Jerome Ave: inside one of New York City's last working class areas - in pictures | US news

Photographs have gone on display from a project documenting and celebrating the workers and tradespeople of Jerome Avenue, in the Bronx, where many people still make a living in small shops and factories. The city is considering a plan to rezone two miles along the street, which has already led to the raising of rents

Jerome Ave: inside one of New York City's last working class areas - in pictures

Photographs have gone on display from a project documenting and celebrating the workers and tradespeople of Jerome Avenue, in the Bronx, where many people still make a living in small shops and factories. The city is considering a plan to rezone two miles along the street, which has already led to the raising of rents

The Bronx Photo League, a project of the Bronx Documentary Center, is committed to documenting social issues and change in the borough. The Jerome Avenue exhibition is at the Urban Justice Center, Manhattan, until 15 August 2018

Main image: Rebecca, originally from Ghana, works part-time at the God is Wonderful Hair Weave & Braiding Center at Jerome and 183rd Street, which her sister Beatrice has owned for more than years Photograph: Adi Talwar/Bronx Photo League/Bronx Documentary CenterTopics

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