West Village Shuttered Storefronts

This project documented the impact of commercial real estate prices on one of New York’s historic neighborhoods.

https://medium.com/@benjamin.fractenberg/see-how-shuttered-storefronts-are-destroying-the-west-villages-character-d692bb8dcaf9

Some shots from a new project where I walked each block in the West Village and photographed every shuttered storefront I saw. . . . #nyc #realestate #photojournalism #westvillage

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