NY city's Department of Housing Preservation has made an interesting move in preserving a Bronx apartment building, which is considered to be the "Birth Place" of Hip-Hop. The sale of the building was rejected, at which Government officials said that the building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the west Bronx will NOT be bought and "flipped"
This is a significant move of preservation, if your aware of the popular trends and practices of Gentrification that many inner city residents are facing across the country.
The NY Times describes this building as the place that Clive Campbell, better known as "D.J. Kool Herc", began turning the tables at community parties, ultimately producing the sound and style that spilled out into the nearby parks and streets, and later out into the world.
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