Compare And Contrast The Social And Economic Factors Of Brownsville

Social and economic factors

In the 1920s Brownsville had few social agencies or recreational programs, and one religious institution which was underfunded. With more than 100,000 in population, there was one significant hospital, one park, no high school, and only two notable community centers. Local associations were available and often set goals that they achieved. The residents of Brownsville used these associations to fight for better services and counter the negative perception of their neighbors. During 1900s and 1910s religion (Judaism) permeated the community. The area was once called the “Jerusalem of America.” This goes to show how much religion impacted this area. Ohev Sholom was the oldest synagogue in the community, founded
Organizations such as the Daughters of Israel (provided food and medical aid to the poor), the Melbish Arum Society (Woman who collected clothing for children), the Gemilath Chesed Burial Society, the Brownsville Taxpayers Association (Property owners striving for improvement), the Hebrew Ladies Day Nursery (Provided childcare), and Brownsville Civic League (Pushed for better transit line). Outside of the synagogues and institutions, the main social activity was spent on the front stoop, the fire escape, and the street corner. Most of the children went to public schools and hoped that the institution would provide social and economic mobility for them, the first two decades of the twentieth century most of the teachers were Christians because Jews were excluded from teacher selection.

Environmental

Also known as community district 16, this district is said to have 26.5-mile bike lanes, in 2000 63.8% of the community took public transportation to work, and just seven years later that number rose to 66.1%. The garbage and recycling collecting in that district in 2005 was 95 tons and in 2011 78 tons. Access to parks in this district is higher than in Brooklyn. In 2009 the access to parks was 97.2% in this district than Brooklyn. As for environmental complaints, in 2001 the air complaint was 0.9 rising tremendously in 2011 to 3.0.
There’s a partnership between a private sector and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Healthy Start Brooklyn program (HSB)-a collaboration between the Fund for Public Health in New York (FPHNY) and the NYC Health Department-seeks to improve the health and wellness of women, infants and families in Central Brooklyn. Rates of infant death, premature birth and illness in the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, East New York, and Flatbush are far higher than elsewhere in NYC and the U.S. HSB provides support services, education and training to reduce these inequalities and improve the lives of Central Brooklyn residents. This program is just one of the few available programs that’s trying to improve the health of the residents living in Brooklyn. This program sponsors to woman and their families through programs such as, clinics and hair salons. These varieties combine health and social services. This program works with organizations such as CAMBA, SCO Family of Services and the Excellence Baby Academy. The sole purpose of the Healthy start is to provide training and support in areas such as child development and developmental delays, perinatal depression, childbirth, family planning, breastfeeding and domestic violence. Through collaboration with hospitals, community-based organizations, city agencies and local consortia, HSB works to develop health