bianca@bronxdoc.org · October 07, 2015 · Resident · 0 comments

Bronx Photo League/Bronx Documentary Center Images from Jerome Ave Workers Project. A girl stands in front of the Bronx Islamic Cultural Center (Masjid Annasr) located at 50 East Tremont Avenue, an area also affected by the city's plan to rezone and build affordable housing. The center's Imam; Sheikh Ibrahim Gonja expresses his fear of being pushed out of the neighborhood. The center has played an important role in the community, according to Imam Gonja. Photo taken August 2015 by Osaretin Ugiagbe/Bronx Photo League OPENING RECEPTION: Jerome Ave Workers Project Photo Exhibition Saturday, October 3, 2015 5-8PM Vasquez Muffler 1275 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452 #4 train to 167th Street (please note this is not at the BDC's gallery) Free and open to all ON VIEW October 3-18, 2015 Monday-Saturday 4Ð7PM Sundays 11AM-2PM FEATURING: Ed Alvarez Trevon Blondet David ÒDeeÓ Delgado Melissa Bunni Elian Jesus Emmanuel Giacomo Francia Michael Kamber Netza Moreno Heriberto Sanchez Jonathan Santiago Rhynna M. Santos Adi Talwar Berthland Tekyi-Berto Edwin Torres Elias Williams Osaretin Ugiagbe This exhibition documents and celebrates the workers and trades people of Jerome Avenue, one of New York City's few remaining working class neighborhoods where many still make a living in small shops and factories, or repairing automobiles. The city is considering a plan to rezone two miles along Jerome Ave: speculation and rising rents are already evident. If passed, the rezoning will lead to construction of housing units, but also, many believe, to the end of a proud culture of industry and work in this last bastion of New York CityÕs working class. The Bronx Photo League, a project of the BDC, is made up of 16 Bronx photographers committed to documenting social issues and change in our borough. The Photo League works to present a balanced and nuanced image of the Bronx. The Jerome Avenue Workers Project is the Photo League's first major exhibition. The portraits in th

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Girl at Islamic Cultural Center

1245 Jerome Ave. Bronx, NY

A girl stands in front of the Bronx Islamic Cultural Center (Masjid Annasr) located at 50 East Tremont Avenue. The center’s Imam; Sheikh Ibrahim Gonja expresses his fear of being pushed out of the neighborhood. The center has long played an important role in the community.

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