Kevin: East New York Brooklyn - a photo on Flickriver

Kevin, 45, started keeping pigeons at the age of 9. He and Mike Tyson grew up flying pigeons together in their Brownsville neighborhood. Kevin spent his entire life in Brownsville, and has worked for the parks, sanitation, and now the housing department. When he was younger he "had a few problems. Growing up here it's hard not to, but that's all behind me now. God is now shining his light on me." For the last 15 years he has "stayed away from everything. Now I spend my evenings on the roof with my birds and a Pepsi. The pigeons don't talk back to you and my wife always knows where I am. I can put everything behind me when I am up on the roof"

When I asked him how he wants to be described, he said "cool."

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Taken on: April 3, 2012

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Pigeon Keepers of NYC

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Chris Arnade

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Sets appears in: • Pigeon Keepers of NYC • East NY and Brownsville more » • Faces of Recovery « less

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