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  • The scene along Eastern Parkway near Franklin Avenue. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • Another scene along Eastern Parkway near Franklin Avenue. (Oct. 25, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
  • Homes along St. John's Place between New York and Brooklyn avenues. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • More homes along St. John's Place between New York and Brooklyn avenues. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • Houses on Park Place near Brooklyn Avenue. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • Michael Donnelley and Monica Berger browse at Hullabaloo bookstore on Park Place near the corner of Franklin Avenue. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • The swings at the playground in Brower Park. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • Girls play basketball in Brower Park. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • The Crown Heights Farmers Market in Brower Park is open on Friday afternoons. (Oct. 25, 2013)
    Photo Credit: Newsday Linda Rosier
  • Pedestrians pass by Glady's on Franklin Avenue. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • Dorjan Culbreath works behind the counter at Breukelin Coffee House on Franklin Avenue. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • At the Cool Pony on Franklin Avenue, owner Craig Judelman, left, helps Shannon Tyler look for an album.
    Photo Credit: Newsday Linda Rosier
  • Edwin James, owner of Super Wings at 1218 Union St., sweeps the sidewalk outside the eatery. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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  • The Brooklyn Children's Museum, at 145 Brooklyn Ave., was established in 1899.
    Photo Credit: Newsday Linda Rosier
  • Five Myles Gallery, billed as an exhibition and performance space, is at 558 St. John's Place. (Oct. 25, 2013)
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The Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights was once associated with high crime and racial tension. Today investors, developers, young artists and entrepreneurs are bringing new energy to a community long known for its large Caribbean and Hasidic Jewish populations.

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