Gentrification In Brooklyn, As Viewed From The Projects
22 January 2002 - 10:00am
Police and residents struggle to bridge the gap between gentrification and poverty that runs along "Murder Ave." in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood.
As Fort Greene has gentrified in the last decade, residents there have demanded police do more to keep crime at bay. Meanwhile, across Myrtle Ave. in the Ingersoll Houses public housing project, residents say the NYPD's heavy-handed response has led to strained relations and laid the foundation for more problems.
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City Limits, January 21, 2002
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