Carlos Garcia, Activist Who Helped Revive the Lower East Side, Dies at 80 (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
He led a Puerto Rican group known as Charas in turning a crumbling public school into a community center, rehabilitating a desolate slice of New York.
RIP Carlos Garcia, Activist Who Helped Revive the #LowerEastSide
He led a #PuertoRican group #Charas in turning an abandoned public school on E. 9th Street into the Charas/El Bohio Community Ctr., a meeting place, art gallery, performance center & rehearsal space
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/n...
