New York Stories

We took a detour to the Lower East Side, photographed the locals and listened to their lives and personal insights, finding similarities in the experiences of living in a city with rich cultural backgrounds. Cities undergoing rapid economic and demographic change.

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Edward Arrocha “I have lived in LES for many years now. I worked my way up the housing ladder to earn a rent-controlled apartment. But it’s all changing as the sort of building I live in are worth fortunes now, either bought up by the entry level Wal

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Migdalia and Melinda “We are sisters and a part of the old lower east side neighbourhood having lived here for most of our lives after arriving from Puerto Rico. Many years ago, we came here as migrants not immigrants, as back then we were part of th

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Edward Arrocha “I have lived in LES for many years now. I worked my way up the housing ladder to earn a rent-controlled apartment. But it’s all changing as the sort of building I live in are worth fortunes now, either bought up by the entry level Wal

new york stories-10.jpg

Migdalia and Melinda “We are sisters and a part of the old lower east side neighbourhood having lived here for most of our lives after arriving from Puerto Rico. Many years ago, we came here as migrants not immigrants, as back then we were part of th

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