Bernie Sanders is basically the emancipated soul of old Brooklyn. He grew up the child of Polish immigrants in an a small apartment in a heavily Jewish neighborhood that alternately gets described as Midwood and Flatbush. (These borders change with time and real estate trends.) So, you may be wondering, how did the native son do on his old block?
Well, Sanders grew up on 1525 E. 26th St., which is between Avenue P and Kings Highway.
And here’s that district, via the New York Times.
New York Times
Eesh. That cuts deep.
