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June 6

Jose B. Rivera replied to Ropeadope's discussion 'spread the news?'

Ropeadope, I know you don't know this, but East Harlem and Harlem are not the same thing, place or people. East Harlem is East of Harlem. And most East Harlemites don't like being confused with Harlemites. It's like calling a North Dakotan a South...

June 6

Jose B. Rivera commented on East Harlem Preservation's blog post 'Who Was Pete Pascale?'

The first time I met Pete was at a Community Board meeting back in 1977-78. I was a brand spanking new member and quite young then (21). At first he seemed gruff. But then you realized that he was quite a nice person and not one to hold his tongue...

June 6

Jose B. Rivera replied to Marina Ortiz's discussion 'Go Green East Harlem'

Although I don't believe in the Global Warming myth, I would like to see more soil, plants and tree and less cement in our living environment. All the new trees in East Harlem are wonderful. They look great and turn what we breath out into what we...

June 6