Ok we all know (or must have heard) about Bushwick, Brooklyn. Either about the high crime or the hipster population that move there. Either case, Bushwick still has a big population of poor minorities and immigrants living there. But there is no denying that a lot of Hipsters (young not-so-rich people) have been moving here (either from Manhattan, the suburbs, or other cities) for a while since having been price out of Manhattan and lately from Williamsburg as well. So what kind of world do these Hipsters create in Bushwick for themselves and what do they do there? Well these photos are all based in Bushwick and will probably help you get to know more about the Hipster world in Bushwick.
NOTE: Sorry, I only made this thread about Hipsters, not about the other local population community that lives there, hence the tittle of the thread. So heads up.
Also links for the photos are at the bottom of the thread.
Some information about Bushwick:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushwick,_Brooklyn
This is a new area in NYC were young people (not the rich type/Yuppies and majority white) are moving to. A neighborhood called Bushwick in Brooklyn. The area is right next to another hip (or bohemian) area called Williamsburg. But lately rich people and Europeans have been moving there and the not so rich ones are been push out to Bushiwick (or other areas in NYC). Now Bushwick still has a predominately minority and immigrant population, but there hasn't been major displacement yet. Yeah, the Hipsters (or young people) live among the locals. But there is some tensions as rents keep on rising though. But with the economy as bad as it is right now, I don't think that rent will keep on rising any further. In fact I think that rents will drop. The neighborhood still has its drugs and crime issues and bad schools. But it has gotten better these last couple of years. This neighborhood still is consider one of the bad neighborhoods in the city. Back in the 70's to the 90's this neighborhood was one of the worst in the city. It had the most abandonment and burn out properties in the city. There have been some new residential conversions and new construction lately, but not much to make an impact. Most of Bushwick still is full of older buildings and housing. The shopping options in the neighborhoods still pretty much serve the neighborhood older local population. That is, minorities and immigrant based. There have been a few hipsters shopping options lately, like some new bars, restaurants, coffee shops, stage space and some art galleries that cater to them, as obvious with some of these photos. But a lot of the hipster action still is a train ride away into Williamsburg or into Manhattan.
Graffiti has been part of Bushwick for a long time, so the Hipsters, along with some others in the community, create some pretty cool visual street art/graffiti on the neighborhoods walls and murals...
They also do have art parade, events and some Hipster fashion...
They create some visual art, performances, readings, acting, etc...
They keep entertain with music concerts, live shows...
They create some art...
And they just do weird things just to be amuse...
Some of the common Hipster hangouts...
Photos of the neighborhood...
These photos here are found at
Bushwick Culture,
Arts in Bushwick and
The BushwickBK.com Photo Pool
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