Regent Park

From Rap Dictionary

Having been built in the 1940's as a "transitional community", Regent Park has the distinction of being Canada's first/oldest public housing complex. It is a residential dwellings made up entirely of social housing, covering 69 acres (280,000 m²) of the downtown area of Toronto, Canada. Formerly the centre of the Cabbagetown neigbourhood, it is bounded by Gerrard Street East to the north, River Street to the east, Shuter Street to the south, and Parliament Street to the west. The average income for Regent Park residents is approximately half the average for other Torontonians. A majority of families in Regent Park are classified as low-income, with 68% of the population living below Canada's national poverty line. It is a high crime prone area with brazen drug dealers and addicts, aggressive panhandlers and prostitutes. The most prevalent gang in the area are the Point Blank Souljahs, an off-shoot of the original Regent Park Crew.