HOA Instructors + Sojourner Hardeman + Zena Murphy
Picture the Homeless 2427 Morris Avenue Bronx NY 10468 Phone: (646) 314-6423
ADRIAN ANTONIO PALING is the new housing organizer at PTH. Adrian Antonio Paling was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx. His desire to become an organizer began while attending an Urban History class at Lehman College and learning about New York’s legacy of displacement. As a student, he worked with the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance fighting for community input in development processes in the Bronx. Also, he helped start a Minor in Urban Community Development that focuses on creating a pipeline of professionals back into the communities that they are from. He started his career in organizing as a Student Organizer working for NYPIRG fighting for social justice issues at Brooklyn College. He now is our Housing Organizer where, as he states, “ Is extremely happy to be a part of an organization that takes action in such an effective way.”
ANIKA PARIS is the office manager at PTH. She has been counting metrocards and panicking over the whereabouts of the banner for over a year. A recent transplant to Bed Stuy, Anika's also really excited about the Vacant Property Count in her new neighborhood this month. Outside of PTH, Anika tries to undermine capitalism by training new members at the 4th St. Food Co-Op and sending books to prisoners with Books Through Bars, NYC. She's also evangelical about Impulse! releases, so if you're tired of hearing about Alice Coltrane just ask her were the banner is.