A letter from Sterling World to our neighbors, our city and ourselves:

You may not know us.

We’re your neighbors.

We’re planting gardens and holding space for unity.

This is your invitation.

Every July, the Sterling World Block Association in Crown Heights comes together for a block party not just to celebrate, but to declare that joy, safety, and beauty belong to all of us. That’s why we choose the last Saturday of July — a date that holds powerful resonance whether you realize it or not.

The Crown Heights Riots occurred Aug. 19 – 21, 1991 — exactly three weeks after our annual gathering. That was three days of unrest; 21 days before that pain, we now place our joy.

Three days. Three weeks. Three chances to reframe the past through positive community action.

We don’t choose this w

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