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Busy DESTROYING his little makeshift hospital, looking for his pliers, the surgeon mumbles over his radiation scarred shoulder. “Now, are you gonna give me a hand or are ya gonna stand there and talk about food?” 

from @victoreus - The annual spring ritual marks the first day of Passover in the Hasidic Jewish enclave of South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where daily life is built on ancient laws and religious devotion. But the insular community depends on outside money to survive — federal subsidies to help many low-income Hasidic families cover the rent. New York City’s 123,000 vouchers make this the largest Section 8 voucher program in the country. Reluctant landlords and rising rents are making vouchers nearly impossible to use in many areas of the city. Tenants, especially larger families, are often relegated to the edges of Brooklyn and the Bronx. That’s why this cluster of Hasidic households stands out. The neighborhood is home to one of the highest concentrations of Section 8 housing vouchers in the city, according to federal data analyzed by WNYC and the Daily News. In several of its census tracts, Section 8 tenants compose more than 30% of residents, a level reached only in scattered pockets of the Bronx. The difference: In Brooklyn, the Section 8 tenants live smack in the middle of one of the city’s hottest real estate market. #victoreus #sabbath #section8 #8 #jewish #gentrification #brooklyn #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter #latino #hispanic #saturdayvibes #saturdaynight #thoughts #federalreserve #welfare #WakeUpwithTaylaAndre