Little more than a mile square, the small central Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville is deeply troubled by poverty and crime. Over 40% of its residents live at or below the poverty level and it is the Brooklyn neighborhood most impacted by gang activity. Amidst this...
Terell didn’t take his education seriously until he came Brooklyn Democracy Academy (BDA) in Brownsville, Brooklyn. JCCA’s small, academically rigorous transfer high school (in partnership with the NYC Dept. of Education) is designed to reengage and support students...
