Today, the streets of Hunts Point, like many across the city, are no longer an open junkyard.
Her father, who was among the first blacks to buy a house in Hunts Point, said they weren't going anywhere.
On the street corners in Hunts Point, the business was open.
A certain amount of risk comes with being a car owner in Hunts Point.
When it was first announced that the fish market would be moving to Hunts Point, the business owners there expected a boom.
More than 150 food businesses at Hunts Point import items from about 60 countries.
Most of the land area in Hunts Point is dominated by industry.
Because, the police said, the one in Hunts Point looked quite out of place.
The community board in Hunts Point has written a letter of support, and 120 parents, enough families to start the school, have signed a petition.
Much more remains to be done in Hunts Point, especially as additional land becomes available.