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Families are fighting for their lives to remain in Bushwick.

When the young and upwardly mobile moved in, Bushwick landlords saw big profits. Long-term residents felt the squeeze.

In the early 2000s, big changes started to come to the neighborhood.

Part two in our five part series on the social, economic, and political forces that have radically reshaped Brooklyn over the past four decades.

The 1970s left Bushwick scarred by fire and depopulation.