New Harlem? Abandoned School Becomes Condo

(A work in progress.) P.S. 90 was abandoned for 30 years. Graffiti artist James Topp worked with community members to paint a mural on the school depicting important figures in black history, memorials to locals, and celebrations of the neighborhood. The mural was updated annually until recently, when a developer began to convert the school into luxury condominiums. Images by Alice Proujansky

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Keywords gentrification, school, condo, development, art, mural, graffiti, harlem