A new resident of Harlem takes a look at his surroundings
“We…study New York not because it’s so unique or different from every other city but for the opposite reason: New York is the way all of our cities are moving. This city points the way to the future, like it or not.”
From the Foreword of Signs of Hope in the City: Ministries of Community Renewal, Revised Edition, 1999, Robert D. Carle and Louis A. DeCaro Jr., eds.