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From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Surf & Turf
This image of a re-purposed lawnmower (or perhaps a challenging public art project— I’ll let you, gentle readers, make the call) hails from Throngs Neck, Bronx and comes courtesy of mytummytalkstome. Great find!
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Juse & Henry, Revisited
Filed under: Bronx, Hunts Point, Hunts Point Bronx, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Taken by Chris Arnade.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part III: Beauty
Chris Arnade (who took the above photograph) writes:
Beauty, 21, was born and raised in Oklahoma, and was brought to New York City by a pimp who promised her she could “make some mad money.” She has since had nine pimps: “I have been through nine niggas. Got my first black eye from one, another punched me in mouth, but this guy is good to me.”
Her mother was an addict. “She started using crack. That’s when it all started, the walls started coming in on me. Now she is incarcerated. I can’t blame my mom–she’s my mom. I smoke weed, but not crack. I don’t like that peppermint burning smell.”
“I want to get out of this stuff, but I am scared. I guess I could stop at any time. Some of the guys tell me I could be a model. Money wise it’s good, but otherwise, fuck Hunts Point. Maybe I can become an RN, or go into childcare.”
When I asked her how she wanted to be described she said, “I’m a good person. I don’t like to see anyone down. I like to make people happy.”
New York Shitty Day Ender: Jose & Henry
Filed under: Bronx, Hunts Point, Hunts Point Bronx, New York City, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Taken by Chris Arnade.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Titania
Filed under: Bronx, Hunts Point, Hunts Point Bronx, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Chris Arnade (who took the above photograph) writes:
Every year a group of children from HPAC perform a Shakespeare play, this year its A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The two performances will be this Saturday and Sunday. I spend lots of time in Hunts Point documenting the struggles of the neighborhood, so seeing these children and the hope they represent is especially satisfying. It is a true thing of beauty.
Mia, here dressed as Titania, wants to grow up to be a fashion designer. I asked Mia what she learned from spending the year preparing and she said “Everybody has a charchater inside of them, a character that can express many things.” When I asked her about Hunts Point she said “Its good and bad. Lots of people litter, curse, and do drugs. Thats bad. There are so many different cultures you can explore. I like that.” When I asked how she wanted to be described, she said “Unique.”
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool: Jose
Filed under: Bronx, Hunts Point, Hunts Point Bronx, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Taken by Chris Arnade.
From The New York Shitty Photo Pool, Part II: Jose, Airborne
Filed under: Bronx, Hunts Point, Hunts Point Bronx, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy
Taken by Chris Arnade.
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