A Brooklyn, N.Y., landlord plans to remove a mural of Biggie Smalls to make room for windows and raise rent prices.
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Two years ago, the mural was placed on the side of an apartment building on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street in Biggieโs Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, but Samuel Berkowitz, the buildingโs landlord, said he is planning to renovate the building to create more windows, which will allow him to raise rents.
According to Berkowitz, heโs received complaints from tenants about the mural because of the foot traffic it creates around the building. And although community organizers have been trying to halt the muralโs removal, Berkowitz says heโs already secured the proper permits.
โWhy should I keep it?โ he told DNAinfo. โI donโt even see the point of the discussion. I could demolish the building if I wanted to, I donโt need no permission from anyone except the DOB [New York City Department of Buildings].โ
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