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Community activists march against gentrification

Community activists staged a march Sunday against gentrification and displacement. Participants in the march outside of the Brooklyn Museum are calling on the city to stop re-zoning and letting developers

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Jul 25, 2016, 6:33 AM

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Updated 2,854 days ago

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Community activists march against gentrification
Community activists staged a march Sunday against gentrification and displacement.
Participants in the march outside of the Brooklyn Museum are calling on the city to stop re-zoning and letting developers change former affordable housing units into luxury condos.
They are also demanding stronger community boards to represent them.
 
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