The Times checks in on once-notorious 475 Kent, known for its artsy residents and a mass eviction after an illegal basement matzah factory was discovered. Turns out things are now calm, stable, and legal. The 2011 raid is but a memory, and as one would expect grocery stores, strollers, boutiques, and the like have encroached. "I don't love yuppies and Eurotrash," one denizen said, "but the fact is it's gotten more livable." [NYT; previously]
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