*all pronouns as he/she, they, Dante, Phantom (artist/ designer name) will be used Dante is a designer from Washington Heights

exploring art in Washington Heights Written by: Shannel Paulino  Photos by: Jay Espinosa  Interviewed by: Haronys Orelus and Shannel Paulino

Peace and blessings. These essays, conversations, short responses and forms of storytelling will be all over the place. And I