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Explore a Topic: Bushwick
Introduction

The Brooklyn Collection presents a selection of resources on Bushwick.

Internet Links
Brooklyn.net
WPA Guide to New York City (1939) entry on Bushwick
Bushwick Historic Photographs Slideshow
Photographs from Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Collection
Community Board 4, Brooklyn (Bushwick and Ridgewood) Homepage
Department of City Planning’s Brooklyn Community District 4 (Bushwick)
Department of Housing Preservation & Development: Bushwick Walking Tour
Take Care New York’s Community Health Profile: Bushwick and Williamsburg
Village Voice: Close-Up on Bushwick, Brooklyn

Articles & Databases
Brooklyn Eagle, April 15, 1888
Brooklyn Eagle, September 23, 1902
Brooklyn Eagle, February 12, 1900
Brooklyn Eagle, July 10, 1887
Brooklyn Eagle, September 30, 1894

Print Resources
A history of the city of Brooklyn : including the old town and village of Brooklyn, the town of Bushwick, and the village and city of Williamsburgh
Stiles, Henry Reed
Volumes 2 and 3 deal with Bushwick, Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
An historical sketch of the city of Brooklyn : and the surrounding neighborhood, including the village of Williamsburgh, and the towns of Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, New Utrecht, and Gravesend
J.T. Bailey
An early history of Brooklyn, including a short history on the development of Bushwick.
Bushwick : "let them kill themselves"
Danny Lyon
Photographs, with a monologue by photographer Danny Lyon, exploring the despair of teenagers in Bushwick. Includes French translation.
Con amore : a daughter-in-law's story of growing up Italian American in Bushwick
Tusiani, Bea
Italian-American living and customs in Bushwick is explored.
Early settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York and their descendants
Andrew J. Provost, Jr.
Extensive genealogies of some of Bushwick's Dutch founders.
Mi barrio = My neighborhood
Ancona, George
Children's book presents a study of barrios and follows Marc as he disscusses his heritage, the neighborhood in Brooklyn where he lives, his sister and their friends, and some of the things they do after school.
Place names in Bushwick
Ruth A. Kramer
Ruth A. Kramer's Brooklyn College Master's Thesis on the streets of landmarks of Bushwick, and how they were named.
The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn c.2004
Kenneth Jackson and John Manbeck
An invaluable introduction to Brooklyn’s many neighborhoods, with an illustrated chapter on each, including Bushwick. Includes a map, a neighborhood profile and neighborhood facts.

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