Long an ignored section of unusual York City by outsiders,the two neighborhoods that make up northern Manhattan are attracting attention – not all of it welcomeJohnathan “Audubon” Perez, winds his way through the streets of upper Manhattan. He crosses fresh fruit vendors and men pushing carts selling fried pork. Street intersections reveal children playing in the water of opened fire hydrants, or older generations gathering around improvised domino tables. Bachata is blasting out of one window tall up on one block,and from the portable speakers of a stoop on another.
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Source: theguardian.com