"From an Italian deli in The Bronx selling regionalised Calabrian pork sausage to tea parlours in Chinatown, via a typewriter’s specialist in Westside Manhattan that has been open for over nine decades – the pictures are an ode to their roles as local hubs, as well as the diversity created by a city built on migration and openness. “Often these mom-and-pop stores are meeting places; gathering spots for the community,” Karla explains. “And that’s why helping to preserve these through our photographs is super important because they serve a purpose."
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