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PRESENT DAY In the present day, Bustleton is largely a residential community with major commercial areas on Roosevelt Boulevard, Bustleton Avenue, Grant Avenue, and Red Lion Road. It has minimal industrial presence. The community is home to an increasingly diverse population with many immigrant groups represented; in particular one can see store-fronts, billboards, and newspapers in Russian (especially along Bustleton Avenue) from the many immigrants from Russia , Ukraine , and other former Soviet Republics referred to as Russian American s. TRANSPORTATION Public transportation is provided by several , a municipal reliever airport that dates to World War II . HOUSING The neighborhood is a primarily middle-upper middle class community where many people who live in the city because of city-related jobs choose to reside. Newly constructed single homes are selling for between $350,000 and $500,000. Average existing home values are around $200,000 to $350,000 for single homes and $175,000 to $250,000 for twin homes. There are no row homes in Bustleton, though there are several dozen apartment complexes and condominiums, and a significant number of the homes are side-by-side duplexes, often referred to by locals as "twins". CRIME Major crime is rare, but has increased in recent years. EDUCATION Children generally go to public or parochial school, though some go to private schools. The primary elementary schools are Joseph J. Greenberg Elementary, which is K-8, and Anne Frank Elementary, which is K-5. Most children that attend Anne Frank then attend C.C.A. Baldi Middle School, which is 6-8. The primary public high school, George Washington High School, is located on Bustleton Avenue, just north of the northernmost boundary of Red Lion Road. Area residents may also attend public magnet schools located throughout the city. There are no Roman Catholic parochial high schools in Bustleton, but many students go to Archbishop Ryan High School (co-ed), Father Judge High School (all boys), or Bishop McDevitt High School (co-ed) along with a variety of academies or prep schools (both charter, private, and parochial) both within Bustleton and in the larger metropolitan area. There are no colleges or universities in the neighborhood. ORGANIZATIONS The Greater Bustleton Civic League, originally an alliance of the major local churches but now a neighborhood organization dealing primarily with zoning issues, has served the area for more than sixty years. Youth sports are organized by the Bustleton Bengals which has its home field at Hayes Playground, named for a slain Philadelphia police officer who was an area resident. There is, apparently, a town watch, but it rarely (or never) meets and does not have much influence. EXTERNAL LINKS
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