A demonstration against gentrification in downtown Brooklyn this weekend gave me a chance to revisit the scene of one of my previous articles:

A massive throng — well, let’s say a spirited assemblage — of about 100 residents of Fort Greene and surrounding neighborhoods marched through downtown Brooklyn on Saturday, protesting what they say is the demolition of a traditional African-American shopping district to make way for high-priced condos. The marchers, organized by the Brooklyn-based Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE), chanted “Hell no, we won’t go!” as they followed behind East New York’s Approaching Storm marching band, which set off innumerable car alarms along Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Street with its raucous beats… [read more]