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When Bushwick Almost Swallowed Ridgewood: A Tale of Shifting Borders
John Dereszewski served as the District Manager of Bushwick’s Community Board 4 during the time of the 1977 blackout and...
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When Bushwick Almost Swallowed Ridgewood: A Tale of Shifting Borders
John Dereszewski served as the District Manager of Bushwick’s Community Board 4 during the time of the 1977 blackout and has written and lectured extensively about Bushwick’s past and current history. As we approach the onset of 2025 with mixed feelings of hope and dread - unfortunately more the latter than the former - it […]
