Anahi Flores
Solei Green
Valeria Martinez
Leo Compres
Diante McLeod
Waldy Perez
For years the South Bronx has been branded with a poor reputation, but residents still respect and appreciate it for its deep rooted culture. Recently, developers have planned to rename the South Bronx to ‘The Piano District’ in an attempt to gentrify the borough. This made some people upset…
“I appreciate the humility of its citizens. For a city so world renown for being the financial and cultural capital of America, the Bronx seems to be the only part of it completely insulated from NYC’s more bourgeois sensibilities. The people are hospitable, proud, unassuming, healthily cynical but most of all, refreshingly void of pretension.” - Kimani, computer technician, in response to the question “What do you appreciate about the Bronx?”
Jelani Dixon
“Why change the name from what it’s always been, from what we know? I’ve lived in the South Bronx for over 20 years now, and it has yet to do me wrong.” - Yolanda, mother and family woman, in reaction to the plans of renaming the South Bronx.
“I don’t live in the Bronx, but I have worked here for many years. You meet a lot of different characters! It’s definitely a special place.” - Mohamed, small business owner, in response to the question “What makes the Bronx special?”
Clarializa Almonte
Victor Valerio
Nikolas Rivera
Aston King
Alondra Diaz
Nikky Gonzalez
Carla Esther Vega Havana, Cuba
Clarializa Almonte Bronx, NY, USA
Aston King Bronx, NY, USA
Carla Esther Vega Havana, Cuba
Diante McLeod Bronx, NY, USA
Carlos Rafael Arajuo Havana, Cuba
Carla Esther Vega Havana, Cuba
Jelani Dixon Bronx, NY, USA
Leo Compres Bronx, NY, USA
RocĂ?o Callol Havana, Cuba
Nikolas Rivera Bronx, NY, USA
RocĂ?o Callol Havana, Cuba
Nikky Gonzalez Bronx, NY, USA
Carlos Rafael Arajuo Havana, Cuba
Carlos Rafael Arajuo Havana, Cuba
Solei Green Bronx, NY, USA
Valeria Martinez Bronx, NY, USA
Carla Esther Vega Havana, Cuba
Carlos Rafael Arajuo Havana, Cuba
Victor Valerio Bronx, NY, USA
Anahi Flores Bronx, NY, USA
Carla Esther Vega Havana, Cuba
Waldy Perez Bronx, NY, USA
Carlos Rafael Arajuo Havana, Cuba
Carla Esther Vega Havana, Cuba
Alondra Diaz Bronx, NY, USA