{"id":15309,"date":"2016-12-30T16:23:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/in-memoriam-watch-this-tribute-to-those-weve-lost-in-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-12-30T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T21:23:01","slug":"in-memoriam-watch-this-tribute-to-those-weve-lost-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/in-memoriam-watch-this-tribute-to-those-weve-lost-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"In memoriam: Watch this tribute to those we\u2019ve lost in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even without the whole election thing, 2016 would have been a terrible year in America, what with the picking off of cultural icons like some kind of sick\u00a0Hunger Games. And notwithstanding the human casualties of the year, there’s yet more eulogizing to be done, so we made this video in tribute. We lost more than\u00a030 venues, bars and beloved businesses in Brooklyn this year\u2014 to rent hikes, code violations, scummy landlords or heinous buyouts. Some went with a bang, others with a Facebook post; some simply closed under mysterious circumstances, leaving the rest of us to wonder what went wrong. And a\u00a0common thread runs through all these venue closures: it was gentrification, probably. The slow creep of affluence, helped along by money-hungry developers and an apathetic contingent of mostly white transplants, continues to\u00a0make\u00a0the neighborhood not only less affordable and diverse, but also significantly\u00a0less weird. ___________ 2016, it’s been real – NOT! via screenshot And while… Read More<\/p>\n

In memoriam: Watch this tribute to those we\u2019ve lost in 2016 : Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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