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The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

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The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

A local community fridge faces the threat of eviction, among other troubles

The Ties That Bind In Bushwick

“I don’t like living life alone,” says Maria Herron, founder of Bushwick Ayuda Mutua and the local bookstore Mil Mundos Books, which focuses on selling Spanish-language books. “I feel like a fuller person with community. If there are unwell people in your community and you don’t see that as a problem, then you are not in community with them.” 

As the number of homeless people living in New York City reaches record numbers – 70,306 individuals were living in shelters in February as opposed to 61,005 people in November according…

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