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Transcript of the Oral History conducted by Margaret Arabpour of Maria and Yolanda Caban.

"From this overhead view, you can see the areas of the city about to be wiped away by expressway construction. And you can also observe the powerful impact public housing has already had on the landscape" -The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Transcription of Steven Bloomfield's interview

Audio recording of life story

Jefri and his older brother, Yedy

Jefri with his brother and cousins

Jefri and his brother on the train in the South Bronx

Jefri and his mother, Miguelina, in their apartment located in the Melrose section of the South Bronx.

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Jefri Mesa describes his childhood in the Melrose section of the South Bronx, where his mother continues to live. He believes that Melrose started to get gentrified around 2010 and discusses the ways in which community members can preserve their…