As a follow-up to the entry a few sections down, regarding tenants in the Bronx fighting off gentrification (which you should definitely read by the way), we turn the focus now to Harlem. 

Below are the words of D-Nice and a link to 9 black and white photos he took while happening upon a section in Harlem he never thought he’d see. 

“While driving through Harlem, I came across a site that disturbed me. I never imagined the day that I would see a shantytown in the streets of Harlem. With all of the reconstruction going on, it seems that some of the residents can neither afford the rent increases nor the $800,000 price tag on a two-bedroom condominium. In some cases, these people have been forced to relocate and/or displaced and left homeless.

I thought that the revitalization of Harlem was intended to empower the people of the community by creating jobs and improving living conditions. Is this considered an improvement?”

D-Nice

http://www.dnicegallery.com/p692981047

Below is a protest that took place in February 2008 for The Harlem Record Shack and everything this small business represents.

For more information-

http://harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/place-matters-the-harlem-record-shack/

Joy.
 

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