Case Study: Neighborhood Observation

The Street:
1. Morgan Avenue has construction going on when this data was collected. It has fitness centers, residential buildings, and graffiti on the walls. There were no law enforcement officers located on Morgan Avenue. The sidewalks and alleys were kept clean.
2. Wilson Avenue consisted of organic store, diner, bar, pizza shop, sushi restaurant, traditional American restaurants, hookah shop, barber shop, salon, liquor store, traditional New York City bodega. There were old residential buildings at the end of the street.
3. Jefferson Street and Wilson Avenue consisted of renovated townhouses and two newly built apartments. The streets were well kept, there were trimmed sidewalk gardens and trees on both sides of the street.
He was in the military and was honorably discharged. He moved to Bushwick five years ago after staying at Park Slope for a year. He likes the vibrant Bushwick community where everything is readily available although at times he mentioned that he does not like the new hipsters moving into this neighborhood who has nothing to offer aside from making the street smelling like marijuana. He enjoys the ethnic food this community has to offer which is not available where he grew up in the South. According to my participant 1, it is a safe neighborhood and he plans to remain in Bushwick for rest of his life since soon he will be buying an apartment with his
In New York City graffiti in an open space is considered a crime, however, he was freely doing it by the subway station without being fearful of the Law Enforcement Officers. This raises a racial issue because what if it was a man of color participating in doing graffiti? The approach would have been different by the society and the NYPD. Furthermore, while I was making my way to the coffee shop from the Wilson Avenue I came across buildings which were falling apart and is not being taken care of while right next to it a new apartment building was standing tall. This shows income inequality and it is visible within the community but as it appeared soon it will be demolished too. Finally, although Jefferson Street and Wilson Avenue is well kept it is obvious that it has been through a lot. Now on that street when I was walking by I passed by two young women in their early twenties were smoking marijuana. This shows how the neighborhood has changed with its acceptance of drug and approach towards its white community because if it was two women of color smoking marijuana most likely they would have to deal with the law enforcement at the end of the day, unlike their white