The Bushwick Collective is a non profit outdoor open gallery located within a several block radius, primarily from Jefferson Street and continues on Troutman Street down to St. Nicholas Avenue. The program is run by local resident, Joseph Ficalora and aims to preserve the street art culture in New York. provide artists with a space to work, and to beautify the neighborhood of Bushwick.
The recent boom in popularity of street art among the younger artist community has made Bushwick a hotspot for hipsters, causing an influx of young white millennial residents. Thus, the emergence of the art in the area is one of the main catalysts of gentrification in the area.
