The Forgotten Farragut - Sonya Shields - Trailer
- 6 years ago
Residents of Brooklyn’s Farragut Houses are putting human faces to the gentrification that is impacting their neighborhood.
Located in Northern Brooklyn, DUMBO has become the borough’s most expensive neighborhood and New York City’s fourth richest neighborhood overall. Just blocks from DUMBO is NYC Housing Authority’s Farragut Houses, which has housed low income Brooklynites since 1952. These are the stories of the residents of the forgotten Farragut Housing Projects, as told by Brooklyn Community Services.
Located in Northern Brooklyn, DUMBO has become the borough’s most expensive neighborhood and New York City’s fourth richest neighborhood overall. Just blocks from DUMBO is NYC Housing Authority’s Farragut Houses, which has housed low income Brooklynites since 1952. These are the stories of the residents of the forgotten Farragut Housing Projects, as told by Brooklyn Community Services.