Closing Bell: Pigeons and Gentrification
JL Aronson’s documentary Up On the Roof follows Williamsburg’s pigeon breeders, but it’s really the story of gentrification. The film followed several breeders in a largely Latino Brooklyn area, whose flocks are endangered by development. It screens tonight at Monkeytown, also in Williamsburg. Flock. Photo by forklift.

JL Aronson’s documentary Up On the Roof follows Williamsburg’s pigeon breeders, but it’s really the story of gentrification. The film followed several breeders in a largely Latino Brooklyn area, whose flocks are endangered by development. It screens tonight at Monkeytown, also in Williamsburg.
Flock. Photo by forklift.
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