A venue advertising its ‘bullet-ridden’ wall has caused outrage in Crown Heights, with residents accusing the owner of insensitive stereotyping
Despite rapid gentrification, the realities of routine gang violence and its cost remain vivid in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn, New York.
So it was perhaps unwise for Becca Brennan, a 31-year-old former corporate tax attorney from Toronto, to use the totems of thug life to promote Summerhill, her new “boozy sandwich shop” in a traditionally Jewish and West Indian neighbourhood.
Yes, that bullet hole-ridden wall was originally there and, yes, we’re keeping it
A local resident inspects the "bullet hole wall" for authenticity during a protest at Summerhill in Brooklyn, NY. @EaterNYpic.twitter.com/WePjR5FZV2
Fake bullet holes & serving wine in paper bags? This is disgusting. Shame on you Summerhill. #CrownHeights#Brooklynhttps://t.co/CS9hPTk94C
We knew about gentrification, but it never used to be so blatant
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