eHarlemTV

When we moved five years ago to East Harlem from the Upper West Side, friends asked us "Why?" citing the fact that "Nobody lives there." Well, actually, lots of people live here, and for the most part, they are hardworking, largely immigrant families who are concerned with living their own lives. Like most other communities, there are a few people that bring the place down. Not surprisingly, they are largely poor young men of color: We've all heard the statistics about dropouts and incarceration. But then again, they are also mostly concerned with each other and tend to leave the rest of us alone. Let's face it, there will always be those who will equate the sheer presence of poor people of color with crime, so for them, the neighborhood can never be a place they'd consider moving to. For us, the only problem we've had in five years is the guy who got drunk one night, thought that our building was his, and rang the bell repeatedly at 2 AM.

To combat our community's negative image, we, as longtime television producers, launched a television program, eHarlemTV, about the good things that happen here. There are good things about East Harlem, and it just keeps getting even better.

By the way, the grocery store around the corner continues to evolve with the neighborhood and the selection has improved probably 500% since we first moved here. And the prices are good, too!