Ep 8: Ascetics, Thieves, Foragers, Citizens – Part 4

Nick and Gabriele continue to profile their neighbors on The Hill, highlighting “Chinese Jimmy,” Larry and Elaine. 

Jimmy was Chinese mob connected. The gangs extorting money from Chinatown business owners have their roots in the tong wars of the 19th century, a history that Nick encapsulates in this episode. 

Larry was pimping a young woman named Elaine, by far the saddest case of all the residents on The Hill. She was an artist but too haunted by her past, too strung out and utterly devoid of self-esteem to take refuge in her talent. Her family couldn’t get through to her and her mother, part of the problem, was desperate. 

To what degree do all couples “pimp” each other to get what they need? 

#conceptualart #guerrillaart #homelessencampment #homeless #tongs #tongwars 

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