"“All the algae was blooming and sometimes the water would be really clear and you could see all the way down and there were little bugs swimming around in it,” she said. “People love it. People love the updates.”"
"“During the brutal winter, the puddle ‘was just like a giant ice block,’ Perez said. ‘I think that there was a moment where it was dry, like, during the drought or something. That was the only time I remember.’”"
"“The city has to come in and say, ‘We have to treat all our New Yorkers the way we treat New Yorkers in Manhattan, the way people downtown are treated,’ said Jill Durant, whose mother owns a beauty salon near the puddle.”"
"“Money has to come first. And the money isn't allocated towards us. It goes to other places,” Durant said. “The puddle sits at the foot of what will soon be a residential development, which is currently surrounded by a green plywood construction fence strewn with trash.”"
A persistent puddle at Erasmus Street and Rogers Avenue in Flatbush has remained on the pavement for so long that some residents cannot remember when the ground was last visible. Elizabeth Perez has documented the puddle since last summer, recording nearly 100 photos and videos showing how its ecosystem changes with the seasons. The water stays present even after days without rain, and it has grown as wide as nine feet. During warmer periods, algae blooms and small bugs swim in clearer water. In winter, the puddle becomes a large ice block, with only brief dry periods remembered. Some neighbors find the phenomenon troubling, linking it to inadequate city investment and unsafe conditions for pedestrians.
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