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1LES_se0_ag4_f_010.8963Yeah, my autistic retarded son2.9173
3 4.3821has a teacher that's dying of cancer.6.6036 
5 7.0067<ts> And the man is younger than me.8.7058 
6LES_int_019.3906Oh. I'm so [sorry.]10.4660
7LES_se0_ag4_f_0110.2885[The] man is around11.1402
8 11.8777I would say12.5056
10 15.8954maybe,16.5100 
12 16.7515thirties17.3398 
13LES_int_0117.6032Oh.18.3539
14LES_se0_ag4_f_0119.1442I got a picture of him over there,20.4437
15LES_int_0120.9913That's awful.21.7160
16LES_se0_ag4_f_0121.9144and he worked with these kids.23.3835
18 23.5898He was their head teacher,24.6611 
20 25.2845my son's group.26.0484 
22 27.0585And he's the only one that could do anything with him.28.7153 
24 29.9138In some of the cases.31.0773 
25LES_int_0131.1782Oh, that's terrible.32.2216
26LES_se0_ag4_f_0132.8626Three k- and he wasn't sick.34.5046
28 36.3353No, he wasn't [sick.]37.3714 
29LES_int_0137.2485[And] then all of a sudden,38.2743
30LES_se0_ag4_f_0141.4221No symptoms.42.1377
32 42.5856No pain,43.5119 
34 43.8851no loss of appetite, no loss of weight,46.5221 
36 47.1982no loss of anything.48.3177 
38 50.4455He had a blood clot in his foot and his foot swolled up, so that's what got them to looking.54.4319 
40 55.2880And then, and then, he started passing blood through his stool.58.0787 
42 58.4650And they started looking at that.59.7075 
44 59.9929And the colon was clean.61.1519 
46 62.0431Then they looked a little further in.63.2050 
47LES_int_0165.2948What kind of cancer was it?66.5856
48LES_se0_ag4_f_0166.7536Pancreatic [cancer.]68.1953
49LES_int_0167.6700[Ah.] That's one of the worst kinds.69.7829
50LES_se0_ag4_f_0170.3317And it spread to his spleen and his liver.72.0571
52 74.1864How long has he got?75.0014 
54 76.6917Not long.77.3590 
55LES_int_0177.9693That's a- it's a78.5663
57 78.9351a nasty can- cancer I think.80.7549 
58LES_se0_ag4_f_0181.0666Why is it nasty?82.2388
59LES_int_0182.2388I just think there's some that are83.7563
61 84.1383harder to fight than others.85.5871 
62LES_se0_ag4_f_0186.2105Are they all so sneaky?87.5451
63LES_int_0188.9895No, I think this one is particularly sneaky.91.2885
64LES_se0_ag4_f_0192.1490[You kn-]92.3685
65LES_int_0192.1490[I don't] that much about it.93.1281
66LES_se0_ag4_f_0193.2466But,93.4749
68 93.6066he- [you think he has a.]94.7744 
69LES_int_0193.8086[I know someone else that] passed away from it, and they- I just96.4685
70 96.7381[/inaudible/]97.6293
71LES_se0_ag4_f_0196.9225[How long did] they last?98.1781
72LES_int_01100.4288I think a ye- at least a year.102.1366
73LES_se0_ag4_f_01102.5186With stage four?103.4976
74LES_int_01105.2845<ts> I don't remember.106.2284
75LES_se0_ag4_f_01106.6806[Well he's.]107.1181
76LES_int_01106.7888[Might have] progressed. They might have caught it earlier, and then it progressed to stage four.110.3054
77LES_se0_ag4_f_01111.0211Well, he got his first chemo treatment the other day.113.2277
78LES_int_01113.3799Okay.113.7750
80 114.5652That's good.115.1140 
81LES_se0_ag4_f_01115.8033But,116.0755
83 116.1677it's stage four116.8965 
85 117.2214already and it's m- m- metastasized119.4911 
87 120.1350to his spleen [and to his liver.]121.7989 
88LES_int_01121.0848[That's terrible.]122.0535
89 122.2467Especially for someone so young.123.8843
90LES_se0_ag4_f_01124.2004He is young.124.8282
92 125.0653I'm'a show you his picture before you leave. He's young, he's not a old man.127.9613 
93LES_int_01128.0623Oh.128.6067
94LES_se0_ag4_f_01129.4497Eh.129.7394
95LES_int_01131.0521<ts> I'm sorry.131.8101
96LES_se0_ag4_f_01132.4291Oh, I'm worried about my son now.133.8604
97LES_int_01134.0931Yeah.134.7472
98LES_se0_ag4_f_01135.1511Cause, /RD-NAME-1/ was with him all these years.137.0609
99LES_int_01137.0609[Yeah.]137.3243
100LES_se0_ag4_f_01137.2145[The] whole group was.138.2634
101 138.3951It's a group of them.139.1985
102LES_int_01139.2600What does your- yeah. What does-140.2347
104 140.3664kind of program does your son do?141.9545 
105LES_se0_ag4_f_01141.9545Y-A-I, Young Adult Institute. Have you ever heard of it?144.5960
106LES_int_01144.6750I have, yeah.145.4126
107LES_se0_ag4_f_01145.5135Mm-hm.145.9174
109 146.0228He's in their day, uh, day rehab.147.9984 
110LES_int_01148.3760Oh, that's great.149.1614
111LES_se0_ag4_f_01149.2141On Thirteenth Street.150.0834
112LES_int_01150.2590Oh. [Yeah.]150.5971
113LES_se0_ag4_f_01150.4829[He] goes out to work151.4751
114LES_int_01152.0107Yeah.152.2566
115LES_se0_ag4_f_01152.9810And [uh.]153.8415
116LES_int_01153.6834[That's] wonderful.154.4458
117LES_se0_ag4_f_01154.6083You know.154.9507
119 155.2018Volunteer sites.156.2897 
120LES_int_01156.3863Yeah.156.7902
121LES_se0_ag4_f_01157.3522And um,157.9273
123 158.9590/RD-NAME-1/ was the head teacher of his unit.160.9244 
124LES_int_01161.2800Okay.161.5917
125LES_se0_ag4_f_01161.9166And162.3424
127 162.5049it was fourteen of them in the class, and they held him down.164.9722 
129 165.4200Him and two other teachers. It's166.9200 
131 167.6619three of them in there. <laugh>169.1459 
133 170.3268Yeah they st- k- they got the, they kept the group.172.3449 
135 173.8815Mm-hm.174.2530 
136LES_int_01174.3337Yeah,174.7332
138 174.9878I'm sorry, that's really sad.176.4059 
139LES_se0_ag4_f_01177.1566Now,177.7976
141 178.4941the- one teacher179.5522 
143 180.7200that was in there,181.8571 
145 182.2786/RD-NAME-3/ she made head teacher, so they moved her to her own room.185.2975 
147 186.0966And now this happened, and he's not coming back, so there's only one teacher left.188.9371 
149 189.6132And she's a Brazilian.190.6346 
151 192.6673Cause they got a193.5981 
153 193.9932Hungarian.194.9415 
155 195.2620Are you ready for this?195.8415 
157 196.3492A Hungarian volunteer, that doesn't speak too good English in there.199.3566 
158LES_int_01199.8088Oh.200.4234
159LES_se0_ag4_f_01200.6868And they said my son loves her.202.0259
160LES_int_01202.7575Oh. [<laugh>]203.7854
161LES_se0_ag4_f_01203.6005[He] was holding her hand, and then he grabbed a chair and pulled her next to him. Oh [ lord Jesus, I wouldn't wanna.]208.3469
162LES_int_01207.6401[Oh, that's]208.9703
163LES_se0_ag4_f_01208.8606[Oh] see, now, but that- that- that behavior has to be addressed though.211.6118
164LES_int_01211.6557Oh, really?212.4459
165LES_se0_ag4_f_01212.7357Yeah, because, what happens when she doesn't find it amusing anymore?216.0811
166LES_int_01218.5293Yeah.219.0035
167LES_se0_ag4_f_01220.1256<ts>220.2674
168LES_int_01220.5796Or, she can't pay attention to him, and then he222.4455
169LES_se0_ag4_f_01222.7133[Yeah.]223.3455
170LES_int_01223.0601[gets] upset or [something.]224.2197
171LES_se0_ag4_f_01223.9914[Mm.]224.6411
172LES_int_01224.5078[Yeah.]225.0114
173 225.4619[And now] how old is he now?226.8712
174LES_se0_ag4_f_01225.4663[Mm.]225.8176
175 226.9854Thirty-eight.227.3938
176LES_int_01227.0837[/??/] thirty-eight. Wow.228.6379
177LES_se0_ag4_f_01228.9743I got a picture of him too.229.9105
178LES_int_01230.2936Wow.230.8726
179LES_se0_ag4_f_01231.4593Yeah.232.1091
180LES_int_01232.4998Well, so get back to your story. You were- I was asking you what vertical policing was.236.9911
181LES_se0_ag4_f_01237.1535Oh, vertical patrol.238.1706
182LES_int_01238.2628Patrol.238.7808
184 239.0125[Yeah, what is that?]239.7214 
185LES_se0_ag4_f_01239.1419[Okay, re- ve- ve- reger- vertical patrol is done when the crime is inside, not outside and not visible to the, uh,245.5210
186LES_int_01245.7537Not on the [street.]246.6097
187LES_se0_ag4_f_01246.3507[street.]246.6536
188 246.8161And.247.3078
190 247.4044The police have to go into a building or another area, and what they will do251.2810 
192 251.7317they will252.1312 
194 252.2717patrol252.8776 
196 253.2156check253.5273 
198 253.6239every d- staircases, of [the co-]255.7268 
199LES_int_01255.4151[They] go up and down.256.4073
200LES_se0_ag4_f_01256.4073Down, [right the] hallways258.3775
201LES_int_01257.0209[/inaudible/]257.6355
202LES_se0_ag4_f_01258.5004the doors, any doors that are open that may-260.5669
204 261.6294And the reason why they're doing that is to catch anybody using drugs,265.3973 
206 265.7617or drug sale,266.9597 
208 267.2451or anyone trespassing in your building.269.0231 
209LES_int_01269.3700Right.269.7563
211 270.1427Right.270.4324 
212LES_se0_ag4_f_01270.6871See?270.9329
213LES_int_01271.2271Yeah.271.6378
214LES_se0_ag4_f_01271.9606A lot of the stuff that the DA's office now uses like the Trespass affidavit program276.5688
216 277.0298that they rely on,278.2283 
218 278.5839came from this case.279.7912 
219LES_int_01280.2478[Yeah.]280.5552
220LES_se0_ag4_f_01280.3005[The-] the strategy that that man, that I showed you283.1685
221 283.6272developed.284.1541
223 284.6897He developed285.1375 
225 285.2429alright,285.5326 
227 285.6511the vertical patrol was always287.3590 
229 287.5917a given.288.0658 
231 288.4000But, it wasn't used very widely cause it's dangerous.290.8673 
233 291.3371And the captain had to okay it.292.7687 
235 293.6643And he said to the captain,295.1314 
237 295.2411I wanna do some other creative stuff,297.1092 
239 297.9258in /RD-ADDRESS-5/ and I really would like to work with the tenants there. Uh-302.0548 
241 302.7660Cause there are some tenants that don't want this.304.6319 
243 305.0621fine.305.3256 
245 306.0176So, the captain gave him a free hand.307.3039 
247 307.6595He developed308.1995 
249 308.3269a little strategy called, um,310.2371 
251 311.2820Inquiry plus escort.312.7747 
253 314.4942This became315.5523 
255 316.1098this is what the DA's office use right now.318.4411 
257 320.4635When320.9771 
259 321.8771they want to322.7903 
261 322.9132slow down323.6815 
263 323.8264or interrupt as they say, the marketplace.325.7961 
265 326.7181This guy here, /RD-NAME-5/, standing in the front of the door329.8615 
267 330.3489in the front of the lobby.331.1771 
269 331.6205by331.9147 
271 332.0596where-332.5688 
273 332.6610where the bells are333.5040 
275 334.2240and as people come in, he would say, hello, how are you?336.6474 
277 337.9542And how can I help you? And where are you going?339.9474 
279 341.3874And if they would tell him they were going to the drug floor to see the drug dealer,344.8235 
281 345.2230he said, just one minute.346.0571 
283 347.5191Are you going the same place?348.7572 
285 349.1244He said, well you see,349.9542 
287 350.1166these two gentlemen here, they're gonna escort you to the door because you see, uh, this building is not safe, and we don't want anything to happen to you.356.3168 
288LES_int_01356.5451[<laugh>]357.7568
289LES_se0_ag4_f_01357.4539[And] they're gonna make sure the drug dea- they'll make sure the man lets you in, and make sure he's home and he'll let you in. You don't mind do you?363.0273
290LES_int_01363.2117<laugh>364.2083
292 364.9530[Then they turn] tail and (laughing)366.4501 
293LES_se0_ag4_f_01365.0803[No.]365.6950
294LES_int_01367.3501went somewhere else?368.3225
295LES_se0_ag4_f_01368.5025Well,368.8977
297 369.1962some of them.369.8855 
299 371.2728You know.371.6439 
301 371.9424He just didn't open the door th- when they got up there, but374.4405 
303 374.6951after a while, they would see him standing in the front377.3375 
305 377.4648and not even come in the building.378.8560 
306LES_int_01379.0316Right.379.3784
308 380.2257Incredible. [That's really smart.]381.6043 
309LES_se0_ag4_f_01380.9018[So that shut-] that shut down the tra-383.1257
310 383.2222that shut383.7599
312 383.8565down the um,385.1198 
314 386.6871traffic.387.1042 
315LES_int_01387.2579Yeah.387.6672
316LES_se0_ag4_f_01388.0009Immediately.388.7434
318 389.6832[So.]390.0679 
319LES_int_01389.7518[I-]389.9845
320 390.1425but now, I'm wondering how, I mean.391.9996
321LES_se0_ag4_f_01392.0611[Wait a minute.]392.5572
322LES_int_01392.0781[Is.]392.3371
323 392.5786[Yeah.]393.0314
324LES_se0_ag4_f_01392.7284[This is] some393.8523
325 395.2441Let me connect it.396.0322
327 396.6557That was397.4503 
329 398.4425a police- this was a program reaching out to the community.401.0196 
330LES_int_01401.2259Yeah.401.5596
331LES_se0_ag4_f_01401.8757Because, the woman that trained me also trained them and suggested that we meet.405.7909
333 407.0245See, the Lower East Side was right for that because of the fact, it was a-410.5001 
335 410.6055a- a-410.9567 
337 411.1806a lesson411.7250 
339 412.0806that this is a place413.1080 
341 413.5206that413.7913 
343 414.5245nurtures415.3543 
345 415.6660advocacy,416.3948 
347 416.7943nurtures417.5450 
349 417.6899organization418.7128 
350LES_int_01418.7128Yeah.419.0641
351LES_se0_ag4_f_01419.2353nurtures420.0855
353 420.2216people changing their situation422.3289 
354LES_int_01422.5309[Yeah.]422.8074
355LES_se0_ag4_f_01422.6626[for] the better.423.2289
356 424.3089As a result,424.9323
358 425.2002the building was cleaned up,426.2435 
360 426.7001the people learned a428.1182 
362 428.6318new429.1235 
364 429.4353respect for the police department, they don't have the attitudes they had when they first moved in this building.433.9513 
366 435.1674And, we haven't had that436.4670 
368 436.6162kind of drug dealing437.5338 
370 438.1206ever again.438.7572 
371LES_int_01438.7572Incredible.439.5343
372LES_se0_ag4_f_01440.8206So, I went on to tell my story to all over New York and then444.3927
374 444.6122all over the si- states446.3288 
376 446.8804and then all. Then people from all over the world came in to talk about it.450.3751 
377LES_int_01450.8536Incredible.451.5429
378LES_se0_ag4_f_01451.7405I did452.1663
380 452.5775England three times, Paris three times, /even in/ South Africa.456.2609 
382 457.0336Uh.457.4068 
383LES_int_01457.6307Wow.458.3946
384LES_se0_ag4_f_01458.6609Australia, Melbourne460.0642
385LES_int_01460.4549Wonderful.461.3198
387 461.5832That's [wonderful.]462.3954 
388LES_se0_ag4_f_01461.7676[Hm.]461.9476
389 462.4393All these different police.463.6817
390LES_int_01464.9315They wanted to learn from the model that you guys had created.468.0661
391LES_se0_ag4_f_01468.0661That's correct.468.5710
392 469.1900<ts> So,469.7300
394 470.1647I will say to you.471.1202 
396 473.0651The first lesson473.8817 
398 474.1715we learned,474.8256 
400 475.1154thank God I learned it,476.1252 
402 477.0961is how do you live in a nei- in a building479.6293 
404 479.8532in a city480.6786 
406 480.8674in a neighborhood with people different races, creeds, and color?483.6524 
408 484.7281Without killing each other.485.7729 
410 486.1637Why is that important? It's important because when tragedy hits,489.0535 
412 490.3136if this bond had not491.3436 
414 491.5807been491.8397 
416 491.9758m- been492.4719 
418 492.8539been created, when tragedy hit as of Nine Eleven,495.3958 
420 495.7011and we saw what real hate was.497.1718 
421LES_int_01497.2947Mm.497.7865
422LES_se0_ag4_f_01498.5855Or, when the lights went out499.7884
424 500.3416and we saw how much we really needed one another, we were all there in the backyard with the barbecue going, and everybody took505.6571 
426 505.8492food out of their refrigerator because they didn't want it to spoil, and that's how we ate.508.8901 
428 509.2501Cause lights didn't come on here til almost three days.511.5067 
430 513.6755Or, it could be something as simple as your landlord writing you a letter telling you that in less than a year,518.2267 
432 519.4780you are not going to be subsidized anymore, the contract is up.522.4004 
434 523.9282Tra-524.2618 
436 524.9019That happened in two thousand and four, and there's a good chance the person you reach out to529.0287 
438 531.2048and person that you533.0004 
440 534.1024or extend a helping hand to will look very different than you.536.6428 
442 536.8843They will either be a different race,538.2804 
444 538.3989a different religion, or a different sexual orientation.541.0814 
445LES_int_01541.2000Yeah.541.6214
446LES_se0_ag4_f_01541.6961Or a combination of both.542.8739
447LES_int_01543.0319Yeah.543.4271
448LES_se0_ag4_f_01543.7958And unfortunately,544.7090
450 544.9724you're gonna have to work very closely with them, a bond will have to be created548.2909 
452 548.9567if you're gonna be successful550.3836 
453LES_int_01550.7085Mm-hm.551.1343
454LES_se0_ag4_f_01551.3977in keeping a roof over your head552.9124
456 553.3821or getting food in your belly.554.7811 
458 556.8050Or relocating all together, because558.7499 
460 558.9870your place was damaged by the by- m- the terrorists.562.1246 
461LES_int_01563.4197Mm-hm.563.7709
462LES_se0_ag4_f_01563.9202See.564.1660
464 564.3197These are lessons565.2636 
466 565.3865that were so important566.7153 
467LES_int_01566.7548Mm-hm.567.1850
468LES_se0_ag4_f_01568.0938that.568.4363
470 570.6841And you can't do this with hate in your heart.572.4387 
471LES_int_01573.3562Yeah.573.7777
472LES_se0_ag4_f_01573.8392You can't hate white people, you can't hate Jewish people, you can't hate577.1934
474 577.6543hispanic people, and you can't hate gay people.579.5802 
475LES_int_01579.8172[Yeah.]580.1816
476LES_se0_ag4_f_01580.0455[Because] they will probably be the ones that will come to your rescue.582.5875
477LES_int_01582.7938Uh-huh.583.2812
478LES_se0_ag4_f_01584.1987That's the first lesson. The second lesson is586.1509
480 586.4933you must be willing to do something about it.588.6270 
482 590.3129And stick to it.590.9875 
483LES_int_01591.2158Yeah.591.6241
484LES_se0_ag4_f_01592.2211Because at the time I moved in here, I didn't know anything about anything.595.5973
486 597.2641But, by the time my contract was up in this building in two thousand and four, I was able to put a plan together602.6098 
488 603.1190in which to save it.603.9736 
490 604.8736And we got fifteen more years, so our contract is now up in two thousand nineteen.609.5098 
491LES_int_01610.3863Wonderful.610.9175
492LES_se0_ag4_f_01611.3697And we were the only ones on the Lower East Side that got613.3893
494 613.6439fifteen years614.5571 
496 614.7195at that point.615.3407 
498 617.8461I was able to do that because I was able to get620.0632 
500 620.1729all my elected officials621.6568 
502 622.7017and623.0925 
504 623.4086the people in this building, they finally woke up.625.4002 
506 626.6690And627.2925 
508 627.9993Anyone that I could talk to, I used any vendor,630.5573 
510 631.3212any opportunity, whether it was a rally, a press conference,634.5525 
512 635.0574to635.3691 
514 635.5754air my cause.636.6232 
516 636.7285To give it some publicity.637.8920 
517LES_int_01638.0544Right.638.4583
518LES_se0_ag4_f_01638.6207The New York Times came here and did a article640.7588
520 641.3252on the building.641.9602 
522 642.7373I was gonna make the cover, but644.1817 
523LES_int_01645.2112[<laugh>]645.8434
524LES_se0_ag4_f_01645.5251[I was.] But,646.7632
525 646.8861something else647.9359
527 648.1686took [the cover that day.] I was in the Metro [section. Front the.]651.3605 
528LES_int_01648.6868[Something else.]649.5473
530 650.6668[Oh.]651.4746 
531LES_se0_ag4_f_01652.1025Huge652.5283
533 653.2176[Yeah.]653.7676 
534LES_int_01653.2176[That's still] pretty good.654.3707
535LES_se0_ag4_f_01654.5288Uh.655.2049
537 655.5122Yeah,655.8371 
539 655.9556the cover would have been even better.656.9215 
541 657.4527[And. (laughing)]658.2605 
542LES_int_01657.4571[<laugh>]658.8312
543LES_se0_ag4_f_01658.9015And um,659.8630
545 660.9722then I learned661.9907 
547 663.5186how to get a bill passed, because right after that,665.8630 
549 666.0649Alan Gerson wrote Local Law Seventy Nine.668.0741 
550LES_int_01668.9873Which one was that?669.6459
551LES_se0_ag4_f_01669.9971That is the one that gave tenants the right672.2039
553 672.4102to buy their building.673.3849 
554LES_int_01674.3683[Oh.]674.9785
555LES_se0_ag4_f_01674.6624[Oh.]675.6634
556LES_int_01675.9268Mm-hm676.3351
557LES_se0_ag4_f_01676.5810And for once, black677.7752
559 677.9639people, hispanic679.0380 
561 679.1961people, white people, poor people, all came together, and stayed together for the two years to make sure that bill passed the city council.686.7979 
562LES_int_01686.9910Mm-hm.687.6293
563LES_se0_ag4_f_01687.7083And we passed a bill689.0385
565 690.6671by forty-eight to three.692.0807 
566LES_int_01693.1153Wow.693.6773
567LES_se0_ag4_f_01694.1383That's right.694.7353
568LES_int_01694.7255That's pretty good.695.5651
569LES_se0_ag4_f_01695.9866And the mayor was smoking.697.2554
571 698.3925He overrid, but nobody was concerned about his little exercise of penmanship.701.7967 
573 702.6659So that's why- no, because we had the override automatically.705.4318 
575 707.2610We overrid it forty-five to three.708.8811 
577 709.0435Five people went on vacation, it was August.711.0850 
579 713.0898That's right. And the mayor went to court.715.2498 
581 715.4781That's the reason why he went into court, to make sure that718.2259 
583 718.5244he get the power to select what bills he can affor- w- enforce.721.9558 
585 722.7197And why the city council let him get away with that, I don't know.725.0553 
587 726.3373But, this man has too much power. But, back to the Lower East Side,729.3830 
589 730.1337[I've] seen changes.731.6176 
590LES_int_01730.1337[Yeah.]730.5552
591LES_se0_ag4_f_01731.8240[From] the time I moved here,733.2157
592LES_int_01731.8240[Yeah.]732.0654
593LES_se0_ag4_f_01733.5933where the organizing was rich,735.6683
595 736.1557and there were small businesses and ma and pop businesses,738.7591 
597 739.0708and you could go knock on. You could go into a store with your742.1407 
599 742.2680flyers743.0714 
601 743.6026and your744.4763 
603 745.3983material746.2983 
605 746.5338will-746.8455 
607 747.1704will you post this? Will you join this?749.0275 
608LES_int_01749.3787Yeah.749.6246
609LES_se0_ag4_f_01749.7826And we all worked together here.751.4158
610LES_int_01751.6265Uh-huh.751.9251
611LES_se0_ag4_f_01752.1797That's the way we survived.753.5260
613 754.5094That doesn't exist anymore.755.7958 
614LES_int_01757.2402What happened?757.8548
615LES_se0_ag4_f_01758.3158Well,758.7050
617 758.8016they brought in a lot of760.2548 
619 760.4655high end businesses, a lot of bars,763.2709 
621 764.0041a lot of people765.1221 
623 765.9607paying766.5182 
625 766.6631two thousand five hundred dollars. The rent-768.6519 
627 768.9724rent-769.2182 
629 769.3675r- um,770.0173 
631 770.3114vacancy decontrol killed us.771.8359 
633 773.3900Literally. [The landlords] have taken advantage of this776.5318 
634LES_int_01773.9355[Yeah.]774.2429
635LES_se0_ag4_f_01777.0850to make this money and they have778.6875
637 778.8555thrown out a lot of the people that were here.781.2175 
638LES_int_01782.2536Yeah.782.6400
640 782.9604So, you're talking about kind of784.3192 
642 784.4861gentrification785.3658 
643LES_se0_ag4_f_01785.6292[Wholesale.]786.5906
644LES_int_01785.6292[in the neighborhood.]786.3667
645LES_se0_ag4_f_01786.9052Wholesale.787.6647
646LES_int_01787.8403Yeah.788.1828
647LES_se0_ag4_f_01788.7008Every- now.789.5833
649 789.8731[Ever-]790.2418 
650LES_int_01789.8731[What do you] think about that?791.0101
651LES_se0_ag4_f_01791.9058I think it's the destruction of the Lower East Side. It takes away from its power.795.4823
653 795.9872See, what made the Lower East Side special798.2658 
655 798.3931and different and powerful799.9868 
657 800.3277is that everyone who came from a different place learned from someone else.803.9233 
658LES_int_01804.1077Mm-hm.804.7706
659LES_se0_ag4_f_01806.0175And,806.5691
661 807.1574this buil- this area was conducive to organizing, to uh,811.8814 
663 812.2882advocacy.813.0784 
665 813.5613And it took the average person and turned them into someone that cared about it's community817.9648 
667 818.3321that was818.7404 
669 818.8413educated about it's community and the different issues and that was able to822.7136 
671 822.8804put all of that action into a-824.8106 
673 825.5043a825.7457 
675 825.9126act826.4218 
677 827.5853with other people828.4282 
679 828.6433to make829.0297 
681 829.1482things to change things to make a difference.831.2672 
682LES_int_01831.2672Right.831.7018
683LES_se0_ag4_f_01832.3033That832.5360
685 832.8214is going by the wayside, because when you bring in white rich people. Excuse the front, but837.1969 
687 837.4033[yuppies.]837.9389 
688LES_int_01837.8449[No,] it's fine.838.6044
689LES_se0_ag4_f_01839.0672Oh, who will argue with the captain of your precinct842.0580
691 842.6814because he asked them843.7658 
693 844.1829on Ludlow Street845.1137 
695 845.2542uh,845.5703 
697 845.8907could you keep down the noise and not smoke?847.9263 
699 848.3478Because the smoke is going around.849.4497 
701 849.6210He told 'em, look bitch,850.6615 
703 851.5044I pay two thousand five hundred dollars in this bitch, I will make as much noise as I want to here, and I will smoke as many cigarettes857.2190 
705 857.3200I want to. I'm outside. Get the fuck out of my face.859.9476 
707 861.4176You see,861.7996 
709 862.0893I feel on one hand,863.4488 
711 864.1029sorry for the captain, on the other hand, no, because see this is what they wanted.867.3322 
713 868.1903They weren't happy869.0464 
715 869.3434when it was Hispanics and Blacks.870.9064 
717 871.4376E- No.872.1269 
718LES_int_01872.5132Mm-hm.873.0417
719LES_se0_ag4_f_01873.0417They thought that when874.1552
720 874.3176they brought in the whites,875.5541
722 876.0459they were gonna have876.8627 
724 877.0002you know,877.3278 
726 877.6703less crime and878.9171 
728 880.1727uh, they were gonna have less issues, and882.5940 
730 883.3494people that they could work with and be quiet whe-885.6050 
732 885.8195n-886.0014 
733LES_int_01886.4677Yeah.886.8081
734LES_se0_ag4_f_01887.1531mm- no.887.6940
736 888.4028No.888.8131 
738 889.6186Different crime.890.5885 
740 890.6958Yes.891.3020 
742 891.7776Different issues, yes.892.9619 
744 893.0972But not in-893.6101 
746 894.1183in severity.894.8318 
748 895.1302And I've actually heard white people897.0875 
750 897.3999now897.8195 
752 898.1320o- at these meetings899.4469 
754 899.6008they had that bar thing,900.6592 
756 901.3435well, what do you want? The drugs or the alcohol?903.8755 
758 905.9846Like, knowing with the alcohol comes ecstasy908.3906 
760 908.5631and um,909.2755 
762 909.6019methamphetamine.910.5158 
764 911.6223Mm-hm.911.9613 
765LES_int_01912.1165Mm-hm.912.5735
766LES_se0_ag4_f_01912.6574Yeah, they don't know that.913.7392
767LES_int_01913.8045Yeah.914.2242
768LES_se0_ag4_f_01914.3641Mm-hm.914.7371
770 914.8070ecstasy, designer drugs and meth.916.6066 
771LES_int_01917.9728Yeah.918.3552
772LES_se0_ag4_f_01918.4298Mm-hm.918.8634
773LES_int_01919.8613What else have you seen change since you've been here?921.9692
774LES_se0_ag4_f_01922.8411A lot of luxury housing.924.0861
775LES_int_01924.4825Mm-hm.924.8835
776LES_se0_ag4_f_01925.6302Putting you in odds927.0018
778 927.1417in your neighborhood for people that928.5955 
780 928.7727have millions of dollars, I mean really rich people.931.4802 
782 932.6821They had literally had934.2302 
784 934.9483around the corner on New York Finds937.5921 
786 937.7087on Sunday morning at eight thirty939.5867 
788 939.6940where they940.0623 
790 940.4447showcase all those rich.942.3378 
792 943.2984Yes.944.0118 
794 944.1610All those rich945.1671 
796 945.8758<ts> condos.946.7524 
797LES_int_01946.9390Yeah.947.2374
798LES_se0_ag4_f_01948.1700Fif- they were talking about949.1645
800 949.3044Attorney Street.950.0864 
802 950.8700Around the corner from here.952.0730 
804 953.3787[That building.]954.1014 
805LES_int_01953.3787[The r- the] red [building?]955.0200
806LES_se0_ag4_f_01954.6656[Yes.]955.5003
807LES_int_01955.5003I just walked by it, I hadn't seen it [before <laugh>.]957.6997
808LES_se0_ag4_f_01957.2664[Yes.]958.4461
809LES_int_01958.0637[Yeah.]958.4461
810LES_se0_ag4_f_01959.0289One point five million.960.3066
811LES_int_01960.4698Oh God.961.4909
812LES_se0_ag4_f_01963.7420Then we had the building on Avenue B.965.4160
813LES_int_01966.8148Mm-hm.967.1739
814LES_se0_ag4_f_01967.1739That's another one.967.8500
815LES_int_01968.2790Go for it.968.6427
816LES_se0_ag4_f_01975.4561That's telemarketing.976.5006
817LES_int_01978.6036Yeah, that does look like979.3170
819 979.4755a979.6774 
821 980.1484a hundred and fourteen HD channels. <laugh>982.4705 
822LES_se0_ag4_f_01983.4569See, what [the don't understand this is]984.8985
823LES_int_01984.3949[Don't] do that.985.3928
824LES_se0_ag4_f_01985.3928This is not a private home.986.8989
825LES_int_01987.5237Yeah.987.8677
826LES_se0_ag4_f_01987.9563And um.988.8329
828 990.2053See,990.4990 
830 991.6927n-991.8373 
832 992.1124you know,992.4668 
834 994.6020telemarketing this [is not] a private home man.996.8753 
835LES_int_01995.4904[Yeah.]995.6816
836LES_se0_ag4_f_01998.6217[When.]999.3958
837LES_int_01998.6217[Do you work] out of your home?999.7921
838LES_se0_ag4_f_011000.4578No, but this is not a private home.1002.0338
839LES_int_011002.3322Yeah.1002.6820
840LES_se0_ag4_f_011002.9711You can't put1003.6379
842 1003.7498any kind of cable system in this building.1005.6802 
844 1005.8621Unless, you get the landlord's [approval.]1007.7624 
845LES_int_011006.9365[Oh.] I see. [Alright.]1008.6530
846LES_se0_ag4_f_011008.5922[Cause] I don't own this apartment I just rent this [apartment.]1011.7112
847LES_int_011011.4315[Right,] right [right, right.]1012.6811
848LES_se0_ag4_f_011012.1589[So, you] calling the wrong person.1013.5505
849LES_int_011013.5971Right. (laughing)1014.1007
850LES_se0_ag4_f_011016.1804Yeah. So.1016.9964
851LES_int_011017.1969So, what do you do with your time now /RD-NAME-2/?1018.9292
853 1019.2090Are you retired?1020.0064 
854LES_se0_ag4_f_011020.1463No, uh.1021.2187
856 1023.5175We still have a lot of issues.1025.0272 
858 1025.2417One,1025.6147 
860 1026.1369that contract that I fought so hard to get here,1028.6642 
861LES_int_011028.9860Yeah.1029.2844
862LES_se0_ag4_f_011029.2844It's not secure.1030.2776
863 1031.0971It's subject to appropriation.1032.5892
865 1033.1395What that means is1034.0860 
867 1034.4078if they don't appropriate /enouch/ enough money,1036.5423 
869 1036.9946to cover the contract, then there is no contract.1039.4835 
871 1040.5932And these people1041.4092 
873 1041.5864can be thrown out.1042.6682 
874LES_int_011043.2791Okay.1043.6521
875LES_se0_ag4_f_011043.7267O-1043.8852
877 1044.1126into the street.1044.8866 
879 1045.0778And within [thirty days.]1046.3181 
880LES_int_011045.9264[Everybody?]1046.6119
881LES_se0_ag4_f_011046.7378Everybody.1047.2693
883 1047.3859[If]1047.6890 
884LES_int_011047.4699[The] entire building?1048.5656
885LES_se0_ag4_f_011048.7848If1049.2697
887 1049.5309the landlord gets really nasty1051.3342 
889 1051.6560and decides1052.5279 
891 1052.9056he wants to change the use of the building.1055.2977 
892LES_int_011057.9964And they vacate, and then1059.5631
894 1059.8336this apartment is1060.9946 
895LES_se0_ag4_f_011061.1951[Sold.]1061.8701
896LES_int_011061.4889[/inaudible/ dollars.]1062.4110
897LES_se0_ag4_f_011062.4576No, it's sold.1063.8612
898LES_int_011064.3414Oh, [become.]1065.1994
899LES_se0_ag4_f_011065.0129[Use]1065.6610
900 1065.7496of the building, instead of from a rental, [he goes to a condo.]1069.0498
901LES_int_011067.5064[<ts> Ah, he goes to] condo. Okay.1070.0477
902LES_se0_ag4_f_011070.2249Or a co-op.1071.1434
904 1072.4817You will not get a voucher to stay here.1074.3597 
905LES_int_011075.3715Mm-hm.1075.7492
906LES_se0_ag4_f_011075.9404You will have to leave.1076.8823
908 1077.6097And then we have a little thing going on called equity1080.3037 
910 1081.0172predatorial1081.9218 
912 1082.2202predatorial equity.1083.3813 
913LES_int_011083.6004Yeah.1083.9315
914LES_se0_ag4_f_011085.0506My good friend, /RD-NAME-4/,1086.5807
916 1087.1170who was the president of the tenant association,1089.3806 
918 1089.9355at /RD-ADDRESS-8/1091.9547 
919LES_int_011092.2671[Mm-hm.]1092.5820
920LES_se0_ag4_f_011092.3790[building] was just bought in the month of October for a hundred and seventy million.1095.9525
921 1098.7210Now, the building's only four hundred and ninety units.1101.3423
923 1102.8146Okay.1103.2949 
925 1104.7264And the contract is up on that in two thousand ten.1107.0998 
927 1109.4301So, you know what the landlord plans to do there.1111.2720 
928LES_int_011111.4025Sure.1111.7756
929LES_se0_ag4_f_011112.9087If he changes the building into a condo,1115.3462
931 1117.0062if you can't afford to buy your apartment,1118.9040 
933 1119.0112you will have to leave.1120.1432 
934LES_int_011120.3903Yeah.1120.6141
935LES_se0_ag4_f_011121.1690And there's a lot of seniors in there.1122.6938
936LES_int_011122.9922Yeah.1123.4305
937LES_se0_ag4_f_011123.9621Where are they going?1124.9600
939 1127.6446And he can inflict this within thirty days1130.0507 
941 1130.6335after the contract expires.1132.2318 
942LES_int_011135.3800Incredible.1135.9769
943LES_se0_ag4_f_011135.9489Because, you [see, that's wha-]1137.0480
944LES_int_011136.5538[So, you spend] your time organizing?1138.1625
945LES_se0_ag4_f_011138.5821Yeah, so lo- local law seventy-nine was-1140.8856
947 1141.0721was put1141.5710 
949 1141.7762t- was passed to-1142.7123 
951 1143.2998to offset that.1144.2930 
952LES_int_011144.6787Yeah.1144.9551
953LES_se0_ag4_f_011144.9551But the st- state shut it down because they said the city did not have a right1148.4010
954 1148.5549to1148.9031
956 1149.5326to restrict sales.1150.7962 
958 1152.9270And now we got this predatory lending.1154.6522 
960 1155.3796And it's.1156.0651 
962 1156.1677E- my building could be sold for the same amount.1158.3861 
964 1158.6705They don't care about1159.4166 
966 1159.5891a-1159.8036 
968 1160.6382a fifteen year old HAP contract.1162.4008 
970 1162.9744They'll find some creative way to get out of it.1164.6490 
971LES_int_011165.3904So, you gotta continue to fight for your building.1167.2928
972LES_se0_ag4_f_011167.5586No, you have to stay vig- vigilant.1169.1766
974 1169.4051And make sure that your building doesn't fall under that1172.2390 
976 1172.4815and make sure if they try to sell it, their HUD1174.6590 
978 1175.1253at least1175.9507 
980 1176.8122is aware of it and is willing to do something about it because HUD can nix a sale.1180.5938 
981LES_int_011181.5547Okay.1181.9790
982LES_se0_ag4_f_011182.4500As they did in Starrett City in Brooklyn.1184.4457
983LES_int_011184.8887Hm.1185.2512
984LES_se0_ag4_f_011185.2512Remember?1185.6895
985LES_int_011185.8061Uh, no. I'm not familiar.1187.0091
986LES_se0_ag4_f_011187.0091Yeah.1187.6200
987 1187.8438In Brooklyn, you know were Starrett City is in Brooklyn?1189.6763
988LES_int_011189.6763Yeah. [Yeah.]1190.3478
989LES_se0_ag4_f_011190.1146[Oh, yeah.]1190.3524
990 1190.6275They were- that wa- tha- that was1191.9419
992 1192.1144uh, supposed to be bought and the city had said no.1194.7210 
993LES_int_011194.8236Oh, okay.1195.4904
995 1196.1478Okay.1196.4230 
996LES_se0_ag4_f_011196.4230But, it didn't help1197.3917
997 1198.4735Independence Plaza.1199.5833
999 1199.7371That was bought for a hundred and fifty million.1201.4484 
1001 1203.0058You know, Independence, [uh-huh.]1204.5574 
1002LES_int_011203.8999[Mm-hm.]1204.5574
1003LES_se0_ag4_f_011205.1543And the rents are going up. They're sky high and they have them in court and they're still having that issue.1208.9825
1005 1209.2940That's a /???/ when that came out.1210.7906 
1006LES_int_011211.0937Yeah.1211.5086
1008 1211.8397Yeah.1212.1335 
1009LES_se0_ag4_f_011212.3013See.1212.5811
1011 1212.7863And.1213.1966 
1013 1213.6769Times is hard, you can't be just1215.5596 
1015 1215.7029/disaplay-/ di-1216.7446 
1017 1217.0523you know,1217.4673 
1019 1217.8171displacing people on a whole sale.1219.5703 
1021 1219.8681And these developments are large.1221.5474 
1022LES_int_011222.1116Oh, yeah.1222.8501
1024 1223.1812You know, I-1223.6428 
1026 1223.8806I made a mistake.1224.8552 
1028 1225.1956Because it's /RD-ADDRESS-5/,1226.8789 
1030 1227.3218when I came in the building,1228.5016 
1032 1229.1486like a crazy person, I went to two ten,1231.3867 
1034 1231.9463the ap- apartment.1232.8602 
1036 1233.2472I was amazed at how huge and long the [hallway was.]1236.3283 
1037LES_se0_ag4_f_011235.5123[Uh-huh.]1236.2117
1038LES_int_011236.4682Well it's a massive building. Yeah. [Yeah.]1238.5245
1039LES_se0_ag4_f_011237.8437[That's a long.]1238.6877
1040LES_int_011239.1213And then I g- I got there and I thought, oh.1240.8066
1042 1240.9745[Idiot. /inaudible/]1241.5527 
1043LES_se0_ag4_f_011241.1797[You seeing that long hallway?]1242.5972
1044LES_int_011241.7159[Came back to /RD-ADDRESS-3/.] Yeah. So long.1243.6850
1045LES_se0_ag4_f_011243.8342Kay, the drug dealer lived on fir- in a th- in apartment Three-o-one. Hi- his1248.8966
1046LES_int_011248.8966Third floor, that long hallway.1250.4954
1047LES_se0_ag4_f_011250.4954Three-o-one.1251.2881
1048LES_int_011251.2881It's kind of1251.6891
1050 1251.7870I could see how it would [be.]1252.7802 
1051LES_se0_ag4_f_011252.5984[No.] Three-o-two. The-1253.7641
1052LES_int_011253.8807Okay.1254.2444
1053LES_se0_ag4_f_011254.2444the second apartment.1255.1863
1054LES_int_011255.5267Mm-hm.1256.0862
1055LES_se0_ag4_f_011256.2867His line was from his apartment all the way to Houston Street.1259.2698
1057 1259.8807How many people is that?1260.7993 
1058LES_int_011261.0790Incredible.1261.9184
1059LES_se0_ag4_f_011262.1282How many people can stand on a line to buy drugs?1264.4631
1060LES_int_011264.9248Incredible.1265.5309
1061LES_se0_ag4_f_011265.8014That's ho- that's how it was in here.1267.0557
1062LES_int_011267.0557That's incredible.1267.8717
1063LES_se0_ag4_f_011268.2821But,1268.5187
1065 1268.6773no, this place have change. It's lost its charm, it's lost its power.1272.6407 
1067 1273.0650[Its lost.] See,1273.7831 
1068LES_int_011273.0650[Mm-hm.]1273.3914
1069LES_se0_ag4_f_011273.8904When you take people that were willing to fight1276.1461
1071 1276.3559together to make things better,1278.0345 
1072LES_int_011278.3050Yeah.1278.6734
1073LES_se0_ag4_f_011278.7993You lose the momentum, you lose the power. These rich people that come in here, they don't care about anybody. They want you gone. They're not gonna live next to you.1285.7565
1074LES_int_011286.0409Yeah.1286.3999
1075LES_se0_ag4_f_011286.9875They don't wanna see your kids hanging out, they don't want to see you doing anything.1290.5029
1077 1290.7081That is not1291.5225 
1079 1291.9655what their standards should be.1293.6021 
1080LES_int_011293.7770Right.1294.2257
1081LES_se0_ag4_f_011294.1687And they believe because they're paying rent, they're supposed to have special privileges.1297.5295
1082LES_int_011297.7393Right.1298.1729
1084 1298.4760Right.1298.7511 
1085LES_se0_ag4_f_011299.0822And that's a1299.6184
1087 1299.7210luxury building around the corner from me, there's gonna be one1302.2856 
1089 1302.9886here up on Stanton Street.1304.5366 
1091 1306.5464Mm-hm. You saw i- the- mm-hm.1308.1877 
1093 1308.3835And the one next to that,1309.2963 
1095 1309.9771those both [are gonna be luxury.]1311.2407 
1096LES_int_011310.6252[Yeah] I see 'em all, yeah, I do. They- they're [/inaudible/]1313.6281
1097LES_se0_ag4_f_011312.7888[Now, the only] thing1313.7494
1098 1313.9033the only thing that's saving my building is that Common Ground is going to build next to me.1318.1289
1099LES_int_011318.5159Oh, they are?1319.2993
1100LES_se0_ag4_f_011319.4241Yes. Common Ground is going to be a two hundred and sixty unit.1322.1425
1101LES_int_011322.7301That's great.1323.2896
1102LES_se0_ag4_f_011323.4248Yeah, that's the only thing, but.1324.7677
1104 1326.2193I don't know.1326.7788 
1105LES_int_011326.7788Let me ask you. In your opinion,1328.2185
1107 1328.5869uh,1329.2537 
1109 1329.5941what do you think the boundaries are of the Lower East Side as a neighborhood?1332.8068 
1111 1333.1892In terms of the streets,1334.4283 
1113 1334.6848people have different opinions about that.1336.3635 
1115 1336.6899What's the Lower East Side to you?1337.9955 
1117 1338.4291Like the1338.7882 
1119 1338.9793the geographic1339.9481 
1120LES_se0_ag4_f_011340.2232Okay.1340.6382
1121LES_int_011340.6801area.1341.0345
1122LES_se0_ag4_f_011342.8531Okay.1343.8602
1124 1344.0841I used to think that1345.1239 
1126 1347.0299North of Houston was the East Village,1349.0163 
1128 1349.7390but it's really not.1350.6436 
1130 1351.1565It's still part of the Lower East Side.1352.7921 
1131LES_int_011352.8387Yeah.1353.4262
1132LES_se0_ag4_f_011353.4262But [it's.]1354.1117
1133LES_int_011354.0137[Historically] it was.1355.2494
1134LES_se0_ag4_f_011355.2494Historically it was, [but]1356.5084
1135LES_int_011356.2752[Yeah.]1356.5084
1136LES_se0_ag4_f_011356.6902it's1356.8348
1138 1356.9514that's changing rapidly.1358.2465 
1139LES_int_011359.1651Yeah.1359.4775
1140LES_se0_ag4_f_011360.2282Because, um.1361.3007
1142 1361.7110They have a lot of expensive shops and a lot of expensive buildings and they killing it.1365.0951 
1143LES_int_011365.3330Yeah.1365.5661
1144LES_se0_ag4_f_011365.8925Now, the Lower East Side really is1368.4198
1146 1368.7415It's hard to say because it's-1370.2978 
1148 1370.4330it's1370.8107 
1150 1371.5148slowly, but surely,1372.9743 
1152 1373.6970losing1374.3685 
1154 1374.5737the Lower East Side.1375.6275 
1155LES_int_011375.8420Mm-hm.1376.2931
1157 1376.5636Mm-hm.1376.9040 
1158LES_se0_ag4_f_011377.3982Now, we have from Houston Street1379.7996
1160 1379.9675to1380.5923 
1162 1381.4725Henry Street. It still reminds you of the Lower East Side,1384.1909 
1164 1384.8158And Madison Street.1386.0188 
1165LES_int_011386.0188Yeah.1386.3918
1166LES_se0_ag4_f_011387.9807For now.1388.3631
1167LES_int_011388.6149Yeah.1388.9739
1168LES_se0_ag4_f_011390.4940They still1391.1655
1170 1391.3846have a littl- Lower East Side flavor.1393.4643 
1171LES_int_011393.7207Yeah.1394.0367
1172LES_se0_ag4_f_011394.3258Chinatown1395.1138
1174 1396.7551has the1397.2261 
1176 1397.4919flavor.1397.9302 
1177LES_int_011397.9861Yeah.1398.3498
1178LES_se0_ag4_f_011399.7207But, maybe not for long. Barbey Street1401.4822
1180 1403.4033has the flavor.1404.3405 
1182 1405.1402So, let's say Houston from Bowery to1407.9704 
1184 1408.6838the East River.1409.5324 
1185LES_int_011409.5791Yeah.1409.8915
1186LES_se0_ag4_f_011410.0687And from Houston to1412.2376
1188 1414.9527<ts>1415.1019 
1190 1416.6966uh, East Broadway.1417.9649 
1191LES_int_011418.7720Okay.1419.1684
1193 1420.1243Yeah.1420.3901 
1194LES_se0_ag4_f_011420.7398[It's the Lower East Side.]1421.9418
1195LES_int_011420.8880[How abov- above] Houston?1422.7718
1196LES_se0_ag4_f_011423.2941[Going west?]1424.1800
1197LES_int_011423.4992[You're not sure.]1424.2499
1198 1424.4505You're not sure.1425.0431
1199LES_se0_ag4_f_011425.0431Houston going west?1426.1529
1200 1426.7124No.1427.1740
1201LES_int_011426.7124[No.]1427.0945
1202 1427.2972Houston going north. Like n-1428.4934
1204 1428.6473wa- you know, Houston to Fourteenth1430.0508 
1205LES_se0_ag4_f_011431.0601He-1431.2233
1207 1431.4518It used to be.1432.0906 
1209 1432.5663But that's going. It's slowly it's-1434.1292 
1211 1434.2784it's dissolving. [Why woul-]1435.3322 
1212LES_int_011435.1801[It] feels different to you?1436.0410
1213LES_se0_ag4_f_011436.3301Yeah.1436.7404
1215 1436.8850<laugh> It's dissolving.1438.0414 
1216LES_int_011438.2185Mm-hm.1438.6942
1217LES_se0_ag4_f_011438.8993It's becoming more and more white.1440.3081
1218LES_int_011440.5833Yeah.1440.8257
1219LES_se0_ag4_f_011441.3573You don't see too many Blacks anymore.1442.9054
1221 1443.7074In fact, they're trying to [get Blacks] out [of.]1445.7579 
1222LES_int_011444.6422[Getting-]1444.9883
1224 1445.5061[Getting] pushed1446.3921 
1225 1446.5226east.1447.0216
1226LES_se0_ag4_f_011447.4226No, they're trying to get Blacks out or rent stabilize1450.2296
1228 1450.3509in1450.7053 
1230 1451.3630little tiny /??/ apartments.1452.8933 
1231LES_int_011453.0239Yeah.1453.3223
1232LES_se0_ag4_f_011453.3549You're not gonna see any Blacks or Hispanics.1455.0382
1234 1455.3643I notice in all the bars that they created,1457.5087 
1236 1457.7045and you know how many bars [we have.]1459.0381 
1237LES_int_011458.6371[Oh] yeah.1459.5603
1238LES_se0_ag4_f_011459.6396Have you ever noticed this? How many blacks do you see in there?1461.6278
1240 1463.2027Go to the [bars?]1464.0747 
1241LES_int_011463.8462[I don't] go. <laugh>1465.0306
1242LES_se0_ag4_f_011465.0912No, but if you ever look in there.1466.4248
1243LES_int_011466.7232Yeah.1467.0916
1245 1467.3294Not a lot.1467.8843 
1246LES_se0_ag4_f_011468.7318Uh-huh.1469.1095
1248 1469.7157Why is that?1470.2193 
1250 1471.1565<ts> Black people don't like to drink?1472.3922 
1251LES_int_011472.5694<laugh>1473.3061
1253 1474.7644Uh. So.1475.6271 
1254LES_se0_ag4_f_011476.3685Mm?1476.6949
1255LES_int_011476.6949Different clientele.1477.5948
1256LES_se0_ag4_f_011478.4528No. I mean, can you believe that?1480.0605
1258 1480.2284[They're] not1480.7599 
1259LES_int_011480.2284[Yeah.]1480.4996
1260LES_se0_ag4_f_011481.3614I noticed when we had our little party at1483.9548
1262 1484.2253the um1484.6915 
1264 1486.0520<ts> bar on Allen Street.1487.3995 
1265LES_int_011488.0057Which one?1488.5233
1266LES_se0_ag4_f_011489.2787Uh, Allen and Stanton.1490.9014
1267LES_int_011492.2804Uh-huh.1493.1338
1268LES_se0_ag4_f_011493.5254Yeah.1493.8845
1270 1494.1782He's named after um,1495.5212 
1272 1496.2299<ts>1496.3838 
1274 1496.9480one of the uh, actors that played1499.1757 
1276 1499.2690on that series of1500.2575 
1278 1500.5793Come Back Mr.Carter or Go ba-1501.9175 
1280 1503.2837Uh.1503.7256 
1282 1505.8798You remember that?1506.4207 
1284 1506.6352At- that- as- [a-]1507.4978 
1285LES_int_011507.3626[Yeah.]1508.1413
1286LES_se0_ag4_f_011508.1413Uh, it's called uh,1509.4604
1287 1510.1887Benny.1510.6689
1289 1511.2238Barba- no.1511.9746 
1291 1512.5108It's called1513.1263 
1293 1513.3175Epstein's Bar.1514.1479 
1294LES_int_011514.3577Oh. Epstein's B- I1515.7053
1295LES_se0_ag4_f_011515.7393It [was named after.]1517.0029
1296LES_int_011516.0347[I- /inaudible/ I walked by. It's a funny joke. [Yeah. I heard about it. /inaudible/]1519.5209
1297LES_se0_ag4_f_011518.3505[Yeah.]1518.7608
1299 1518.8541[It was named] because of the character Epstein.1521.1555 
1300 1521.5892Mr. Kotter.1522.6476
1301LES_int_011522.8202Oh, [okay. (laughing)]1524.4571
1302LES_se0_ag4_f_011523.9535[<laugh>]1525.2265
1303LES_int_011525.5669You had a party there?1526.4202
1304LES_se0_ag4_f_011526.5414Yeah, we did. When Local Law Seventy-Nine was passed.1529.6691
1305LES_int_011529.9349Oh. [Okay.]1530.8951
1306LES_se0_ag4_f_011530.5783[And I]1531.1845
1307 1531.2871went talked to the guy1532.5414
1309 1532.8398the owner, and I said, look, I'd like to bring in fifty organizers and what not. We-1537.1248 
1311 1537.8149we a fun bunch and-1538.7894 
1313 1538.9526and he said, okay.1539.6917 
1315 1540.4763I'll give you a special rate. Drinks are one dollars, two dollars and three dollars.1543.7400 
1317 1544.6399[Yeah.]1544.8684 
1318LES_int_011544.6399[Pretty] good.1545.1062
1319LES_se0_ag4_f_011545.1314Yeah. We- honey, you- oh yes it- [they-]1546.8608
1320LES_int_011546.6790[<laugh>]1547.6349
1321LES_se0_ag4_f_011547.4204[It was] so good, they had a t-1548.5587
1322 1548.6519Tequila drinking contest.1550.0818
1323LES_int_011550.2916<laugh>1551.7697
1324LES_se0_ag4_f_011551.9935Boy, they can drink too.1552.8981
1326 1552.9728But, I noticed the people in the community were looking at us.1555.4161 
1328 1557.7091<ts> We got some looks that didn't make me k- very1559.5789 
1330 1559.6955feel [very.]1560.2551 
1331LES_int_011559.8706[The other] people1560.9452
1332 1561.1736Yeah, there's.1561.8066
1334 1562.1890Talk about community, what- what uh,1564.3386 
1336 1564.5205what community do you feel a part of?1566.4929 
1338 1567.0617I wanna know if1567.9344 
1340 1568.0976everybody that lives in1569.4160 
1342 1569.5139these1569.8776 
1344 1570.0548boundaries that we just talked about, are they all part of the Lower East Side [community?]1573.2116 
1345LES_se0_ag4_f_011572.6847[Yes. They are.]1573.3095
1346 1573.4774They are.1573.9204
1347LES_int_011574.4379And what does it take to be [a]1575.9476
1348LES_se0_ag4_f_011575.8963[But.]1576.1714
1349LES_int_011576.2320community member?1577.1086
1350LES_se0_ag4_f_011578.1671Well, you have to be willing to1580.1582
1352 1580.5627work with other people, you have to be willing to1583.2439 
1354 1583.7568lend your services to make a difference.1585.7338 
1355LES_int_011585.8411Yeah.1586.1442
1356LES_se0_ag4_f_011587.1595Yes, they all part of the community, but they g- they're getting- numbers are getting smaller and smaller as the rich developments are move in.1593.9035
1357LES_int_011594.1553So, the new, uh, the yuppies that are moving in1596.5452
1358LES_se0_ag4_f_011596.7224[Are not.]1597.1328
1359LES_int_011596.8716[they're] not for you.1598.0280
1360LES_se0_ag4_f_011598.1073[No.]1598.3778
1361LES_int_011598.2006[And] what would it take for them to1599.5656
1362 1599.6729could they ever become part of the community?1601.7199
1363LES_se0_ag4_f_011601.7665Oh. [If they're willing to] uh,1603.6270
1364LES_int_011602.0696[/inaudible/]1602.8250
1365LES_se0_ag4_f_011604.0001uh, not be so selfish.1605.3278
1367 1606.6568And actually participate and lend themselves to making a condition different.1610.6342 
1368LES_int_011611.3082[So, participation.]1612.9775
1369LES_se0_ag4_f_011611.3875[And not one that's]1612.2828
1371 1612.8190[Not] one that doesn't only serve their cause.1615.2764 
1372LES_int_011616.6647Right.1617.0191
1374 1617.7699Right.1618.0263 
1376 1619.4345Yeah.1619.6677 
1377LES_se0_ag4_f_011619.6677<ts> And I don't see that.1620.6049
1378 1621.9012They really don't want us around.1623.3502
1380 1624.8703[Trust me.]1625.3226 
1381LES_int_011624.8703[And you feel] that.1625.7189
1382LES_se0_ag4_f_011625.9801Oh, no, they make it crystal clear.1627.4302
1383LES_int_011627.7007Mm-hm.1628.0457
1384LES_se0_ag4_f_011628.3104The building on Houston Street,1629.8538
1386 1629.9704next to Barrier Free Living.1631.3925 
1387LES_int_011631.8448Yeah.1632.2552
1388LES_se0_ag4_f_011632.4650That tall building.1633.2157
1389LES_int_011633.4815Which one? The.1634.3535
1390LES_se0_ag4_f_011634.7906One right next to Barrier Free Living, like Barrier Free Living is here, and the building is there.1638.7355
1391LES_int_011638.8054Yeah.1639.2111
1392LES_se0_ag4_f_011640.2183I tried, I went in there when they first opened up to see if I can1643.4362
1394 1644.2569get an apartment.1645.0402 
1396 1645.1661<ts>1645.2501 
1398 1645.7676And she said1646.2619 
1400 1646.6023Oh, we don't-1647.2458 
1402 1647.3250we don't do1647.9621 
1404 1648.0973u- applications. That's passe.1649.9485 
1406 1651.0023What we do is docume-1652.1820 
1408 1652.5691mm.1652.8209 
1410 1653.5110What we do is documentation.1654.9862 
1412 1656.0074And the be- most doc- the one documentation you must have is the one that says you make seventy-seven thousand dollars.1662.5776 
1414 1663.4346Then we go further.1664.3028 
1416 1664.7458If you don't make seventy-seven thousand dollars, you're not even considered for that building.1667.9586 
1417LES_int_011670.0277Mm.1670.8204
1418LES_se0_ag4_f_011671.0816<ts> And the um, studio apartments start at fifteen hundred.1673.9865
1419LES_int_011675.2323Oh dear.1675.9410
1420LES_se0_ag4_f_011679.8334<ts> And that was years ago.1680.7986
1421LES_int_011680.8779Yeah.1681.3582
1422LES_se0_ag4_f_011682.5425<ts> Okay.1682.8596
1424 1683.8563Alright?1684.1314 
1425LES_int_011684.4998Yeah.1684.9101
1426LES_se0_ag4_f_011686.1505It's right off of the FDR Drive, you come right up and [then.]1688.3653
1427LES_int_011688.1695[I-] I think I know what you're talking about. Yeah.1689.9123
1428LES_se0_ag4_f_011689.9123Yeah.1690.3040
1429 1691.1433And she gave me the tape.1692.5328
1431 1694.6684You think those people wanna be bothered?1696.1920 
1432LES_int_011696.4252Mm-hm.1696.8588
1433LES_se0_ag4_f_011696.8588No.1697.1573
1434LES_int_011697.5070[Yeah,]1697.8380
1435LES_se0_ag4_f_011697.7168[You] think the people that gonna move into Avenue B1699.6053
1436 1700.7151and um,1701.4320
1438 1702.0055se-1702.4578 
1440 1702.5791And uh Houston, are gonna wanna be bothered?1704.6354 
1441LES_int_011704.8266Yeah.1705.1250
1442LES_se0_ag4_f_011706.4026You think the people around the corner o- on- on1708.6723
1444 1708.8309Attorney Street1709.4977 
1446 1709.6375are gonna wa- one point five million dollars are gonna wanna be bothered?1712.3607 
1447LES_int_011712.7477Mm-hm.1713.1767
1448LES_se0_ag4_f_011713.6138No.1713.7864
1449LES_int_011714.0615Yeah.1714.3413
1450LES_se0_ag4_f_011714.6547They're not gonna be interested in no community.1716.3976
1451LES_int_011716.5561Yeah.1716.8079
1453 1718.0389What are some places in the community that are important to you?1720.8807 
1455 1721.4403Where you spend time, or1722.8765 
1457 1723.0910in the time that you've lived here that matter to you?1725.2441 
1458LES_se0_ag4_f_011726.1487Clinton Street.1726.9320
1459LES_int_011727.3890Clinton Street.1728.0045
1460LES_se0_ag4_f_011728.9884Uh.1729.3008
1462 1730.1250Delancey.1731.0529 
1464 1731.9995Orchard.1732.7035 
1465LES_int_011733.1279Yeah.1733.4263
1466LES_se0_ag4_f_011733.6128Yeah.1734.1910
1467LES_int_011734.2003Places where you walk? Or [where you shop?]1736.4607
1468LES_se0_ag4_f_011735.4582[Where the- where. Yeah] where you shop.1737.3700
1469LES_int_011737.4213Yeah.1737.7710
1471 1738.8294Yeah.1739.0859 
1472LES_se0_ag4_f_011739.1565Packmark1739.9286
1473LES_int_011739.9199Orchard.1740.3882
1474 1740.6185Yeah. Packmark?1741.3209
1475LES_se0_ag4_f_011741.4702[Uh-huh.]1742.2824
1476LES_int_011741.9268[Oh. Is- that where you do your shopping? At Packmark?1744.0402
1477LES_se0_ag4_f_011744.4534E- p- and Key Food.1745.7816
1478LES_int_011745.7948Yeah. [/inaudible/]1746.9977
1479LES_se0_ag4_f_011745.9309[And Fine Fare.]1747.1468
1480 1747.7615And Fine [Fare.]1748.6537
1481LES_int_011748.3640[Mm-hm.]1748.9172
1482LES_se0_ag4_f_011750.3177Whoever got what on sale.1751.6891
1483LES_int_011751.8631<laugh> Right.1753.6279
1484LES_se0_ag4_f_011754.6222Yeah, and um.1755.7406
1486 1755.8986Lemme see where else.1756.5967 
1488 1757.3123The1757.8281 
1490 1757.9555nail places,1759.2901 
1491LES_int_011759.2901Uh-huh.1759.9135
1492LES_se0_ag4_f_011761.0374and the hair places.1762.4232
1493LES_int_011762.4891Okay.1762.8667
1494LES_se0_ag4_f_011764.2408Yeah. I mean, this is the area where I can get whatever I need whenever I need it.1767.6126
1495LES_int_011768.0062Yeah.1768.3662
1496LES_se0_ag4_f_011768.6120So, there's a l- I like that.1770.3725
1497LES_int_011770.4647Yeah.1770.7852
1498LES_se0_ag4_f_011770.7852I like being able to walk out my door and go around the corner and get my nails done,1774.4429
1499 1775.0092if I wanna get my hair done, wanna get colored da da da da da da.1779.2431
1500LES_int_011779.5447Yeah.1779.9486
1501LES_se0_ag4_f_011780.0540By the way, in this building, they got1781.2865
1503 1781.4577people that do that too.1782.3445 
1504LES_int_011782.8450In this-1783.0909
1506 1783.2050in the building?1783.7538 
1507LES_se0_ag4_f_011783.7538Yes lor-1784.4897
1508LES_int_011784.6214[Well, that's] convenient.1785.4644
1509LES_se0_ag4_f_011784.6478[i-]1784.8190
1510 1786.6526Yeah. If you wanna pay 'em.1787.5965
1511LES_int_011787.9565<laugh>1788.7775
1512LES_se0_ag4_f_011789.5546No, I mean they have hairdressers in the building, they have everything. Nails. You can get your nails.1793.2216
1513LES_int_011793.3094Cool.1793.8099
1514LES_se0_ag4_f_011793.8099But1794.0498
1515 1794.1815and the I can't- you can't beat the Chinese for doing your toenails and your1797.4830
1516LES_int_011797.6762Mm.1798.3084
1517LES_se0_ag4_f_011798.6201your nails. They are- [they are] very good at that.1801.0671
1518LES_int_011799.4691[Yeah.]1799.7840
1519 1801.0671Yeah.1801.7169
1521 1802.0181[That's] good, I like- I like to get-1803.5464 
1522LES_se0_ag4_f_011802.0271[Yeah.]1802.3476
1523 1803.7305And they ha- but I noticed something else that they have1806.4964
1525 1806.6149these massage. They have these high end now.1809.8797 
1526LES_int_011810.0553Oh, yeah.1810.6743
1527LES_se0_ag4_f_011810.6743Nail places on Houston,1812.7186
1528LES_int_011812.8723Yeah.1813.2982
1529LES_se0_ag4_f_011814.4177and on Avenue B.1815.6206
1530LES_int_011815.6206They have massage there?1816.7727
1531LES_se0_ag4_f_011817.1314Yeah. High end, where they offer you wine with it.1819.9741
1532LES_int_011820.4243What?1820.9204
1533LES_se0_ag4_f_011820.9204Mm-hm.1821.4955
1534 1821.8072On Avenue [B.]1822.5828
1535LES_int_011822.3369[I haven't] been to a place like that. I got to the cheap [ones.]1824.6330
1536LES_se0_ag4_f_011824.4794[Uh] no. On Avenue B.1825.6252
1537LES_int_011826.1784Really?1826.5735
1538LES_se0_ag4_f_011826.5735Yeah, if you walk straight up Avenue [B.]1828.2798
1539LES_int_011828.0225[Oh, funny.]1829.1113
1540LES_se0_ag4_f_011828.8462[you'll] see it.1829.5311
1541LES_int_011829.6688[Funny.]1830.0332
1542LES_se0_ag4_f_011829.6760[It's a i-] not too far in, it's not1831.2433
1543 1831.7394I mean, I'm serious. Between s- first and second.]1833.9038
1544LES_int_011833.4736[I believe] you. I believe [you.]1834.9093
1545LES_se0_ag4_f_011834.6854[I looked] at this, I said oh.1835.9103
1546 1836.2176Excuse me, is right next to the chiropractor.1838.0073
1547LES_int_011838.0951And the pedicure is- was sixty-five dollars [or something like that? <laugh>]1842.0244
1548LES_se0_ag4_f_011840.5625[Yeah, something- yeah, yeah.]1842.0332
1549LES_int_011842.2835[Right.]1842.7313
1550LES_se0_ag4_f_011842.3142[Yeah.]1842.6962
1551LES_int_011842.8762[Right.]1843.2625
1552LES_se0_ag4_f_011842.8849[Yeah.] And, um.1844.0220
1553 1846.6108And then um,1847.6425
1555 1848.7137Those buildings are expensive.1850.1961 
1556LES_int_011850.4990[Yeah.]1850.7361
1557LES_se0_ag4_f_011850.6351[You] see, it changes the whole.1851.9391
1558 1852.5713They have a organic cleaner.1854.0113
1560 1857.3508Organic cleaner, nail place,1859.4449 
1561LES_int_011859.4449Yeah.1859.8137
1562LES_se0_ag4_f_011859.8137pizza place1860.7225
1563 1861.0606chiropractor.1861.9455
1565 1863.2099There's a vet.1863.7674 
1567 1864.0440The vet is on uh, Sixth Street.1865.9889 
1568LES_int_011866.5421And B.1867.0075
1569LES_se0_ag4_f_011867.2050Yeah, [the- uh- s- wa-]1868.3908
1570LES_int_011867.6587[Yeah, I take my cats there.]1868.7036
1571LES_se0_ag4_f_011868.9308Oh. [Yo-]1869.4093
1572LES_int_011869.1854[They] moved. I think.1870.2171
1573LES_se0_ag4_f_011870.2171They moved?1870.8054
1574LES_int_011871.5470Yeah.1871.9992
1576 1873.0748I think they just moved. We used to, we- we did. We took our cats there.1875.8977 
1577LES_se0_ag4_f_011875.8977On Avenue B?1876.6353
1578LES_int_011876.6353Yeah. Yeah.1877.3202
1579LES_se0_ag4_f_011877.6714[How was it?]1878.3592
1580LES_int_011877.7489[I think it's] on like Fourth Street.1879.3119
1581LES_se0_ag4_f_011879.5665It's on Fourth Street?1880.3041
1582LES_int_011880.4533Yeah, they were good. I took, we took our [cats.]1882.9163
1583LES_se0_ag4_f_011882.4641[Are they] expensive though?1883.4475
1584LES_int_011883.4739No.1883.8778
1586 1884.1221They were fine. We took our cats to another place on Christie.1887.2392 
1587LES_se0_ag4_f_011887.2392Yeah.1887.5377
1588LES_int_011888.0514Just south of Houston.1889.2104
1589LES_se0_ag4_f_011889.2104Yeah.1889.5397
1590LES_int_011889.5397And I didn't like that vet. He wasn't-1891.1055
1592 1891.7026he wasn't very nice.1892.8441 
1593LES_se0_ag4_f_011893.5860How expensive was the one1895.2061
1595 1895.3729on Fourth [Street?]1896.0852 
1596LES_int_011895.8657[ I think] it was, they were similar. It was like, you know like a sixty dollars for a visit or something like that. [/inaudible/]1901.7788
1597LES_se0_ag4_f_011900.2208[Yeah, how much is the bloodwork?]1901.9105
1598LES_int_011902.1871Ah, we've never done that with our cats. Our cats haven't had- knew that we- ta- have taken them for like a check up or1907.3704
1600 1907.6162like a cold, where it would1908.6172 
1602 1908.9597give 'em a-1909.4382 
1604 1909.6138you know.1909.9255 
1605LES_se0_ag4_f_011909.9255Mm-hm. How many cats you have?1911.2979
1606LES_int_011911.2979Two.1911.5438
1607LES_se0_ag4_f_011912.5301Eh.1912.8506
1608LES_int_011912.8506But, they're young. So, they haven't gotten really sick.1914.4750
1609LES_se0_ag4_f_011914.8921[Oh.] You don't know [if you don't change] their diet, they will be getting [sick.]1919.2626
1610LES_int_011915.2104[Yeah.]1915.6007
1612 1916.7777[I know.]1917.1753 
1614 1919.1133[I] know.1919.6402 
1615 1919.8951I [know.]1920.3262
1616LES_se0_ag4_f_011920.1937[Cat] balls and1921.1815
1617 1921.3439They get- they1922.0969
1619 1922.2461You have to vaccinate them. I mean, she told me ninety-two dollars [for]1925.5904 
1620LES_int_011925.2348[Oh.]1925.9197
1621LES_se0_ag4_f_011926.0909for the whole thing.1926.8812
1622LES_int_011926.9339Oh.1927.5222
1623LES_se0_ag4_f_011928.1240E-1928.2601
1625 1928.4884[I mean, i-]1928.9625 
1626LES_int_011928.4884[Yeah.]1928.9625
1627LES_se0_ag4_f_011930.0382[Animals] are- that's why I don't have a cat now.1932.0518
1628LES_int_011930.0382[/inaudible/]1930.4082
1629LES_se0_ag4_f_011932.3108[I had] a cat, Sarah Anne, for seventeen [years.]1934.5806
1630LES_int_011932.3108[Yeah.]1932.7279
1632 1934.4489[Oh.]1935.6650 
1633LES_se0_ag4_f_011935.8055And Miss Thing is1937.3669
1635 1937.5601she took1938.1220 
1637 1938.4074I'm spoiled to a new art form.1940.1898 
1638LES_int_011940.3435<laugh>1941.6565
1639LES_se0_ag4_f_011941.4499But now, everyone is talking about.1942.9947
1640 1943.1615See here.1943.6488
1642 1944.0851This is /RD-NAME-1/1945.3407 
1644 1945.7446Oh God, this man is always sending me something. Him.1948.1110 
1646 1949.9203[I get all this-]1950.5042 
1647LES_int_011950.1706[/RD-NAME-4/] I recognize that name.1952.5413
1648LES_se0_ag4_f_011952.7499I know you do.1953.4655
1649LES_int_011956.0233Yeah, this is about the-1957.1730
1651 1957.5550the Chinatown rezoning.1958.9774 
1652LES_se0_ag4_f_011958.9774Mm-hm.1959.6667
1653 1960.4394It's not the Chinatown rezoning. It's the Lower East Side [rezoning.]1963.8166
1654LES_int_011962.9151[No, but now they're] t- they're thinking of reze-1965.0371
1655 1965.4197working on Chinatown rezoning, right?1967.3866
1657 1967.5051[That was.]1967.9661 
1658LES_se0_ag4_f_011967.7071[Well] no. Chinatown was not included.1969.9665
1659LES_int_011970.0104I know.1970.3353
1660LES_se0_ag4_f_011970.6295And now, they're gonna expand it [because,]1972.3636
1661LES_int_011972.0005[Right.]1972.2244
1662LES_se0_ag4_f_011972.8993um.1973.3734
1664 1973.7246It was originally from1975.0254 
1666 1975.7147Thirteenth Street.1976.6366 
1668 1977.8249To uh1979.0761 
1670 1979.9981Thirteenth Street1980.7839 
1672 1981.0034to, uh1981.9254 
1674 1985.4014Thirteenth Street1986.1170 
1676 1986.3848from Third Avenue to the river,1987.8248 
1678 1988.6267all the way to Grant Street. I think1990.2380 
1680 1993.0653And we- and we had1994.3259 
1682 1994.7825and I had to learn about zoning.1996.6505 
1684 1996.8173And about1997.3749 
1686 1998.5910Oh god.1999.2759 
1687LES_int_011999.5158[Wow.]2000.0022
1688LES_se0_ag4_f_011999.7924I- I had to learn about that, and I got very annoyed.2002.2466
1689LES_int_012002.3739Yeah.2002.9007
1691 2003.9061Now, /RD-NAME-2/ from goals, I think is2006.1052 
1693 2006.2501the one who gave me your contact info. She said that you were also knowledgeable about2010.2557 
1695 2010.6816one of the issues that I've been involved with, which is the Seward Park Urban Renewal Site.2015.0844 
1696LES_se0_ag4_f_012015.2644<ts> Originally,2015.9932
1698 2017.0337that land was cleared2017.9732 
1700 2018.2103because they2018.8867 
1702 2019.3521promised that we're gonna have low income.2020.8261 
1703LES_int_012021.3134Yeah.2021.5768
1704LES_se0_ag4_f_012022.0773Sheldon Silver don't wanna put nothing- low income there.2024.2066
1705LES_int_012025.5671Is that how you see it?2026.3880
1706LES_se0_ag4_f_012026.3880No, that's how it is.2027.4198
1707LES_int_012027.4198Yeah.2027.8580
1708LES_se0_ag4_f_012028.0761It's been baking for thirty five years. Sheldon Silver does not wanna put anything low income there.2032.2439
1710 2032.6434Because, it's been my2033.8726 
1712 2034.0131I mean, I heard that2034.9746 
1714 2036.1852developers2037.0238 
1716 2037.2784who do low income and2038.5428 
1718 2039.4746high end income2040.4493 
1720 2041.1034offered to do a fifty-fifty.2042.5171 
1722 2042.9517He didn't want it.2043.5751 
1723LES_int_012044.0898/??/2044.6806
1724LES_se0_ag4_f_012044.9776When they went to um.2046.7123
1725LES_int_012046.6728And do you think he's representing2048.4168
1726 2048.8032some constituents in the neighborhood [that.]2050.7964
1727LES_se0_ag4_f_012050.5417[Yeah.] The Co-ops.2051.6788
1728 2052.4851Those are the ones, I mean, they were ugly.2054.5749
1730 2054.7549The- we- we had our special, uh,2056.4013 
1732 2056.8139public hearing about it.2058.0404 
1734 2058.4444They hired2059.1863 
1736 2059.3356[every private] c- this was the-2061.6932 
1737LES_int_012059.7075[This was in.]2060.3265
1739 2061.2278[two thousand] three?2062.4000 
1740LES_se0_ag4_f_012062.5098Yeah.2062.8829
1741LES_int_012062.8845I [read about] it. Yeah.2064.1720
1742LES_se0_ag4_f_012062.9954[They hi-]2063.4081
1743 2064.2159They hired2064.8613
1745 2065.0062every2065.5550 
1747 2065.6472private2066.0949 
1749 2066.1828cab company and they came in droves. There had to be about2068.6325 
1751 2068.9794thousands of them2070.0243 
1753 2070.3641in that community room.2071.4660 
1755 2071.7334In that- ar- auditorium, PS Twenty.2073.9373 
1756LES_int_012074.0164You were there?2074.5871
1757LES_se0_ag4_f_012074.6969Yeah, the only reason I got in, I grabbed hold of Alan Gerson's2077.6384
1759 2078.0949um,2078.4418 
1761 2078.5456one of his-2079.5115 
1763 2080.0076his aids,2080.9691 
1765 2081.3554by the back of this2082.0710 
1767 2082.2071man's pants.2083.1071 
1769 2083.4847And when2084.2003 
1771 2084.7739we went- when- when he moved,2086.3237 
1773 2086.7013we all moved together.2087.8735 
1775 2088.3432Like, you know,2088.9535 
1777 2089.9588Like a [caterpillar.]2090.7915 
1778LES_int_012090.6642[Because] it was so crowded?2091.8583
1779LES_se0_ag4_f_012092.7452And I had to end up sitting on the floor.2094.1325
1780LES_int_012095.4188What do you remember about that meeting?2096.7163
1781LES_se0_ag4_f_012096.7163It was ugly.2097.2827
1782 2098.2573Alan didn't show u p.2099.1251
1784 2101.0699<ts> It was ugly.2101.6100 
1786 2101.8865<ts> And they gonna tell us what for.2103.3266 
1788 2104.0422<ts>2104.1475 
1790 2104.5383If you have low income people in a certain area, it's a ghetto.2107.3948 
1792 2108.3300We don't want those people there.2109.4451 
1793LES_int_012112.3631Yeah.2112.7143
1794LES_se0_ag4_f_012112.9646Mm-hm.2113.3158
1795LES_int_012114.5539And what do you think about, uh, the situation now with that site?2118.3060
1796LES_se0_ag4_f_012120.2026Same problem.2120.8744
1797LES_int_012122.3846Has anything changed?2123.4822
1799 2123.8729I mean the- has the fact that the2125.5368 
1801 2125.7256composition of the neighborhood in terms of the people2128.0546 
1802LES_se0_ag4_f_012128.1512[Probably,]2128.6254
1803LES_int_012128.2774[I mean.]2128.5671
1804LES_se0_ag4_f_012128.9546probably [give you.]2129.6922
1805LES_int_012129.2433[Co-ops]2129.9688
1806 2130.0961are now2130.7151
1808 2130.9434market rate, so there's new people moving in there,2133.3219 
1810 2133.8706Do you think that could [change?]2135.2430 
1811LES_se0_ag4_f_012134.9199[Yeah.] Of course, I mean,2136.1448
1812 2136.4210they're gonna push who keep they market value2138.6932
1814 2139.1893They're selfish people. We call them the Klan of the Lower East Side.2141.6961 
1815LES_int_012141.9557The Klan?2142.5220
1816LES_se0_ag4_f_012142.5264Mm-hm.2143.0269
1817LES_int_012143.2289<laugh>2143.6986
1818LES_se0_ag4_f_012143.9401The only thing that they don't wear sheets.2145.3625
1820 2145.7884I'm [serious,] these people are [outrageous.]2147.8090 
1821LES_int_012146.0300[Yeah.]2146.3238
1823 2147.6773[Oh.]2148.2656 
1824 2149.3149And so, if it were up to [you.]2150.5721
1825LES_se0_ag4_f_012150.2253[They] wanna protect their investment at all costs.2152.8419
1826LES_int_012153.0131[Yeah.]2153.3292
1827LES_se0_ag4_f_012153.1229[They] don't want any low income2154.6814
1828 2155.5536or2155.9268
1830 2157.0990low-middle income.2158.4117 
1832 2159.0395See, the low-middle income people are2161.2419 
1834 2161.3648not on anybody's radar.2162.8136 
1835LES_int_012163.3273The moderate kind of.2164.4819
1836LES_se0_ag4_f_012164.5741Yeah, [because] they make more money.2166.6551
1837LES_int_012165.1917[Right.]2165.5320
1838LES_se0_ag4_f_012167.4298<ts> If you single and you making over twenty-nine thousand,2170.0690
1840 2171.4388Then you don't fit in any category.2172.9729 
1842 2174.4184[You m-] You're not. You make too much money for the [land program.]2177.1264 
1843LES_int_012174.4184[Yeah.]2174.7217
1845 2176.2250[Too much,] but not [enough.]2178.2968 
1846LES_se0_ag4_f_012177.5702[Enough.]2177.9936
1847 2178.4087Yeah.2178.7024
1849 2178.9216Mm-hm.2179.4485 
1850LES_int_012180.1013So, if it were up to you, what would you build on that site? What would i- what would you like to see?2184.0796
1851LES_se0_ag4_f_012185.3526Some2185.8419
1853 2185.9491buildings, some co-ops2187.2920 
1855 2187.6184and condos for people2189.1478 
1857 2190.5089in that specific category.2191.8705 
1858LES_int_012192.5361That moderate.2193.2169
1859LES_se0_ag4_f_012193.3288Yeah, because they don't have anything.2194.9375
1860LES_int_012196.3317Mm-hm.2196.7094
1862 2197.4089What do you think of mixed models of like low, moderate, and middle2200.4013 
1864 2201.5390all together?2202.1592 
1865LES_se0_ag4_f_012202.1592If it's done right.2202.9379
1866 2203.1244But very rarely is it done right.2204.5268
1867LES_int_012204.6201Mm-hm.2204.8998
1868LES_se0_ag4_f_012204.8998And I seen it done right2206.0842
1869 2206.2754in only one place.2207.2453
1870LES_int_012207.4225Where?2207.7442
1871LES_se0_ag4_f_012208.3224In Denmark.2209.1664
1872LES_int_012209.5021Ah.2209.8378
1873LES_se0_ag4_f_012210.6154In Copenhagen.2211.3102
1875 2213.0914<ts> And the bui- and the name of the- of the place was Christiania.2216.1975 
1877 2217.9263<ts> That's right. Where they sell the- the drugs.2220.2298 
1879 2220.9899They [actually] had a2222.4307 
1880LES_int_012221.2929[Oh.]2221.6240
1881LES_se0_ag4_f_012222.7478example2223.3994
1883 2223.5393of2223.8517 
1885 2224.6957residents who took over a barracks2226.5888 
1887 2227.1344who actually developed the barracks.2229.0742 
1889 2229.3062And was there thirty-five, maybe forty years. I think- I heard they kicked 'em out though.2232.4769 
1891 2233.2836I don't know2233.6903 
1893 2233.8255what happened to them, but.2234.9285 
1895 2235.5533They had actually had2236.5978 
1897 2237.3019private houses on one side2239.0738 
1899 2239.5914and they had uh, middle income here, low income there.2242.8955 
1901 2244.1842But, the [apartments] weren't- and then everybody lives2246.0260 
1902LES_int_012244.4640[So,]2244.7577
1904 2245.6250[It could] be done.2246.3758 
1905LES_se0_ag4_f_012246.3758Yeah.2246.7208
1906LES_int_012246.9027But, it's hard.2247.5275
1907LES_se0_ag4_f_012248.2363If it's done right.2248.9497
1908LES_int_012249.1269Yeah.2249.4719
1910 2250.6843What about any commercial things? Would you- would you wanna see a commercial space?2254.0879 
1911LES_se0_ag4_f_012254.1811Mm-hm.2254.5530
1912LES_int_012254.5922On that site?2255.1825
1913LES_se0_ag4_f_012255.2291Mm-hm.2255.5742
1914LES_int_012256.1850What kind?2256.6700
1915LES_se0_ag4_f_012260.1937Well.2260.5668
1916LES_int_012261.2662Home Depot, Mom and Pop, you know, something in between?2264.3997
1917LES_se0_ag4_f_012264.6841I would like to see a combination2265.9186
1919 2266.2170of Home Depot and Mom and Pop.2267.9843 
1920LES_int_012269.5464Mm-hm.2269.8401
1921LES_se0_ag4_f_012270.5162See.2270.7401
1923 2270.8939Yeah.2271.1504 
1925 2271.2576Um.2271.6109 
1927 2272.4875But, different types of mom and pops.2274.1288 
1928LES_int_012274.3387Uh-huh.2274.6884
1929LES_se0_ag4_f_012275.5464Like a um.2277.2203
1931 2278.6030If you're gonna do a Home Depot,2279.8902 
1933 2280.2679then we need a extensive2281.9186 
1935 2282.1004um2282.4281 
1937 2284.6185discount2285.1967 
1939 2286.4511medical2287.0806 
1941 2288.0178supply and2289.3234 
1943 2290.1476beauty.2290.5952 
1944LES_int_012291.3693Right.2291.6770
1945LES_se0_ag4_f_012291.9148Yeah. So we can get our nail polish [and makeup and]2295.2301
1946LES_int_012293.5160[<laugh>]2294.3349
1948 2294.7732[That's right.]2295.4633 
1949LES_se0_ag4_f_012295.7384and our hair products and our2297.4719
1951 2297.9708and our- by- and have a Body Works. A Body Shop there.2300.5074 
1953 2300.6939[Our] Body Works.2301.7011 
1954LES_int_012300.6939[Hm.]2300.9970
1955 2301.7011Mm-hm.2302.0228
1956LES_se0_ag4_f_012302.3807Yes.2303.0522
1958 2303.6910And a Whole Foods.2304.6982 
1959LES_int_012305.7112You'd like that?2306.3023
1960LES_se0_ag4_f_012306.7140Well, yeah, I would like2307.5375
1962 2307.6903that and2308.8990 
1964 2310.1203Whole Food and uh, maybe uh2312.3232 
1966 2312.4392Farmer's Market.2313.4155 
1967LES_int_012314.0093Mm-hm.2314.4347
1968LES_se0_ag4_f_012315.0753So we can come there and get our vegetables that's reasonable.2317.3909
1969LES_int_012317.5007Yeah.2317.8180
1970LES_se0_ag4_f_012318.1414<ts>2318.2757
1972 2318.5259I've been trying to get /RD-NAME-3/ who's husband2320.7017 
1974 2320.8909is a farmer2321.5194 
1976 2321.8795bring down some of her vegetables, sell it outside of University Place, and she [tell me no.]2326.7572 
1977LES_int_012326.0432[Oh.]2326.4826
1978LES_se0_ag4_f_012326.8670University sell, but she told me no. It wouldn't2328.8243
1980 2329.8129they would't pay her to do that.2331.3079 
1981LES_int_012331.4970Oh, too bad.2332.7699
1982LES_se0_ag4_f_012333.0445Cause her husband is a farmer.2334.5467
1983LES_int_012335.0044Oh, that's great.2335.8099
1985 2336.8594Well, you have the Essex Street Market not too far away.2339.3491 
1987 2340.1578Right?2340.4934 
1988LES_se0_ag4_f_012340.6611Yeah.2341.0455
1989LES_int_012341.3416/That's good/.2341.8542
1990LES_se0_ag4_f_012343.3614Produce.2343.8130
1991LES_int_012343.8923Yeah, you can get produce right?2345.1472
1992LES_se0_ag4_f_012345.6964It's not the same.2346.3615
1993LES_int_012346.4836It's not.2346.9901
1994LES_se0_ag4_f_012348.0454Farmer's Market2348.9058
1995LES_int_012348.9790Yeah.2349.3146
1996LES_se0_ag4_f_012349.9248place for someone who farms.2351.0537
1997LES_int_012351.0537Right.2351.3649
1999 2351.6883They truck it in that morning or whatever.2353.5083 
2000LES_se0_ag4_f_012354.0148Mm-hm.2354.5396
2001LES_int_012354.5396Yeah.2354.8203
2003 2356.4739So, with this SPURA Site, I mean what do you think's gonna happen there? Do you2359.8223 
2005 2360.0664do you feel.2360.9451 
2006LES_se0_ag4_f_012361.3309You mean with that little [area?]2362.4537
2007LES_int_012362.2462[Yeah.] Do you feel that there's any hope?2363.9731
2008LES_se0_ag4_f_012364.0646If [they don't.]2364.8640
2009LES_int_012364.3514[For like hope] for [/inaudible/]2366.4810
2010LES_se0_ag4_f_012365.5901[There would be hope] if they wou- if it wasn't for Sheldon Silver, but because he is2369.6847
2011 2370.3071reigning over that, and his-2371.5893
2013 2371.7540and his2372.4070 
2015 2372.8646constituents2373.9325 
2017 2374.3780are the co-ops.2375.3116 
2018LES_int_012375.3848Yeah.2375.8364
2019LES_se0_ag4_f_012376.6362<ts> This man has a enormous-2378.2689
2021 2379.1903enormous amount of power.2380.5145 
2022LES_int_012380.5145Yeah.2381.0035
2024 2381.4917He really does.2382.2788 
2025LES_se0_ag4_f_012382.2788A lot of power.2383.3528
2026LES_int_012383.5481Yeah.2383.9142
2027LES_se0_ag4_f_012384.2559People don't realize how powerful he is.2386.0009
2028LES_int_012386.0194That's true.2386.6294
2029LES_se0_ag4_f_012387.9597Excuse me.2388.4110
2031 2388.7344[I'm'a get my water.]2389.4911 
2032LES_int_012388.9114[/inaudible/]2389.2470
2033LES_se0_ag4_f_012389.8938Mayor Bloomberg- Oh. Can I offer you some water?2391.7453
2034LES_int_012392.0601No, I'm fine, thank you.2393.1571
2035LES_se0_ag4_f_012393.3585Mayor Bloomberg is uh, pow-2395.2807
2037 2395.6407thought he was powerful until he ran up against Shel- Sheldon Silver and you saw what real power was.2400.0039 
2038LES_int_012400.0832Yeah.2400.6290
2039LES_se0_ag4_f_012401.1171But.2401.2941
2041 2401.8555Power2402.4779 
2043 2402.7098corrupts. Absolutely.2403.8963 
2044LES_int_012404.0671Yeah.2404.4760
2045LES_se0_ag4_f_012405.9140He doesn't want any low income near us, which would put a further strain on the community.2410.6210
2046LES_int_012410.9688Right.2411.2434
2047LES_se0_ag4_f_012411.2434It would further destroy the Lower East Side.2413.0617
2048LES_int_012415.2341What do you- What's your opinion about2416.6120
2050 2416.8073about building height2417.9484 
2052 2418.4244in developments in the community? Like- or on that site in particular.2421.8688 
2054 2422.6133Do you have2423.1198 
2056 2423.3028[parti-]2423.5704 
2057LES_se0_ag4_f_012423.3212[No.] I don't want2424.4492
2058 2424.5715we don't- we don't w- need any twenty three story buildings. [No.]2427.1263
2059LES_int_012426.9860[Okay.]2427.2606
2060 2427.6023Okay. So you'd think that something's too tall.2429.5403
2061LES_se0_ag4_f_012429.5403Yeah.2429.8881
2062 2430.2316Definitely.2430.7747
2063LES_int_012431.0554Mm.2431.3422
2064LES_se0_ag4_f_012432.0989You know.2432.3979
2065LES_int_012433.1017Yeah.2433.3580
2066LES_se0_ag4_f_012434.0719We need uh,2435.0178
2068 2436.5507six story,2437.3806 
2070 2437.5454seven the most.2438.6630 
2072 2438.9682[Eight] the most.2439.6882 
2073LES_int_012438.9682[Yeah.]2439.1817
2074 2439.9323Okay.2440.1907
2075LES_se0_ag4_f_012440.9046But,2441.2256
2077 2441.4904you can't have2442.4912 
2079 2442.8268inclusion area zoning unless they're2444.6645 
2081 2445.0123higher.2445.4761 
2082LES_int_012446.2572Yeah.2446.6218
2084 2447.3541So w- is that a tradeoff that you are willing to take [part in? Like] the- you can go a little higher if you get some more affordable [units?]2453.5513 
2085LES_se0_ag4_f_012449.8621[Yeah.]2450.4174
2087 2453.0346[Mm-hm.]2453.4624 
2088LES_int_012453.8586Yeah.2454.1337
2089LES_se0_ag4_f_012454.4754Mm-hm.2454.7622
2091 2455.3339Especially for people like you and your husband.2457.2560 
2092LES_int_012457.4696Yeah.2457.8968
2093LES_se0_ag4_f_012457.8968Who are not making a lot a lot of money.2460.1179
2094LES_int_012460.9173No.2461.2041
2095LES_se0_ag4_f_012461.4665But, y'all cannot2462.6276
2097 2462.8106find an apartment2463.9029 
2099 2464.0433that you'd be happy with2465.3491 
2101 2465.7493based- that you can afford.2466.9846 
2102LES_int_012467.1981[No.]2467.5948
2103LES_se0_ag4_f_012467.3873[Can] you?2467.8572
2104LES_int_012468.0158No.2468.3820
2105LES_se0_ag4_f_012468.9067You stuck out there with nothing.2470.0926
2107 2471.8501And at you and your husband's salary, you should be able to buy your first little condo.2476.3371 
2108LES_int_012477.3989Not gonna happen.2478.2257
2109LES_se0_ag4_f_012478.4027Uh- yeah. You need to [tell Sheldon Silver]2480.4530
2110LES_int_012479.6475[You'd think we would.]2480.7093
2111LES_se0_ag4_f_012480.8314You need to tell Sheldon [Silver. Write] him a letter.2483.1554
2112LES_int_012482.2401[Yeah.]2482.7465
2113LES_se0_ag4_f_012483.2896[Dear sir,]2484.0097
2114LES_int_012483.2896[Yeah.]2483.6680
2115LES_se0_ag4_f_012484.3392my name is so and so and so and so. I am an anthropologist, my husband is a da da da.2488.7929
2117 2489.2567We make da da da. We cannot afford to buy.2491.9406 
2119 2493.1855There's nothing out there for us.2494.7293 
2120LES_int_012494.7293Yeah.2495.1076
2121LES_se0_ag4_f_012495.2768Would you consider allowing2497.0647
2123 2497.2295that land to be developed some um, condos that we could buy?2500.7219 
2124LES_int_012500.9294Yeah.2501.2406
2125LES_se0_ag4_f_012501.4786I'm serious.2501.9789
2127 2502.7590I would write him.2503.3021 
2128LES_int_012504.1991So you- so you think there's a possibility that-2506.4330
2130 2507.9036that the2508.2087 
2132 2508.3735tide could change a little bit.2509.8933 
2134 2510.2595That things could move down there?2511.6690 
2135LES_se0_ag4_f_012513.9879Not as long as Sheldon Silver is there.2515.5078
2137 2515.8434<ts> As long as people in the co-ops are like they are. And those people are a /bull/ over there.2519.1459 
2138LES_int_012519.3412Yeah.2519.7012
2139LES_se0_ag4_f_012520.1711Not all of them, but a significant number of them.2522.1176
2140LES_int_012522.2641Yeah.2522.5631
2141LES_se0_ag4_f_012523.3238<ts> And very selfish.2524.5844
2142LES_int_012525.2007Mm-hm,2525.4997
2143LES_se0_ag4_f_012526.2381They think they're better than everybody else.2527.7819
2144LES_int_012528.7920Right.2529.2619
2145LES_se0_ag4_f_012530.6348I see 'em.2531.4952
2147 2533.3837Unless the community really comes together, and I mean really comes together and really gets ugly and say look. Uh.2538.5268 
2149 2539.9447Finds a law, a loophole, a something to strong arm2543.3864 
2151 2544.9630Silver,2545.6220 
2153 2545.9760into doing it,2546.7448 
2155 2548.5266not gonna do it.2549.3016 
2156LES_int_012549.4359Yeah.2549.7166
2157LES_se0_ag4_f_012550.3165Cause those people over there.2551.6407
2158LES_int_012554.3401Do you think it's important for people to know about the history of that site?2557.4895
2159LES_se0_ag4_f_012558.0631Yes it is.2558.7710
2160LES_int_012559.1920And the history of the neighborhood kind of in general?2561.2057
2161LES_se0_ag4_f_012561.3827Mm-hm.2561.8653
2162LES_int_012562.6036Like the new folks that are moving in.2563.9949
2163LES_se0_ag4_f_012564.4282Mm-hm.2564.8962
2164LES_int_012568.2219It [has.]2568.5636
2165LES_se0_ag4_f_012568.4416[If] that will matter to them.2569.9644
2166LES_int_012570.1109Yeah.2570.5990
2167LES_se0_ag4_f_012571.0323But you see, you have a lot of people that moving in that they don't care2574.2420
2169 2574.4373what the history of the place is. All they want is their immediate gratification.2578.0670 
2171 2578.4540<ts> I'm here.2579.2107 
2173 2579.6928This is my apartment.2580.9434 
2175 2581.5964I live here.2582.4507 
2176LES_int_012584.5750Right.2584.8536
2177LES_se0_ag4_f_012584.8536In the summers, I'm at the Hamptons, I'm in Europe, blah blah, you know what I mean?2588.2057
2178LES_int_012588.4498Yeah.2588.7427
2179LES_se0_ag4_f_012589.2858They're not interested in the history.2591.0483
2180LES_int_012591.4083[Yeah.]2591.6707
2181LES_se0_ag4_f_012591.5182[Very] few people will be.2593.0254
2182LES_int_012594.1864Mm-hm.2594.5404
2183LES_se0_ag4_f_012595.0713Until something bites them.2596.7371
2184LES_int_012597.1643<laugh>2597.8538
2185LES_se0_ag4_f_012598.1947We have a hurricane and they're flooded out.2600.1474
2186LES_int_012601.3373Mm-hm.2601.7507
2187LES_se0_ag4_f_012602.0131Cause you know, if we- if we get hit with a hurricane, what's gonna happen the- here.2604.9740
2189 2605.1509[Right?]2605.3828 
2190LES_int_012605.1509[Yeah.] We're low.2606.0113
2191LES_se0_ag4_f_012607.3904<ts> All of this is gonna be flooded.2608.6946
2192LES_int_012608.7983Yeah.2609.1095
2193LES_se0_ag4_f_012610.0432Mm.2610.2018
2194LES_int_012611.4552Um.2611.9006
2196 2612.2714Okay. I have-2612.7795 
2198 2613.0845I think I have two more questions for you. The first is, uh2616.8290 
2200 2617.6623if you2618.4129 
2202 2618.9499plan to stay in the neighborhood?2620.4022 
2204 2623.5681Do you wanna stay here you know? I-2625.0692 
2206 2625.3194Do you wanna continue living here?2626.6069 
2207LES_se0_ag4_f_012628.5699We have a contract2629.5706
2209 2630.9802that expires two thousand nineteen.2633.0489 
2210LES_int_012633.2197Yeah.2633.5798
2212 2634.9478And you'll stay here til then.2636.1683 
2213LES_se0_ag4_f_012636.3696Mm-hm.2636.7602
2214LES_int_012636.8639And then wha- and then what?2637.9867
2215LES_se0_ag4_f_012639.4634And then we'll have to leave.2640.6239
2218 2640.9224Because2641.3679  
2220 2642.8873the federal government2643.7477 
2222 2644.9010is2645.2332 
2224 2645.5505does not2646.1729 
2226 2646.7677make the landlords stay in the program. They can't.2649.3123 
2228 2649.8493He can leave the program. And I know2651.4211 
2230 2651.7445if things2652.4950 
2232 2653.1053continue2653.6850 
2234 2654.0511to go up in this neighborhood the way they've been going up,2656.5055 
2235LES_int_012656.7801Yeah.2657.0730
2236LES_se0_ag4_f_012657.1280<ts> more luxury than anything else.2658.6108
2238 2659.1478The landlord will be encouraged to,2661.1310 
2240 2662.3915if not sooner,2663.2634 
2242 2663.8004find some way to either end the contract, or when it ended, you know you going.2667.3806 
2244 2668.5798And he's gonna change the use of the building so that you2670.6790 
2246 2671.0451tha- you can't- you can't use the voucher here2673.0140 
2248 2673.7584to stay here.2674.3015 
2249LES_int_012676.9673So, you'll be- you'd like to stay2679.1420
2251 2679.2702in the lo-2679.6302 
2253 2679.9719long term, but you're gonna.2681.0581 
2254LES_se0_ag4_f_012681.3205[Yeah.]2681.5589
2255LES_int_012681.3205[Sounds] like you'll be forced to2682.6939
2256LES_se0_ag4_f_012683.1455Well.2683.4933
2257LES_int_012683.4933[go somewhere else.]2684.6100
2258LES_se0_ag4_f_012683.7191[Unless the co-]2684.6161
2259 2687.1360Unless2687.5693
2261 2687.7645of course2688.4236 
2263 2688.5578you come into a lot of money.2689.9369 
2264LES_int_012690.3630<laugh> [Yeah.]2691.3699
2265LES_se0_ag4_f_012690.9893[Cause] this area2691.8519
2266 2691.9679so far is very rich, unless something drastic happens.2695.0197
2267LES_int_012695.2882Mm-hm.2695.6665
2269 2695.9350Mm-hm.2696.1974 
2270LES_se0_ag4_f_012697.6680And then you may not wanna live here.2699.1386
2271LES_int_012699.4621<laugh>2700.3280
2272LES_se0_ag4_f_012701.4388So it's rough. (sighing)2702.7813
2273LES_int_012702.7813Do you still wanna live here given the- the things that you've talked about in terms of the changes, the2707.7763
2275 2707.9838changing character of the neighborhood?2709.8611 
2277 2710.2456Is it still a place where you-2711.7345 
2279 2712.2776That you consider home? And that you2713.7433 
2280LES_se0_ag4_f_012714.0423[Well]2714.4940
2281LES_int_012714.0423[like?]2714.5183
2282LES_se0_ag4_f_012714.6220Yeah, I mean, I'm here.2716.0438
2284 2716.5686I understand it.2717.4473 
2286 2717.7829I know how to get things done.2719.0949 
2287LES_int_012719.7418Mm-hm.2720.0286
2288LES_se0_ag4_f_012720.7974So far.2721.3466
2290 2721.9691Um.2722.4687 
2292 2723.0301When that changes completely,2724.7326 
2294 2725.0072then I'll be ready to leave.2726.1056 
2295LES_int_012726.4135Okay.2726.7308
2297 2727.7925Okay.2728.0793 
2298LES_se0_ag4_f_012728.2319Yeah.2728.4943
2299LES_int_012728.9764Um. Okay. So my last question then is um,2731.8022
2301 2732.0463<ts>2732.2049 
2303 2732.8762If you could2733.3643 
2305 2733.6850think ahead ten years or twenty years.2735.6391 
2307 2735.8405I- I'm interested in where you think the neighborhood's going.2738.0046 
2309 2738.3036What do you think it's gonna be like in ten years?2740.0976 
2310LES_se0_ag4_f_012741.6223If i-2742.0068
2312 2742.2875nothing changes, and it goes in the same2744.4964 
2314 2745.0456direction it's going now.2746.2356 
2316 2747.0166Then it'll be predominantly white2748.4037 
2318 2748.8369and predominantly rich.2749.9658 
2319LES_int_012750.0756Mm-hm.2750.5272
2321 2752.1626And you th- do you think that's gonna happen?2753.6332 
2322LES_se0_ag4_f_012753.7735Mm-hm.2754.1255
2324 2754.4429Very easily happen. Yeah, sure.2755.8158 
2325LES_int_012756.1637Yeah.2756.4688
2326LES_se0_ag4_f_012758.4886You see, if you offer people enough money,2760.9120
2328 2761.2415everybody has their price as they say.2762.9383 
2330 2763.9330Like Common Ground.2764.8056 
2331LES_int_012765.3181Yeah.2765.5500
2332LES_se0_ag4_f_012765.5500Common Ground is determined to get rid of housing.2767.9728
2333 2768.3753I mean, get rid of2769.1745
2335 2769.2904homelessness.2769.9677 
2336LES_int_012770.4010Mm.2770.6390
2337LES_se0_ag4_f_012771.1760Okay.2771.5482
2339 2772.4459Let's say2773.1748 
2341 2774.6271they wanted to2775.6888 
2343 2776.2319buy this building and that one.2777.6720 
2344LES_int_012780.3408Mm-hm.2780.6215
2345LES_se0_ag4_f_012782.1349Now, if they bought Ricky's building for a hundred and seventy million,2785.4544
2347 2787.0350uh-huh. You get the point?2788.2127 
2349 2789.8847How much are they willing to pay2791.4502 
2351 2792.4327for these two?2793.0734 
2352LES_int_012793.3114Yeah.2793.5799
2353LES_se0_ag4_f_012794.4464Two hundred million?2795.1298
2355 2795.9353Do you think Common Ground would sell?2797.3270 
2357 2799.0173Huh?2799.1882 
2358LES_int_012799.4872Yeah.2799.8106
2359LES_se0_ag4_f_012800.0425Uh-huh.2800.5550
2361 2802.5127[A hundred million.]2803.5981 
2362LES_int_012802.6950[So]2803.0550
2364 2803.2564[So you] s- so you see the- the gentrification continuing?2806.4234 
2365LES_se0_ag4_f_012807.8597As long as there's a marketplace for it.2810.2883
2366LES_int_012810.3982Yeah.2810.7094
2367LES_se0_ag4_f_012811.2219The market doesn't change? No.2812.6743
2369 2812.9183Cause these markets m-2813.7951 
2371 2814.0087change every place else but New York.2815.4671 
2372LES_int_012815.7173I know.2816.4068
2374 2818.1215It's true.2818.7135 
2375LES_se0_ag4_f_012818.7745See, what annoys me is the roommates. These white people come in with they- with they goddamn roommates.2823.3498
2376LES_int_012823.7465Right.2824.0516
2377LES_se0_ag4_f_012824.1553And they ruin it. They- they- they2825.8639
2379 2826.1080move into these a- buildings2827.6964 
2381 2828.0686with they goddamn roommates. Everybody pays a thousand dollars or fifteen hundred dollars2831.9069 
2383 2832.4866and nobody is holding anybody accountable.2835.2113 
2384LES_int_012835.5347Mm-hm.2835.9375
2385LES_se0_ag4_f_012836.1022And we have to suffer because2838.0691
2387 2838.3803they2838.9539 
2389 2839.4787ha- must have some place to live2841.0591 
2391 2841.3314cause they wanna live on the Lower East Side and they're willing to pay anything to do so.2844.8462 
2392LES_int_012845.0537Right.2845.4625
2393LES_se0_ag4_f_012845.9995And um, they don't.2847.4274
2395 2847.5677And then once they get in there, the landlord screws 'em royally.2850.7672 
2397 2851.1368He goes from a yearly lease to month to month2853.4676 
2399 2854.6819because you complained about something.2856.5306 
2400LES_int_012857.1591Right.2857.4886
2401LES_se0_ag4_f_012858.5443I've seen that scenarios play out in the GOAL's office so many times. They come in there crying.2862.6359
2402LES_int_012864.0617Do they?2864.4645
2403LES_se0_ag4_f_012864.7844Yeah. And they w- actually wanna have the nerve to use somebody else2868.3009
2405 2868.6426use2869.0210 
2407 2869.4542low income people to help them fight their cause.2871.4697 
2409 2871.7565Because they know they rich bitch people ain't gonna help them.2873.9370 
2410LES_int_012874.2055Mm.2874.8096
2411LES_se0_ag4_f_012875.1514So, they're selfish. They are ve- i- these kids, young people coming in the build- are selfish.2879.6330
2412LES_int_012879.6330Mm-hm. Mm-hm.2880.6276
2413LES_se0_ag4_f_012880.7435I mean very selfish. All they wanna do is go to work, and hang out at the bars, and come home.2884.5540
2415 2885.5060Or go to dinner. They don't cook.2886.9491 
2417 2889.0278They wanna go to the bars after work,2891.1994 
2418LES_int_012891.3947Yeah.2891.7242
2419LES_se0_ag4_f_012891.8279or2892.2063
2421 2892.6700on the weekends.2893.5365 
2423 2895.5549Right? And then on family days, to either going to their mother's or father who don't live here.2899.6494 
2424LES_int_012900.2047Mm-hm.2900.7325
2425LES_se0_ag4_f_012901.2453Mm-hm.2901.5565
2427 2901.8372Summer vacation, Europe.2903.0515 
2428LES_int_012903.4124<laugh>2904.1338
2429LES_se0_ag4_f_012904.4999Yeah.2904.7562
2431 2906.3000They're not interested in no community. They're not interested in building or changing anything.2909.7782 
2432LES_int_012910.0223Mm-hm.2910.3946
2433LES_se0_ag4_f_012910.7851No.2911.0266
2435 2911.9968They're interested in their own selfish needs in their own little world.2914.8465 
2436LES_int_012915.1668Yeah.2915.5173
2438 2918.2152Well, it will be interesting to see what happens here.2920.4303 
2439LES_se0_ag4_f_012921.3156Sad to see what happens [here.]2923.0399
2440LES_int_012922.7592[Yeah.]2923.5341
2441LES_se0_ag4_f_012924.1200But, like I said2924.9498
2443 2925.2244I would write that letter.2926.1844 
2445 2926.3614Let everybody know, I exist and tha- there's nothing for me.2929.2660 
2446LES_int_012929.5345Yeah.2929.9800
2448 2931.4790If more people did that.2932.5192 
2449LES_se0_ag4_f_012932.6351[Yes.]2933.8344
2450LES_int_012933.4805[It'd be a] good thing.2934.2522
2451LES_se0_ag4_f_012934.4048Yes.2935.1553
2453 2935.5032Say, look. You need to develop some co-ops for me.2937.9627 
2454LES_int_012938.5302Yeah.2938.8109
2455LES_se0_ag4_f_012938.8109Cause I heard Brooklyn had developed some2940.6538
2456 2940.7758condos2941.5936
2457LES_int_012942.0940I [I think]2942.6981
2458LES_se0_ag4_f_012942.3136[in Yak] in /Yatsee's/ [district.]2944.7789
2459LES_int_012944.2358[Yeah.]2944.7789
2460LES_se0_ag4_f_012944.9009[Yeah.]2945.2488
2461LES_int_012944.9009[If] we ever bought, we'd have to move to Brooklyn I think because2947.7339
2462 2949.1801we couldn't afford it.2950.0832
2464 2950.5591Couldn't afford it around here.2951.6409 
2465LES_se0_ag4_f_012955.0398Are you living on Lower East Side now?2956.5319
2466LES_int_012956.5319Yeah.2956.8980
2468 2957.4960Fifth Street.2958.0330 
2469LES_se0_ag4_f_012958.9676Oh my [God.]2960.1167
2470LES_int_012959.8951[Yeah.]2960.1758
2471LES_se0_ag4_f_012960.7189In what?2961.2485
2472LES_int_012961.8980Ten-2962.1787
2474 2962.3251tenement.2962.6729 
2475LES_se0_ag4_f_012962.9475No, but Fifth and what? Between [what and what?]2964.8550
2476LES_int_012964.5621[Oh A] and B.]2965.2761
2477LES_se0_ag4_f_012966.4050Are you living in /RD-NAME-3/2967.5884
2479 2967.7654/RD-NAME-3/'s building?2968.6685 
2480LES_int_012970.1513No.2970.4869
2482 2970.8470I don't know.2971.4389 
2483LES_se0_ag4_f_012971.8111[/RD-NAME-5/2972.7368
2484LES_int_012971.9191[/inaudible/] people in my building, no.2973.7559
2485 2973.9023I don't [think so.]2974.4515
2486LES_se0_ag4_f_012974.1586[/RD-NAME-5/] lives in Fifth Street2976.2677
2487 2976.3808between [A and B.] Yeah.2977.5553
2488LES_int_012976.7654[Really?]2977.1926
2489LES_se0_ag4_f_012977.9092She lives in the HFC.2979.1453
2490LES_int_012980.2925Oh, yeah, yeah.2981.1584
2492 2981.3049Mm-hm.2981.5550 
2494 2981.6649That's not my buildi- I live in, um, a little farther towards A.2984.5414 
2495LES_se0_ag4_f_012985.0540[Okay.]2985.6215
2496LES_int_012985.0670[Over on]2985.6581
2497 2985.9083in just a little tenement building.2987.2935
2498LES_se0_ag4_f_012987.5620How is it?2988.1795
2499LES_int_012988.8141I- we love it actually, we've been there for five years and it's great but.2992.0116
2500LES_se0_ag4_f_012992.1032How expensive is it?2993.0809
2501LES_int_012996.2100But it helps being married2997.2100
2503 2997.3697to share a room and everything like that.2999.0895 
2505 3000.1330But, it's crazy. You know, it's crazy.3001.6951 
2507 3003.2940But, we moved here from Brooklyn3004.6120 
2509 3004.9354because3005.3445 
2511 3005.4726Brooklyn be- was becoming just as expensive.3007.6400 
2512LES_se0_ag4_f_013008.7628[Where in Brooklyn?]3009.6178
2513LES_int_013009.1235[We found a] good deal.3009.9900
2514 3010.1548Williamsburg.3010.7284
2515LES_se0_ag4_f_013013.3157You know where Freddy's is?3014.5606
2516LES_int_013015.2261Yeah.3015.4885
2517LES_se0_ag4_f_013015.4885The bar?3016.1475
2518LES_int_013016.1475Yeah.3016.4587
2519LES_se0_ag4_f_013017.2215You know the owner?3017.9965
2520LES_int_013018.5701No.3018.8325
2521LES_se0_ag4_f_013019.6257/RD-NAME-4/3020.3474
2522LES_int_013020.7624No.3021.0797
2523LES_se0_ag4_f_013021.9706She own Freddy's.3022.7578
2524LES_int_013022.8493Oh.3023.2826
2526 3023.5999Cool.3023.8928 
2527LES_se0_ag4_f_013024.2223She trained me.3024.9581
2528LES_int_013025.1533Oh, really?3026.0259
2530 3027.0084That's great.3027.5027 
2531LES_se0_ag4_f_013027.8078Remember in the story I told [you? They] called- that was- that- that was her boss.3030.7436
2532LES_int_013028.7727[Yeah.]3029.0839
2533 3031.0243Oh. That's [funny.]3031.9519
2534LES_se0_ag4_f_013031.8908Freddy's.3032.4677
2535LES_int_013032.5743That's terrific.3033.3126
2536LES_se0_ag4_f_013033.8862So,3034.1641
2538 3034.3533yeah, I used to go to Freddy's /and they did/ the whole Williamsburg.3037.3702 
2540 3037.6509They got <ts> them people over there are racist.3039.6524 
2541LES_int_013039.6524Uh, there's a lot of [young-]3041.2761
2542LES_se0_ag4_f_013040.9804[No, they racist.]3042.3046
2543LES_int_013041.4927[a lot of young] people over there in [Williamsburg.]73044.4708
2544LES_se0_ag4_f_013043.1406[They're racist.]3043.8301
2546 3044.1179[They] are racist. I mean the older people- I used to [walk]3047.3206 
2547LES_int_013046.5041[Oh the older people?]3047.5952
2548LES_se0_ag4_f_013047.9736through Williamsburg, because I was giving a talk at the Ninetieth precinct3051.1579
2550 3051.2982and the Ninety-four.3052.3905 
2551LES_int_013052.6285Yeah.3053.0434
2552LES_se0_ag4_f_013053.3809And not so much when I went to the Ninetieth, but when I went to the Ninety-four,3056.5235
2554 3056.9689I had to walk past the park.3058.2016 
2556 3058.9277I mean, the looks I got3059.9693 
2558 3061.4155I used to have to tell them, look, I know /RD-NAME-2/, and I'm a organizer.3064.4482 
2560 3064.9364And don't look at me that way.3065.7938 
2561LES_int_013066.0135Ah. (laughing) [seriously?]3067.2888
2562LES_se0_ag4_f_013067.0752[Yeah,] they don't want no [blacks running around,] new black people running around the neighborhood.3070.3948
2563LES_int_013067.8441[Oh.]3068.9242
2564 3070.3948Oh, that's terrible.3071.5462
2565LES_se0_ag4_f_013071.5462Mm-hm.3072.0160
2566 3072.7666Mm-hm.3073.1754