Bill agreed and suggested his grand-uncle's house on Troutman Street in Brooklyn as a meeting site.

He and two friends then moved into a 2,000-square-foot loft on Troutman Street, which now rents for $2,205 a month.

One housing official said that after the approval, Mr. Lopez began to seek a site change from the approved location of Troutman Street and Evergreen Avenue.

But Mr. Uviles, they said, continued walking toward the corner of Knickerbocker Avenue and Troutman Street, where he attempted another robbery, shooting a man three times.

Northeast Kingdom 18 Wyckoff Avenue (Troutman Street), Bushwick, Brooklyn; (718) 386-3864.

The party, at 307 Troutman Street, featured pinatas, a birthday cake and festive balloons.

As recently as six years ago, he recalled, dozens of dealers brazenly barked their offerings on Troutman Street.

Sitting in the kitchen of the house she owns on Troutman Street, Maria said she had tried such a live-and-let-live strategy.

Revolving Door Late this summer, he said, they arrested a 14-year-old boy for selling heroin on Troutman Street.