In the Heights brings fame to New York neighborhood – but what do residents think?
by Sajina Shrestha in New York from on (#5JZQ0)
As the city launches a film-linked tourism campaign, Washington Heights residents question where the money will go
The aspiring actor Louis Valentino glanced around J Hood Wright Park, a place popular with local families in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights that's become something of a hotspot since appearing in the musical and now movie In the Heights. He looked a little worried.
New York's mayor, Bill de Blasio, has launched a new tourism campaign to bring people to the neighborhood on the back of the film, which premiered in the city this week.
Continue reading...