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Adam Schwartz

Adam Schwartz fashions himself a bit of a historian. He teaches Global History and Geographic Information Sciences at the Bushwick Academy of Urban Planning. His tours are available mainly through the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment. He was the creator and lead curator of Up From Flames: Mapping the Recovery of Bushwick 1977-2007. More recently, his work was part of Bushwick series on BCAT TV.
  • Bushwick Geographic: Lines on a Map


    Borderlands: Flushing and Broadway, 1905

    Where is Bushwick and Why?
    Part 1: Lines on a map.

    Let’s start with a simple question: where exactly is Bushwick? And where is it not? It’s a question that comes up a lot, and…

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  • Bushwick Geographic: Most Holy Trinity Cemetery

    Bushwick is the new home to many of our readers, but its history stretches back to the founding of Brooklyn. So join local historian Adam Schwartz (and guests) for Bushwick Geographic, a series of historical excursions across time and

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