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Finding space and quiet in SI's Westerleigh

Anthony Wolk, 91, moved to Westerleigh in 1971 after he was carjacked in his neighborhood of East Flatbush.

"It was very bad in that neighborhood so I came here," said Wolk, a member of the American Legion from Canarsie and VFW post 7172. "It's better for veterans and good for families here. It's nice, what can I say?"

Though their stories may not be as troubling, many people did the...

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