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Bushwick hits struggle from arson, neglect, and realty deals
NYC neighborhood Bushwick, once a thriving middle class area between Broadway and Central Avenue, deteriorated through arson, looting, and shifting demographics. By the July blackout, 8 stores looted and 48 burned, with 150 arrests. Government inaction and outside market forces accelerated the decline. fires numbered in the thousands since 1975.
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