Portrait
Portrait
Organist Chris Johnson practices for Sunday’s service at The Riverside Church. Photo by Rasmus Raun Westh.
In the hopstial
On any given day, Florendo sees an average of 20 cancer patients a day. “Sometimes it’s hard not to get emotional on the job,” said Florendo. “It’s tough, but I love it.” Photo by Debra Pangestu.
Boxing
Alicia Ashley, a 43 year old Jamaican-American, is a is a three time world champion. Photo by Edouard de Mareschal.
McAffe Portrait
Meggie Rose Repp, a self-professed fashionista and graphic designer for Victoria’s Secret, grabs the garb in her closet. Photo by Tierney McAfee.
Sparks fly as Primnath Singh, also known as Brady, works on a car in Maven Motors, an auto body shop in Jamaica, Queens
Brady said work as a mechanic is more tedious than it used to be, because it is mostly maintenance, like oil changes and inspections. Fewer drivers come in now for elective body work.
For more information and photographs, go to The End of Conspicuous Consumption.
Alfonso Gonzalez, originally of Mexico, looks over his adopted home of Queens while on the 7 train platform on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009.
Gonzalez is a day laborer who is suffering from the lack of work available to immigrants. Click here to watch American Dream Delayed, an audio slideshow on Latinos in Queens who are struggling to find work.
