The HUB in the South Bronx (Final)

The HUB of the South Bronx is what some people call “The Times Square of the Bronx.” Over 200,000 people pass through this area everyday to shop at the many diverse stores in the area. However, unlike Times Square the area is plagued by numerous methadone clinics, extreme poverty and massive government infrastructure projects that have scourged the area for several years due to a lack of government urgency. Although not one agency is to blame, the lack of care in delivering goods and services in an impoverished area is on full display throughout the neighborhood. One can’t help but wonder if these projects had been going on in say, the Upper West Side, how differently the City would have dealt with these issues.

2 comments

  1. Really great job with this Justin. I’m very familiar with the HUB and I feel like you did a great job portraying the atmosphere. Looking forward to the rest of the pics.

  2. There are some very good images of the lingering mess and disorder that the Hub has become rather than the center of community activity which it should be. What could anchor this project better is to alternate photos of people’s reactions to the ugliness and disruption caused by the trash and construction debris which have gone on for so long with the background shots. You would need more shots like that of Johnson and the store owner, and fewer general shots of garbage and open ditches.

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