Mural on Stanhope Street and Irving Avenue includes various Mexican figures. Photo by Angelica Tejada

Bushwick, which has many artists and creative types among its newer gentrifying residents, is filled with street art. Street art in Bushwick is utilized as a symbolization of social issues and self-expression. On the corner of Stanhope Street and Irving Avenue, the neighborhood’s Latinx residents get their due with a mural that showcases various well-known cultural figures.
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