Downtown Brooklyn
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Megane’s Reflection

As a frequent member of the passing community, I expected to know enough about Downtown Brooklyn that my perspective would not change at the end of this project, and I was wrong. Shopping at the malls, having friends in the nearby schools and stepping between Court Street Theater and Barnes and Nobles couldn’t have prepared […]

Andy

Andy, a father of two young girls has lived in the neighborhood for 3 years. Because the neighborhood is so peaceful, he wouldn’t change anything about it. He finds everything everything he has need of readily and doesn’t mind the popularity of the area.

April 14

Twice within the same week. Today is Friday. Expecting more people because weekend is near. Going with partner to take pictures and get a sense of the atmosphere of the area.   (During)   Around Court St residency is quite peaceful. Barely anyone on the street. Noticed a mosque that I didn’t know was there […]

April 10

On this day, I went by myself mostly around the richer population of Downtown Brooklyn, hoping to get some interviews. I went around noon expecting to see people there for lunch and for the area to be bustling with residents. It was a warm day and the streets and stores were crowded due to it […]

March 15

March 15 (first time)   I noticed that although there was a lot of snow on the ground, there were still the same crowd of people seen during the summer with shopping bags in hand careless about the weather.   There were all age groups of people who went downtown. (There are a lot of […]