Stopped by 505 Carroll Street today. Former home of “J&A Knitting Mills” in the 1980s; the sweatshop where my mom worked.

Current home to the “Brooklyn Zen Center” and the “Textile Arts Center.” That always cracks me up! A Zen center and a textile arts center in place where my mom’s sweatshop was.

She carried a buck knife and sharpened screwdriver on subway to protect herself back in the day. (1/2)