The birth of "ReBeCha," Brooklyn has its own "ghost streams," and more

By Virginia K. Smith  | January 11, 2016 - 10:59AM
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Someone in lower Manhattan wants to rename their neighborhood "ReBeCha" (NYT)

Finding the 'ghost streams' of Brooklyn (Atlas Obscura via Brownstoner)

An art gallery has started a gentrification brouhaha in Bushwick (Gothamist)

Tenants wrote a scathing open letter to that notorious East Village slumlord (EV Grieve, previously)

Need organization inspiration? Look to Instagram (Refinery 29)

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