Community
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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Long Reads
ZIP Codes and Politics: How Redrawing Borough Lines Redefined Bushwick and Ridgewood
Ridgewood and Bushwick were not always in separate boroughs like they are now.
Community
Local Historian Who Experienced the 1977 Blackout and Fire Explains How it Changed Bushwick Forever
John Dereszewski, former Bushwick Community Board director, shares his thoughts on the 40th anniversary of the Bushwick Blackout and devastating...
Bushwick
Admiring Bushwick Historic Architecture at the Annual Photo Walk
July 11 was a perfect day for the annual photo walk organized by Meryl Meisler and her friends Bizarre Black Box Gallery, Bridging Bushwick...