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Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in (or were notable for their ties to) Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the neighborhood of Ridgewood, Queens, to the northeast; Williamsburg to the northwest; East New York and the cemeteries of Highland Park to the southeast; Brownsville to the south; and Bedford-Stuyvesant to the southwest.
The town was first founded by the Dutch as Boswijck during the Dutch colonization of the Americas in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the neighborhood became a community of German immigrants and their descendants. The 20th century saw an influx of Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans up to the 1980s. By the late 20th century, the neighborhood became predominantly Hispanic as another wave of immigrants arrived. Formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, the neighborhood was once an independent town and has undergone various territorial changes throughout its history.
Bushwick is part of Brooklyn Community District 4, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11206, 11207, 11221, and 11237. It is patrolled by the 83rd Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 34th and 37th Districts.
Notable people with ties to Bushwick, Brooklyn, from Wikipedia:
- 6ix9ine (born 1996), rapper who received international attention for his 2017 breakout hit song "Gummo"
- Eric Adams (born 1960), politician and retired police officer who is the 110th Mayor of New York City
- Jerome G. Ambro (1897-1979), lawyer and politician
- Eugene Armbruster (1865-1943), New York City photographer, illustrator, writer and historian
- Tod Ashley (born 1965), singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist
- Jules de Balincourt (born 1972), contemporary artist
- Mark Batson (born 1968), producer, songwriter, musician and arranger
- Bushwick Bill (1966-2019), rapper
- William Black (c. 1902-1983), businessman and philanthropist who founded Chock full o'Nuts
- Andre Charles (born 1968), graffiti artist
- D-Stroy, rapper
- Da Beatminerz, hip hop production team
- Maritza Davila (born 1963), politician who represents the 53rd district in the New York State Assembly
- Ryan J. Davis (born 1982), theatre director and social media director at Blue State Digital
- Danny Dias (c. 1983-2017), activist and reality television personality
- Erik Martin Dilan (born 1974), politician
- Camila Falquez (born 1989), portrait photographer
- Costabile Farace (1960-1989), criminal and mobster
- Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), actor
- Rick Gonzalez (born 1979), actor
- John Francis Hylan (1868-1936), former mayor of New York City
- Williams Jerez (born 1992), pitcher, who played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
- Elle King (born 1989), singer
- Timbo King, rapper
- Julius La Rosa (1930-2016), singer
- Kelly Mittendorf (born 1994), model and public relations coordinator
- Mother Pigeon, street performer
- Charlie Murphy (1959-2017), comedian and actor
- Eddie Murphy (born 1961), comedian and actor
- Harry Nilsson, (1941-1994), singer/songwriter
- O.C., rapper
- Jeannie Ortega (born 1986), singer
- John Ortiz, actor
- Rosie Perez (born 1964), actress
- Paperboy Prince (born 1992 or 1993), artist and politician
- Q-Unique, rapper
- Anthony Ramos, (born 1991), actor and performer from Hamilton
- Brandon Reilly (born 1981), musician
- Phil Rizzuto (1917-2007), baseball player and broadcaster
- Chynna Rogers (1994-2020), rapper, disc jockey, and model
- Salt (born 1966 as Cheryl James), rapper
- Edward Bernard Scharfenberger (born 1948), Roman Catholic bishop
- Bernice Silver (1913-2020), puppeteer and activist
- Obi Toppin (born 1998), power forward for the New York Knicks
- Rachel Trachtenburg (born 1993), musician and singer
- Mirna Valerio (born 1978 or 1979), runner
- Bruce Vanderveer, Grammy-nominated American record producer, songwriter and entrepreneur
- Wee Willie Webber (1929-2010), broadcaster and radio personality
- Mae West (1893-1980), actor
- Otto Wicke (1864-1922), pharmacist and politician
- Emanuel Xavier (born 1970), poet, spoken word artist, author, editor and LGBTQ activist
- Dwight York (born 1945), convicted criminal and leader of the Nuwaubian Nation movement