Dear Speaker Quinn: I know you’re not here tonight, but hopefully you are listening. If you recall, we welcomed you to East Harlem when you came to hear our concerns about affordable housing. (Of course, you ignored the solution we proposed to turn thousands of vacant lots and empty buildings in El Barrio and elsewhere…
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A ‘Hood By Any Other Name?
Rafael Merino comments on “The South Bronx, and Proudly” by David Gonzalez of The New York Times. In a media-centric society, branding has become everything. It is scary to see how a small group of shortsighted individuals can sway the masses, or at least give it a good try. Here, in El Barrio/ Spanish Harlem,…
