Crown Heights Page #6

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OKAY, OKAY,

WE AREN'T ALL BROTHERS,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN

WE SHOULDN'T KEEP WORKING

AT IT, RIGHT?

MAYBE. YOU KNOW WHAT?

I JUST DON'T EVEN

KNOW ANYMORE.

AT LEAST THEY LET

LEMRICK GO.

THEY LET HIM GO?

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE GUY WHO KILLED YANKEL?

YEAH.

THAT'S CRAZY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LET

THAT SON OF A B*TCH OFF.

THEY CAN'T PROVE

IT WAS HIM.

WE WAS LIKE 1 OF 10

BROTHERS THERE THAT NIGHT,

ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ALL

LOOK ALIKE TO YOU PEOPLE.

ACTUALLY, IT WAS 20 OF YOUR

BROTHERS STANDING THERE,

ALL OF THEM JUST WATCHING

AS AN INNOCENT MAN GOT KILLED.

THE GUY WHO KILLED

LITTLE GAVIN --

HE DIDN'T PAY, DID HE?

THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM

DELIBERATELY KILLING SOMEONE.

YOU KNOW IT.

KNOW WHAT?

IT WAS MURDER!

YOU SAY.

DON'T MAKE YOU RIGHT.

YOU'RE BLIND SOMETIMES.

YOU KNOW THAT?

AND YOU'RE FULL OF IT

MOST OF THE TIME,

SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST

GET OUT OF MY FACE?

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

THE THING IS,

WE AIN'T NEVER GONNA

SEE THINGS THE SAME WAY.

WORD UP.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE GARDEN --

IT IS ALL WHACK.

WHO NEEDS ANY OF THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

MOSHE.

LAZ.

WHERE IS HE?

UPSTAIRS.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN.

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M FINE.

YOU KNOW, THE TALMUD

TALKS ABOUT GOOD DEEDS

HAVING A RIPPLING EFFECT.

I DID MY PART.

I'M TRYING TO GET BACK

TO BEING A GOOD JEW NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU WERE BEING A GOOD JEW.

YOU'RE DOING MITZVAHS.

YOU'RE DOING GOOD WORK.

SINGING AND DANCING?

THEY'RE NOT MITZVAHS.

I'M DONE.

IF THERE'S

A RIPPLING EFFECT, GOOD.

THEN YOU DON'T NEED ME

ANYMORE.

WELL, ACTUALLY, WE DO.

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DO

SOMETHING BIG HERE.

DON'T THROW IT AWAY.

I'VE GOT TORAH TO LEARN.

YOUR ROUTINES ARE SO HOT,

YOU KNOW?

LET HIM BE, LAZ.

HE'S DONE ENOUGH.

IS THAT TRUE?

DON'T WE HAVE

TO KEEP WORKING?

REPAIRING THE WORLD --

WE TRY. WE FAIL.

WE TRY AGAIN.

THE TORAH --

THE TORAH SPEAKS ABOUT

MAKING PEACE --

SHALOM.

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE

WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

NOW, I KNOW THAT'S TOUGH.

BUT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE

THAT UP?

YOU THINK T.J.

WILL GO ALONG WITH THIS?

Paul:
YEAH, I'LL HOLD.

THEY'RE GONNA DO IT.

HUH? WHO?

T.J. AND YUDI.

BOTH OF THEM?

BOTH OF THEM.

MAN,

YOU'RE A MIRACLE WORKER.

NO, IT'S THE KIDS, MAN.

THEY'RE WORKING IT OUT.

I GOT THE GARDEN

ON THE LINE.

OOH, WE'RE BACK ON TRACK.

YEAH. SURE.

NO, IT'LL BE GOOD.

IT'LL BE GREAT.

HA HA!

OKAY.

WE GOT A --

WE GOT A PROBLEM.

WHAT?

THEY DON'T WANT THE BAND.

WH--WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

WELL, THEY ONLY WAN THE BASKETBALL TEAM.

AHH...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

IT'S THEIR SHOW.

THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT.

NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

THIS IS:

A PACKAGE DEAL HERE.

THEY GET THE TEAM

AND THE BAND.

BUT THEY'RE SAYING THEY

DON'T HAVE TIME FOR BOTH.

DAMN!

WELL, CALL THEM BACK.

CALL THEM BACK.

IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE

A DIFFERENCE, MAN.

IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE

A DIFFERENCE?

THAT IS --

THIS IS WRONG.

I-I WANT THIS.

I WANT THIS -- I WANT THIS

FOR YUDI AND T.J.

THIS IS SUCH A GREA OPPORTUNITY HERE.

LAZ, ARE YOU SURE

YOU WANT IT FOR THEM?

WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU

TRYING TO SAY?

WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOU

AND WHAT'S REALLY,

REALLY RIGHT FOR THOSE BOYS,

IT MIGHT NOT BE:

THE SAME THING.

THAT'S THE B*TCH

ABOUT RAISING KIDS, MAN.

AM I RIGHT?

IT'S NOT ABOUT ME!

DON'T START DUMPING

ON ME HERE.

LAZ, CURB THE EGO.

I'M NOT DOING THAT.

OH, OH, AND LIKE YOU DON' WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

YES, BUT YOU GOT

TO RECOGNIZE THE LIMITS.

NO, YOU GO BEYOND

THE LIMITS.

JUST ALL THESE:

LITTLE STEPS:

NEVER SEEM TO BE

GOOD ENOUGH.

LAZ, YOU'VE GOT TO STOP,

MAN,

AND APPRECIATE:

WHERE WE ARE NOW,

WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

WE GOT PEOPLE TALKING.

HEY.

PEACE IS A LONG-TERM

INVESTMENT, BROTHER.

WHERE DO YOU GET

YOUR PATIENCE?

YEARS AND YEARS:

OF MESSING UP.

Paul:
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS,

LET'S GO.

COME ON!

GET ON HERE.

LET'S GO.

THAT'S IT.

GONNA BE GOOD.

COME ON, LET'S DO THIS.

LET'S DO THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

LET ME HEAR IT!

All:
YEAH!

LET ME HEAR IT AGAIN!

YEAH!

[ RAP SONG PLAYING ]

ALL MY PEOPLE:

IN THE STREETS...

[ Singing along ]

WHO WORD IT UP:

AND ALL MY PEOPLE IN THE SPO WANNA MAKE IT HOT

LET'S CELEBRATE PEACE,

YOU AND ME:

IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO

WITH YOUR CULTURE...

OR CREED:

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

LET'S DANCE AND SING

COME ON, EVERYBODY,

JUST DO YOUR THING...

Man on TV:

COMING UP AFTER THE NEWS,

THE KNICKS:

TAKE ON THE PACERS

AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

UP NEXT --

A FEDERAL JUDGE:

DECLARES A MISTRIAL...

YOU ALL RIGHT?

FINE.

I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE

GOING TO THE GARDEN...

TO SEE.

SURE.

YEAH, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

FINE, MAYBE --

IT'S STUPID.

FORGET IT.

THE GAME'S HALF OVER.

YUDI...

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE

TO BE A TOUGH GUY.

THANKS, TA, BUT I'LL

FIGURE IT OUT FOR MYSELF.

YOU GROW UP,

YOU MAKE CHOICES.

YOU CHOOSE ONE ROAD,

YOU LOSE ANOTHER.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

OUR CITY HAS BEEN GOING

THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES,

BUT WE HAVE COME THROUGH

TOGETHER.

NEW YORK IS A MELTING POT

OF CULTURES.

AND TONIGHT,

AFTER THE TRAGEDIES OF BROOKLYN,

WE HAVE PROOF THAT WE CAN BE

GOOD NEIGHBORS:

AND MAKE OUR CITY BETTER.

PLEASE GIVE A WARM GREETING

TO CROWN HEIGHTS'

OWN YOUTH GROUP --

PROJECT C.U.R.E.

[ CROWD CHEERING ]

GO!

GO!

Man:
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE

THESE KIDS HERE AT THE GARDEN.

Man #2:
ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S TAKEN A WHILE

FOR US TO HEAL --

WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?

IT WAS SH*T.

THAT AIN'T THE WAY.

COULD YOU LOOK AT ME,

PLEASE?

I KNOW YOU'RE HURTING.

SORRY, MOM.

COME OVER HERE:

AND SHOW ME.

WHY DON'T WE WATCH I TOGETHER?

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE

THESE YOUNG PEOPLE

OUT HERE ON THE COURT.

FINE ATHLETES:

REPRESENTING...

[ SUBWAY APPROACHING ]

SHALOM:

SING SHALOM:

SING SHALOM:

GRANT US UNIVERSAL PEACE

AND THE WINE:

OF UNDERSTANDING

SING SHALOM:

[ SINGING IN HEBREW ]

GIVE US GRACE:

AS WE JOURNEY THROUGH

THROUGH THIS PLACE

[ SINGING IN HEBREW ]

SPEAK STILLNESS:

TO THE WINDS:

OF ALL THAT STAND

BETWEEN US:

HEAL:

EVERYONE THAT HOPED

TO BRING US TOGETHER

FOREVER:

-- Captions by VITAC --

CROWN HEIGHTS:

HAS 200,000 PEOPLE --

20,000 JEWS

AND 180,000 BLACKS.

PEOPLE OFTEN PROJECT

NEGATIVE IMAGES ABOUT YOU,

ESPECIALLY:

IF YOU LOOK DIFFERENT.

WE HAVE TWO COMMUNITIES

LIVING SIDE-BY-SIDE,

BUT HAVING VERY LITTLE

INTERACTION WITH EACH OTHER

EXCEPT WHEN SOMETHING NEGATIVE

GOES DOWN.

YOU COULD HAVE:

LUBAVITCH HASIDIM,

INSTEAD HAVE MANY MORE PEOPLE

LIVING IN TOO SMALL A SPACE,

LIVING ONE ON TOP

OF ANOTHER:

IN APARTMENT HOUSES

AND SO ON.

UM, SOME PEOPLE THINK

THAT JEWS HAVE:

MORE A PIECE OF THE PIE.

DURING AN ECONOMICALLY

DEPRESSED PERIOD

WITH HIGH CRIME:

AND STEREOTYPICAL IMAGES

ON BOTH SIDES --

WHITE PERSON SAYS,

WELL, NO,

THE BLACKS ARE THE ENEMY

BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ON WELFARE,

AND THEY DON'T WANT

TO BE NOTHING,

AND THEY'RE SLACKS

AND THEY'RE SMOKERS.

I DON'T THINK

BLACK PEOPLE HATE JEWS.

I THINK:

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND US.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

WITH US WHEN THEY SEE US.

THEY TEND TO BE:

SO SEPARATE,

NOT JUST LOOKING SEPARATE

BUT BEING SEPARATE.

SOME OF US DON'T TRUST

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