Mapping Twenty Years of Demographic Shift in Harlem & Central Brooklyn
A quantitative baseline tracking net Black population contraction across historical cultural anchors from 2000 to 2020.
Map 1. Two-decade percentage shift in Black population across target ZIP codes. Areas like Bed-Stuy (-42.0%) and Fort Greene (-30.4%) mark severe contraction, contrasting with relative stability in Bushwick (-2.0%). Source: NYC Planning.