Brownsville, Brooklyn

View Looking Southeast from the Rockaway Avenue subway station. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Joey taking a break from his work at a deli along Pitkin Avenue. He is a former crack addict who quit cold turkey eight years ago after being confronted with the toll it was taking on his family. However, he still has issues with alcohol that he is unable to kick alone. He is looking to get into a recovery program as soon as he can get the paperwork he needs. Brownsville, Brooklyn 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Brownsville Mural at the corner of Mother Gaston Boulevard and Pitkin Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Older hispanic men playing dominoes on the sidewalk outside a bodega on Rockaway Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Walking under the subway tracks along Livonia Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Andrew and Scotty outside of the ACI Treatment Center on Rockaway Avenue before heading into the center. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Young girl dancing at a Halloween costume give-a-way and neighborhood BBQ at Shoppers World on Pitkin Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022.

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Birthday girl at a  Halloween costume give-a-way and neighborhood BBQ at Shoppers World on Pitkin Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

A mural to those killed by gun violence in Brownsville. Watkins Street and Belmont Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Juan feeding the pigeons on Pitkin Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Reginald posing outside of his house on Pitkin Avenue as his friend laughs in his car. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

"Brownsville never ran, and never will." Panama, on the corner of Blake Avenue and Rockaway Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Dumpster with "Kill" written on the side behind the NYCHA Tilden Houses on Rockaway Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Young Boy at a Halloween Party hosted by Agape Food Rescue on Halloween on Belmont Avenue. Agape Food Rescue works to help people in food insecure areas by providing residents with programs that provide food, promote the value of nutrition, increase self-sufficiency, and positive direction. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

A Halloween Party hosted by Agape Food Rescue on Belmont Avenue. Agape Food Rescue works to help people in food insecure areas by providing residents with programs that provide food, promote the value of nutrition, increase self-sufficiency, and positive direction. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn, Crips, gang

Emmanuel and Buddha flashing gang signs for the Crips street gang on Mother Gaston Boulevard outside of the Van Dyke Houses. Brownsville, Brooklyn.  2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Mervin Victory, his wife Tomekia Victory, and son Joshua Victory on their way home from a church service. Rockaway Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

The subway stop at Junius Street on Livonia Avenue with some of Brownsville's public housing projects in he background. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Shawn, a homeless man, on Rockaway Avenue near Pitkin Avenue. He lives in a shelter not far from where he was photographed. He is wary of straying too far East of Rockaway Boulevard for fear of the gang violence that tends to happen on those blocks. along Mother Gaston Boulevard. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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A Muslim man walks down 98th Street past Masjid Al-Huda which is on the second floor of the building behind him. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Ayoub  watching as his grandfather Salah says some prayers privately before Asr prayers on a Saturday afternoon at Masjid Al-Huda. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Kids starting an Easter Egg Hunt at Hilltop Playground, organized by Love City Church. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Bryant sitting in the drivers seat of his car with his friend. Rockaway Avenue near the intersection with Livonia Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Steve, whose arm was hurt during an attempted mugging when the mugger splashed acid on him, shows off his wounds from the attack. Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Yomako Jackson out shopping on the corner of Rockaway Avenue and Sutter Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Gas Station Mural. Mother Gaston Boulevard and Sutter Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Women help to prepare meals for the community at the Bethesda Healing Center on East 98th Street. The Church and Community Center holds a soup kitchen and clothing give away on Saturdays from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2022

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

3 Train running along Livonia Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

IMF (L) and IBorn (R) on Rockaway Ave near the Rockaway Ave Subway Station. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Marilyn Gonzales standing outside of the Van Dyke Houses along Mother Gaston Boulevard. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Rasako Charles outside of a corner store on the corner of Mother Gaston Boulevard and Belmont Avenue. He told me the cops stand around and do nothing. 'We fight each other, fight friends, and fight the cops.' Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Construction Site. Mother Gaston Boulevard. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Basketball Players in a park on Blake Avenue and Bristol Street. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Sha, standing in a doorway talking to a friend in the building on the intercom. Mother Gaston Boulevard. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Antoine sitting in the doorway of his shop on Pitkin Avenue. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Public Housing Projects as seen from the Rockaway Avenue subway station. The 3 buildings in the front are the Tilden Houses. The 3 building farther back are the Van Dyke Houses. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Jordon watching a basketball game in "The Hole" behind the Van Dyke Community Center, between the Van Dyke and Brownsville Houses. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Steve Johnson serving up shaved ice in the playground on Bristol Avenue between Blake and Dumont. He has been serving the icy treats for 3 years. He wants people to not be afraid of the neighborhood, and come and enjoy themselves in the open spaces without fear. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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Brownsville, Brooklyn

Martin Luther King, Jr. Mural on the side of the Food Bazaar supermarket at the corner of Dumont Avenue and Junius Street. Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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