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This past winter, New York’s coldest in decades, a Greenpoint church wanted to take in the neighborhood’s homeless overnight. Why did that make some residents so angry? By Amanda Waldroupe
Capturing the faces of strangers on the streets of New York. Photos by Benedict Evans
The two representatives on why it’s the best of times and the worst of times for Brooklynites. Interview by John Surico
A Brownsville native uses architecture and design to help locals take ownership of their neighborhood. It started with a t-shirt. Interview by Maggie Astor
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