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Ed Garcia Conde said he developed asthma during his thirties, and while he has only ever used it twice, he panics if he ever forgets to bring it with him. Garcia Conde said his condition is indicative of the environmental crisis in the Bronx.

Ed Garcia Conde said he found this artwork on a piece of wood out on the streets to be thrown away. He rescued this image of Amitabha, who is the Buddha of Infinite Life.

What is Salvation?
- A preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.

-- How Daniel Barber Gained his own Salvation (through family and spirituality)

Ed Garcia Conde recently received this book as a gift from a friend. Although relatively new, he said this book is special to him, since it epitomizes living through the roughest times in Melrose and the South Bronx.

Eduardo Garcia Conde was born in Mott Haven in 1975, and goes by the name of Ed. He has two words of his last name as part of the Puerto Rican tradition — both his parents moved to the South Bronx from Puerto Rico before their 20s. Ed grew up as a…

Graffiti art on a truck on Freeman Street that reads: "Yo soy Boricua pa' que lo sepa!" Figure wearing a hat showing the flag of Puerto Rico is also depicted.

Photography of an MTA sign prohibiting the practice of "subway scalping."