https://journalism.blog.brooklyn.edu At Brooklyn News Service, student journalists from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York cover the news of New York City. Brooklyn College offers a B.A. in Journalism and a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. Mon, 12 May 2014 15:24:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://journalism.blog.brooklyn.edu/2014/05/change-comes-to-franklin-avenue/ https://journalism.blog.brooklyn.edu/2014/05/change-comes-to-franklin-avenue/#respond Mon, 12 May 2014 15:24:43 +0000 http://journalism.blog.brooklyn.edu/?p=3838 ...[read more]]]> Change comes to Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. It’s not all good. Some think the Crown Heights neighborhood is getting too pricey for long-time African American residents and even newcomers. Gentrification brought real estate speculators, high rents and the disappearance of traditional businesses. Even people at the trendy Franklin Park bar worry. Solmaz Sharif reports.

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