Mark Wahlberg Facts. 1  He was the frontman of the band âMarky Mark and the Funky Bunchâ. 2  He is youngest in his family and have 8 siblings. 3  Mark is a distant relative of author Nathaniel Hawthorne on his momâs side. 4  During his youth, he had an encounter with Boston Police Department about 20 to 25 times as he developed an addiction to cocaine. 5  He ...ark Wahlberg Facts. 1  He was the frontman of the band âMarky Mark and the Funky Bunchâ. 2  He is youngest in his family and have 8 siblings. 3  Mark is a distant relative of author Nathaniel Hawthorne on his momâs side. 4  He is also distantly related to Celine Dion, Halle Berry and Madonna.
Bushwick, in northeast Brooklyn, is surrounded by Bedford-Stuyvesant on the west, Williamsburgh on the north, and Ridgewood to the northeast. Like many names in Brooklyn, âBushwickâ is derived from Dutch and means âtown in the woods.â Once a separate town in Kings County, it became a part of Brooklyn in 1869.
Brooklyn is located at 41Â°26â²7â³N 81Â°44â²40â³Wï»¿ / ï»¿41.43528Â°N 81.74444Â°Wï»¿ / 41.43528; -81.74444 (41.435357, -81.744457). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.29 square miles (11.11 km 2), of which 4.25 square miles (11.01 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) is water. 86.2% spoke English, 2.8% Spanish, 2.5% Arabic, 2.0% Italian, 1.7% German, and 1.4% Greek.