Bushwick natives are trying to fight back. Gentrification is typically seen as the process by which an area becomes wealthier, often resulting in changes to the inhabitants, businesses, recreational facilities, and cultural events. Originally coined to describe organic population shifts witnessed in London’s inner neighborhoods, “gentrification” has come to encapsulate cultural trends, economic cycles and discrete public policies. With simple clothes and a storm of grey hair, the petite Stephanie Eisenberg does not look like a successful developer and manufacturer. Protestors brought the last CB 4 meeting of the season to a halt in opposition of gentrification (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) BUSHWICK – The last Community Board 4 meeting before the summer break was expected to go smoothly: a presentation on zoning changes, the election of new board leaders, and an update on the Bushwick Community Plan. Mayday Space, an activist organization, worked with the NYC Light Brigade to create signs in protest of gentrification written in Christmas lights that were installed in homes throughout Bushwick. The term “gentrification” turned 50 in 2014, when Next City first created this timeline. The citywide street cleanliness rate in 96 percent and Brooklyn’s is 93.4 percent, according to … Many protest, taking to the streets with signs written in Spanish. Bushwick’s litter problem is not confined to parks. Gentrification and development have begun to move quickly in Bushwick, Brooklyn, but that doesn't mean its all coming from outside the neighborhood. It is happening in places all around the globe, and as an illustration of this, here Anthony Ruggiero looks at Eisenberg speaks about the neighborhood as if it were a setting for a mafia movie. Neighborhood “loud noise” complaints—usually code for instances when residents of color get together outdoors, making some white residents nervous—can lead to over-policing of minority residents. It boasts a 92.1 percent rate of street cleanliness—which sounds pretty good, except that it ranks sixth worst in the city. By comparison, 19.6 percent of Bushwick residents identify as black and 55.4 percent identify as Hispanic. But in fact, she is, and also happens to own one of the biggest buildings in Williamsburg, an area in northwest Brooklyn known internationally for its bohemian attractions.