Afternoon Links: Motivational Crown Heights Van Vies to End Homelessness

In the News
“You Can Van” Parks in Crown Heights, Helps Brooklynites Avoid Homelessness [BK Reader]
A Tamale Tour of Bushwick [Edible BK]
Why Were 2 Homeless Men Found Dead at Brooklyn Jewish Elementary School? [Forward]
Franny’s Levies a Three Percent Obamacare Surcharge on Guest Checks [Eater]
Artists Struggle Against Bushwick Rent Hikes  [Crain’s]
Inside Five Brooklyn Spaces that Aren’t Quite What They Seem [BK Mag]
At Last, Bay Ridge’s “Green Church” Will Be Rebuilt [Curbed]

How much have rents risen in Crown Heights in 16 years? Click through to see one reader’s assessment.

Comment of the Day

For what it’s worth, $800 in 1999 is $1,142 in 2015, so that rent increase is barely ahead of inflation.

— bens in Gentrifying Crown Heights Is Losing Its Black Community

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