwick? Did any of them attend school in the neighborhood? Have any of them immigrated from other countries with their families? are they involved with any community centers or affiliated with any churches/places of worship in Bushwick? Excluding Bushwick’s residents of color form this list is like saying “Maybe if we pretend they don’t exist, they’ll disappear.” or “Living in a low income area makes me feel cool and different from my friends back home.”
There are wonderful, educated, and talented people who make a positive difference in Bushwick everyday. They are teachers, parents, friends whose lives are invested in this neighborhood. Please venture beyond the newly created WASP hipster veil, and don’t treat Bushwick like a charity that needs to be saved by missionaries. We are not helpless! We are aware that majority of new comers are arriving in hordes due to the cheap rent prices.If you are really looking to enhance the area, engage with the the majority of Bushwick’s residents Help to address the economic inequalities that exist in your newly adopted neighborhood. Bushwick has been my families home for decades. I was born, raised and continue to live here. My grandmother fought to bring Head Start, an early childhood education program, to the community to help working families. Please elaborate on what makes all of the people in these photos ‘so awesome’ to have in our neighborhood.
Hi,
Thank you for the comment. I am the author of this article and author of the series Tuesday People. I think that the first thing that needs to be explained again (although, I am saying that in the article above) is that this article is by no means a sum of ALL the awesome Bushwick people. This is simply a round up of people who were profiled in a weekly series of feature articles called Tuesday People. There was an article about each of them throughout the year. Here is the link to the series where you can read what makes these people awesome according to me: http://bushwickdaily.com/?cat=5
I am realizing that the series is artist heavy, and doesn’t provide an accurate picture of all the awesome people living in the neighborhood. In 2012, I am planning to explore more professions and people also outside of the circle of art people I keep meeting. However, note that not all of the people profiled in 2012 are white. Also I don’t think it’s fair to conclude that they are some kids who live in Bushwick because it’s considered cool. These are people who chose alternative way of life than the rest of the corporate America due to which they can’t afford to live elsewhere. They chose creative life. Naturally, a community attacks similar people.
Your comments such as: “Don’t treat Bushwick as charity” or “Help to address the economic inequalities that exist in your newly adopted neighborhood.” I don’t take personally, because I don’t think it’s a comment relevant to the Tuesday People series.
Also I don’t think one needs to be born and raised in Bushwick to be a considered a Bushwick person. You’re asking who immigrated with their family to Bushwick. For example, me, I came from Eastern Europe, actually without my family, which i belive is even harder.
Also I think it’s important to point out that this is a website where everyone including me writes on a voluntary basis. We are not representatives of any political or social group.
* Community attracts similar people.
Good point, but the list isn’t racist it’s just clique-ey. Everybody wants to sit at the cool kids’ table in the cafeteria at lunch. Lucky for me it’s whichever table I choose.