We screwed up and here’s what we learned

Earlier this week we ran a personal essay titled How to retrieve a stolen package, which outlined Kenneth Rosen’s experience living in an apartment building in Bushwick. His next door neighbors struggled with issues of addiction, and the entire building vibrated with their loud fights and hallway drug deals. Things like umbrellas and packages were stolen from the hallways. Rosen eventually moved.
Many readers have written to let us know that this essay felt exploitative to them. One m