Which countries are being excluded
from the Avenue of the Americas?
Back in April, when I walked the entire length of the Avenue of the Americas, I found and photographed only 18 medallions. But since some countries still have more than one medallion, only these 14 were still represented:
And so, when I searched for the countries that could be missing, and I came up with this list of 34 more. I felt that my list was quite inclusive ...
But when I saw the list proposed by DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez Thursday, not only was I livid because he stole my idea and never gave me or my students credit for all the work they have done on our project to "Save the Medallions", I was also shocked by all the countries he excluded from his proposed list. Can you figure out which ones are missing? There is one in particular that seems like, WHAT? Can I give you a hint? Scroll down!
OMG! What happened to Puerto Rico? Would they dare argue that Puerto Rico never had a medallion? Or is there another, perhaps more insidious reason for excluding the Puerto Rican community?
This 1980s photo, taken by Diario/La Presa photographer Humberto Arellano, is now part of the Columbia University journalism archives.
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