'Brooklyn, We Go Hard'

There Goes the Neighborhood

English - March 16, 2016 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 537 ratings
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East New York is the first neighborhood Mayor Bill de Blasio targeted for comprehensive rezoning -- and it's the neighborhood that saw real estate investments jump from $2.7 million in 2013 to $42 million in the first half of 2014 alone.

But since the 1960s, outsiders have known East New York for its low median income and high crime rates. So what's it been like all those years for the people who call it home?