The hood can teach you life lessons and urban wisdom at such a very young age that even some adults today are ignorant at the subject at hand. It’s both truly a blessing in disguise and also a land of complete narcotic depression which lacks anticipation, growth and change as a community. I been through it all here. There are times girlfriends refused to visit and even a handful of my friends refused to visit because of this reputation; A crushing experience that makes me the isolated and sometimes quiet individual I can be. That’s why the closest friends, bros, home-girls and acquaintances I ever met live right here with me. In the gutter. In the slimes. Rock Bottom. The same people who aren’t so rare because in fact we all, as a community, share a similar tale…
My 13 years here in Brownsville, Brooklyn NYC helped made me the man I am today…and yet I’ll still miss 11212 when I eventually get out of here.. Until then.
(Source: urbanaesthetics)
[Parents] felt very connected to their school, which is a good thing. They felt they were moving in the right direction.
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Teachers union leader Michael Mulgrew
The United Federation of Teachers, working with parents, successfully sued to block the closure of […] PS 150 in Brownsville.
via
NY Daily News
Lookin’ for the South in your mouth?
Go to the North Carolina Country Store
2001 Atlantic Ave. btw Dewey Pl & Howard Ave
says John H. via Yelp :
“Country ham? Country breakfast sausage? Cane syrup? Real N. Carolina BBQ sauce? This place has it, and it’s really good, and reasonably priced.”
via Curbed
City-developed architecture CAN be nice! Discussions on Brownsville’s Saratoga Avenue Community Center.
Atlantic Avenue Condominiums Finished Up
via Gothamist
10,000+ volunteers gave their time and energy, “fueled by Brooklyn pride” (says NYC Habitat Director) to complete the 41-unit condo on August 20th.
The apartment front doors are made from reused Rockefeller Center Christmas tree!
4PM, Jun 10 2011
