Bodega DreamsWilliam Irizzari has reinvented himself as Willie Bodega, a drug lord who plans to use his money to buy and renovate his areas comdemned buildings. Told by Chino, a young graffiti artist, this is the story of whether hope and loyalty can survive in a world of crime. |
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... city sees burned buildings I see opportu- nity . I'm talking about becoming the second - biggest slumlord after the City of New York . " My joint was turning into a roach . Bodega opened a drawer and handed me scissors . I took them and ...
... city sees burned buildings I see opportu- nity . I'm talking about becoming the second - biggest slumlord after the City of New York . " My joint was turning into a roach . Bodega opened a drawer and handed me scissors . I took them and ...
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... City of New York takes so much time to either renovate or bulldoze a condemned building it's like those guys on Death Row who die of old age rather than execution . Bodega had bought the entire row from the city and had slowly renovated ...
... City of New York takes so much time to either renovate or bulldoze a condemned building it's like those guys on Death Row who die of old age rather than execution . Bodega had bought the entire row from the city and had slowly renovated ...
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... city did nothing , as if the problem would go away all by itself . In time the buildings eroded . Later , the city wrecking ball knocked them to the ground . Bodega , I thought , was at least doing the opposite . He was renovat- ing ...
... city did nothing , as if the problem would go away all by itself . In time the buildings eroded . Later , the city wrecking ball knocked them to the ground . Bodega , I thought , was at least doing the opposite . He was renovat- ing ...
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