What People Think About the Change Goin on inin Harlem

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Community/Post of the People
July 8,2002

Where's Good Old Harlem?
by Katrina Shakarian
photos by Reuben D. Quansah

Currently, the Harlem Community has been going through a transition with more businesses entering the community. So we decided to hit the streets to find out what New Yorkers think about the new developments.

Do they feel that it is helping or hurting the community to have all of these commercialized outside companies and corporations move in on the Harlem Market?

Name:Tamar Moss
Residence: New York
Age: 25
Business: Harlem Funeral Director

Comment: I think that it is great. We needed more and more exposure. We finally got that and it has helped Harlem. People had bad feeling about coming here.

Name:Tan Park
Residence:Jersey City
Age: 28
Business: Owner of Analogs Dinner

Comments: It did a 360 degree turn. Its great I'm all for the commercial development. You can see it all along 125th. All you see are businesses. It's helping the people.

Name: Captain Charot
Residence: Harlem
Business: Entertainer

Comments: I think its ok to me. Iove got my state ID and everything I think there should be more black owned businesses in Harlem.

Name: Latisha Evans
Age: 17
Residence: Bronx
Business: Student

Comment: It grew a lot compared to how it used to be. A lot of businesses have come in; a lot of people want to become entrepreneurs.

Name: Ishmel MeDowell
Age: 23
Business: Unemployed

Comment: It is good for the people; they need this kind of stuff. The people (the Harlemites) need to capitalize on this.

Name:Reggie Hines
Age:34
Residence: Midtown
Business: Musician

Comment: Well basically the ethnic population is starting to change as far as the African American and Latino community. Right now a lot of different people from around the world are starting to occupy the economy around the area is boosting. Business is being revitalized.

Name: Doc Lawrence
Age: 56
Residence: Bronx
Business: Medical Professional

Comment: I think that the government is allowing people to take over our community. We have to stand up and the people have to do something about it.

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