Fire on Suffolk
Posted: August 25, 2008 at 9:17 am
Yesterday there was a fire in the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center at 107 Suffolk Street [link]. Rubbernecking neighborhood folk gathered en masse across the street to watch the firefighters in action.
The neo-gothic building, which is currently an unhindered graffiti canvas, was built in 1898 by the Department of Education to house PS 160. Ever since 1993, though, it has been a massive community center that embraces Puerto Rican/Latino art and culture. However, because the facility is owned by the city, the threat of sale is always looming. So far CSV remains unscathed, but for how much longer?
Tags: clemente soto velez, fire department
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