Displaced From This Place?
Many low-income neighborhoods of color in New York City are rapidly changing as rents rise. Students investigated gentrification and displacement in Bushwick to learn why their neighborhood is changing and what can be done about it.
Bushwick, like many New York City neighborhoods, is changing. Between 1990 and 2014, rents in Bushwick rose 44% – twice as much as the citywide average! From bodega to bus stop, people are talking about displacement. What is displacement and how does it happen? Why Bushwick and what can we do about it?
CUP collaborated with public high school students from EBC High School for Public Service to delve into displacement. Students hit the streets to survey Bushwick residents, speak with community organizers, interview elected officials and policy experts, and dive deep into the issue. The crew gathered what they learned and teamed up with designer Kyle Richardson to create Displaced From This Place?, a booklet that details what they discovered about displacement.
Students debuted their project at the DeKalb Avenue branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, where they presented their booklet, discussed their investigation, and shared their creative process.
Check out more photos of students in action here!
“All the information that I’ve learned from the moment I walked into the classroom to standing here now is not only how the neighborhood is changing, but also how I can change it myself and try and see if I can bring my friends along, and my mother, and my family members."
— Isabelle Martinez, Student
Check out the Project
The cover and spread from the project.
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Project Collaborators
Educational Partner
EBC High School
for Public Service
Shawn Brown
Marc Engel
Latasha Gray
Teaching Artist
Fielding Hong
Designer
Kyle Richardson
Students
Daimian Davis, Rosa Fernandez, Christopher Garcia, Isabelle Martinez, Jaysalee Robles, Nayelly Rojas
Special Thanks
Leila Arisa, Daniel Girard, Jeneuse Geula, and Deja Holden
Product Details
16 pages, 5.5″×8.5″
Funding Support
Major support for this program was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Council Member Antonio Reynoso.