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Crown Heights, Brooklyn:
Religious Jews are upset at their new, young neighbors for everything from women wearing shorts; bar hopping and sunbathing.
“We like to live by a certain set of rules,” said Rabbi Joseph Spielman. “It is an area where we don’t want our children seeing these things.
“Anyone who treasures this neighborhood should know what to do. They should know not to harm the ambience of the area,” Spielman added.
There are people however, who are trying to integrate with the neighborhood and respect it’s values. “I wear shorts in the winter time with leggings underneath them,” said Andrea Brito Nunez, 24, who came to Sterling Place near Kingston Avenue in September. “I don’t want to offend anyone. It is their neighborhood more than mine. But everyone should be able to dress how they want to dress.”
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