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As sunbathers and tourists enjoyed the at­tractions of the Coney Island Boardwalk on the morning of July 27, 1937, a differ­ent kind of crowd gathered a few blocks away at 2851 West 25th Street. There, 500 people stood outside a four-family apartment building to pro­test the eviction of William Winkler, his wife, and two young…