In the New Life, New York issue of READ, we asked you to send us your neighborhood stories. The following is what one student, Quentin Weathers, had to say about his neighborhood.

Stepping outside my front door into this world as I soar; rippin and running the streets.
My friends and me; young without a care living life so free.
As the years go by and the times change, I think of the younger days;
from b-ball to football the games we play.
Sing-a-longs, raps songs, every word we quote coming close to fighting all because of jokes.
A true friend till the end and this I know, always a good friend just like a younger bro.
From small to tall as this process must grow, we extend our friendship like picked afro.