Crown Heights, Brooklyn

The work of art I chose to write about was Crown by Jean Shin, which is currently on display at the BRIC Biennial. This particular piece of art is hung from the ceiling of the museum and is constructed out of various metal chains. I believe that the materials that Jean Shin used to construct this piece are conveying a quintessential message to her viewers. The message I believe Shin is conveying via her medium is that each chain represents a different person in society and the variety of chains together

working in government was never really on my radar. I was hired by Council Member Robert E. Cornegy Jr. He represents the vibrant constituents of District 36 which includes Bedford Stuyvesant & Crown Heights in Brooklyn. A mere 151,000 people. My initial role was to serve as the Constituent liaison for Crown Heights. This included attending community meetings and forums, reporting out information on any upcoming events that the Council Member would be having, fielding constituents’ complaints and concerns

brought in new software engineers that have caused local rents to skyrocket and people to move out of the area. However, just as importantly has been the influx of new money to Brooklyn, where local neighborhood changes have forced people from their homes, traditional music to be replaced, and old businesses to go bankrupt. Brooklyn is the most heavily populated

(Sonia Sotomayor). There are so many different ethnic conflicts in the world. Whether it be from the past or sometime recent. Ethnic tensions in the United States include events that happened because of it including the Red Apple boycott, the Crown Heights Riot in 1991, the 1993 killing of five and wounding of 19 on the Long Island railroad, etc. “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” (Abraham

in clinical excellence. Reflecting on their contribution to the medical community. Dr. Julia M. Sharp has been a formidle force, and has continuously strived to improve the lives of those around her. Dr. Sharp was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. In 1990, Dr. Sharp began her undergraduate career at Columbia University. Unlike many of her peers,

His speakers are usually a combination of prominent local Rabbis and law enforcement officials, as well as national and international experts in child abuse related fields. A Brooklyn event in 2014 drew as many as one thousand people and respected leaders from across the spectrum in the Jewish community pushed the same unanimous message. As Arutz Sheva News reported, "Survivors (JCW makes a point of rejecting the term "victim")

Imagine going back in time to a tight, religious group that is strict in its ways. You can just go to Brooklyn, New York to experience it all. The culture, dress, and language has not changed since the second quarter of the 18th century. The life of Hasidic Jews is radically different from everyday American life. Hasidism is very present in Brooklyn, New York. It is located in Crown Heights, Williamsburg, and Boro Park. It is very cult-like in its demand for complete and blind faith on the part

she lived with her brother and two sisters. When my mom was working and able to buy her own apartment she had my brother, and shortly after that I was born. Growing up in my neighborhood was really fun. I grew up with all my friends in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Some of my friends and I joined the football team in my

The U.S. Gentrification and its Oppressed Residents For the past two decades, gentrification has become a widely-known phenomenon in the U.S. as more wealthy cohorts of population move to quiet and cheap suburban areas instead of bearing the busy and costly lives in a big city. Changes brought by the influx of affluent newcomers in the suburban areas are often praised for fostering urban renewal as well as animating the areas’ local economy. However, the impacts of gentrification cause

athletes came from immigrant families. They offered hope that people like them could be successful and get accepted.” So the immigrants were given a hope from the African American men that became big stars in sports. “I grew up during the 1950s in Brooklyn, New York. In my neighborhood,