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Re:Broken: What the Hell Happened in East New York? by eric_h on Friday April 08, 2016 @02:58PM (#11456985)
> Second, do you honestly believe that nobody at all in ENY is trying to do anything at all to try to make anything better in their own community?

I believe most people in ENY are just trying to get out. I'm not sure anyone is terribly optimistic about inciting change from the inside.

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Re:Broken: What the Hell Happened in East New York? by pjlegato on Friday April 08, 2016 @03:08PM (#11457053)
You may be right. I don't know. I haven't spent months going around interviewing people in ENY.

This is precisely the sort of thing that the author should have covered in the article.

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Re:Broken: What the Hell Happened in East New York? by eric_h on Friday April 08, 2016 @03:51PM (#11457387)
I have a friend who grew up there, getting out was his top priority. Fortunately, he succeeded.
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