Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Evicted in Upper Manhattan VTMBH Article: Author José L. Llanes VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Erica Pearson VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body If the six Hispanic businesses at 201 West 108th St, at Amsterdam Avenue, dont leave in a month they will be thrown out on the street. The ultimatum came from landlord Allan Garfield of the Strata Realty Corporation, who informed them that their leases would not be renewed, as he had promised three years earlier. They must now abandon the properties within 30 days. The battle promises to be anything but easy. The business owners formed a coalition with Cynthia Doty, NYC assistant to Assemblyman Edward C. Sullivan, Altagracia Hiraldo of the organization Dominican Sunday, and dozens of the building's residents. The coalition demands that Strata Realty honor its word as binding and renew the commercial leases, or at least give them more time to prepare for the costly move. If this isnt possible, the community will boycott the new businesses once they move in. The great demand for space in this zone on the Upper West Side is pushing small Hispanic businesses out. And apparently, they want to rent to large chain businesses. That is why they need all of the locations, said Gustavo Madero, owner of Ez Vision, one of the threatened businesses. Barely three years ago, in this largely Mexican, Puerto Rican and Dominican neighborhood known as Manhattan Valley, women were afraid to walk to the subway stations alone for fear of running into drunks and drug dealers who prowled the area. It is precisely interaction with the community by these now-threatened small businesses that has contributed to cleaning up the social atmosphere. The community cares for these six stores because they are a part of us. A chain store could destroy this relationship, Doty said. The only thing that you can do is use the power of money to boycott the new businesses. Who will want to open a store knowing full well that it will be boycotted? For Luis Feliz, owner of Popular Discount, the problem goes even further. It looks like it is a plan to kick out the Hispanic renters as well as business people. Barely 12 Hispanic families are left in the buildings 48 apartments, said Feliz. The conditions for the residents don't appear to be easy, either. Augusto Cuartas, a Colombian who is president of the buildings Tenants Association, said that while the neighbors support the proprietors demands, they also have their own complaints. The maintenance in this building is terrible; it is always dirty and has many leaks. My roof caved in and I am also bringing a complaint against the landlord, concluded Cuartas. Landlord Allan Garfield did not return our calls. Doty explained that the community recently boycotted large chain stores like CVS Pharmacy and Kentucky Fried Chicken that tried to open stores on 102nd and 106th Streets, at the cost of a local supermarket and a Cuban restaurant, both of which were of great importance to their neighbors. The community embargo has provoked the giant KFC to think again. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-07 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 194 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evicted in Upper Manhattan 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-07