Vanauley Walk

From Rap Dictionary

Vanauley Walk is a road in the heart of the Atkinson Co-op section of Alexandra Park; a once government owned community that has since made the transition to Co-op housing during the late 90's. There are 147 apartments in two buildings and 263 town homes covering an 18-acre site. It is located in downtown Toronto, Canada off of Dundas Street West, between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst street. Its close proximity to numerous half way houses, homeless shelters and youth drop-in shelters once made this area a haven for crime, but Vanauley Walk has since seen a dramatic reduction in violent robberies and property damage thanks in part to a hard-line stance by 14 Division to crackdown on the prolification of narcotics and shootings attaining to gang activity within the community. But more so by a collective stance by the community itself to take responsibility and ownership of their own neighbourhood and its youths. 60% of Vanauley Walk residents are immigrants with only 32% over the age of 15 having a post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree. Although drug dealing and gang shootouts are still a harsh reality in the neighbourhood til this day, the frequency of such occurrences are few and far between. Vanauley Walk is believed to be the birthplace and turf of both the Project Originals and Asian Assassinz gang.