Fort Greene Brooklyn

I was raised in the city of Philadelphia, smack dab in the center. Center City is relatively small in comparison to New York. There are a plethora of high rises, all amenities, museums, galleries, cultural institutions, recreation and historical landmarks. Philadelphia’s history is similar to many east coast industrial cities. With the aid of former Mayor Ed Randell, Center city has morphed into cultural capital. The gentrification I witnessed seem

Twenty years ago, the Brooklyn Academy of Music was covered with graffiti and the once-gracious neighborhood surrounding it was overshadowed by the nearby housing projects. These days, Fort Greene seems in danger of being overshadowed by the ever-expanding BAM, which now has an art-house multiplex, a café, a trail of related developments, and a half-dozen new restaurants close by for concert goers. The Local Community Development (LCD) continues to create housing, parking lots and draw in new business, but new development displaces old.

I decided to continue my investigation of Fort Greene this semester in your course. I believe that I have a solid background on the areas cultural institutions, businesses and accessibility. Since my final paper, I have made an effort to explore the nightlife (Hanks Saloon: really good surfer music), entertainm

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