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Photos by Chris Faraone
Welcome to 103 Hudson Street, a beaten red brick row house on the southeast edge of Chinatown. Just a toss away from the I-93 South lane, two of the apartments have wooden planks crudely fixed in the windows; another two have signs that say, “We Shall Not Be Moved.”
If you lived here, you’d be homeless by now.
Such is the apparent reality for residents of 103 Hudson, which was sold to a private real estate investor last week. Following years of apparently horrid conditions—tenants report that issues ranging from vermin to inadequate heat went unaddressed—they’re now being harassed and pushed out.
With the new owners forcing everybody to relocate to hotels while they do renovations, this afternoon Hudson Street residents, along with about 20 of their friends and allies, rallied to say they refuse to leave. While drivers crept by on the overpass hoping to get home before the blizzard, the Chinatown families said they hope to even have a home when the snow wraps on Wednesday, the deadline for them to be packed and ready to go.
According to supporting housing rights groups, including the Chinese Progressive Association which organized the action, it’s not enough to move tenants into other parts of the city. Even if the relocation is only temporary, which probably isn’t the case since the investor who bought their place has another purchase pending for the neighboring row house.
“I live in Chinatown, I work in Chinatown, I shop in Chinatown,” one resident, Yan Nong Yu, said through an interpreter. The woman fought back tears explaining how her entire world exists within the shrinking Chinatown perimeter, her frozen hand holding a sheet of paper with prepared remarks. “It took 150 years to build Chinatown into what it is today.” Her neighbor jumped in: “We came here when it wasn’t desirable. Before the tourists. Before the developers.”
That was a long time ago. Nowadays there’s development on all sides; at a close distance, the stunning new Ink Block, located on the old Boston Herald property, has a banner advertising new apartments. Behind them is the building where the Dig is located, which is beside another high-end multi-use buildout.
Though some new towers stick their heads out of the skyline, a lot of coming demolition in the chic condominium vortex surfacing on both sides of the Mass Pike here is rather hidden. At least for the time being. On the southbound drive home tonight, commuters couldn’t even see the residents of 103 Hudson protesting.
I want people to start talking about this. I want them to know that this young woman of color is facing up to 70 years in prison based on contradictory charges. I want you all to be outraged over the fact that there were no abortion drugs found in her system but they are accusing her of feticide. I want your outrage over the fact that a method from the 17th century that is no longer used for being unreliable was used to determine if her fetus lived. I want your outrage over the fact that the court is treating that method as valid proof. I want your outrage over the racial profiling and targeting of the victim, and I am calling Purvi a victim because that is what she is. They are trying to make an example of her and that should not stand. I want more people talking about her case and I want your outrage over the fact that only 8 people will be attending the “protest” for her. Tomorrow is her sentencing. I do not want her to be alone.
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