The neighborhood of Soho reminds me of a commercial sector in the city in which I was born. I visited the neighborhood’s stores and commercial sectors and the aesthetics and overall atmosphere of its surroundings and the structure of its streets, along with the large and small shops, brought to me memories of the commercial sector in the city in which I was born and spent my childhood in: Medellin, Colombia. This is the main reason why I liked Soho and chose to write my stories on the neighborhood. A second reason is my desire to learn more about the neighborhood’s history and the roll it plays in fighting to fix issues of major importance to Manhattan and its residents.

I want to focus on issues that are relevant to New York City as a whole, and then I plan to compare Soho to other neighborhoods in Manhattan in terms of degree of involvement in such issues. One example of an issue that I am interested in is the homeless problem and the recent rise in homelessness in New York City. What I am most interested in seeing is what is being done in the neighborhood of Soho about this problem, which affects all neighborhoods in the borough of Manhattan. It is interesting to compare the Soho filled with tourists spending thousands of dollars on expensive clothes by day, with the Soho doing its part to fix the homeless problem in Manhattan by night.