The Apartment Building Stoop

Jazmin would often sit on the front stoop of her apartment building watching the bustling neighborhood. By sitting on the stoop, she feels she is able to spread her wings and enjoy some space compared to the suffocation of her cramped apartment.

Jazmin's Notebook

Jazmin has no baby pictures or memories of birthday parties. At fourteen, she decides to keep a notebook of all the people she meets and things she does. The notebook would be her "photo album" from that point on.

Amsterdam Avenue

The apartment building in which CeCe and Jazmin live is located on Amsterdam Avenue. It is a busy and crowded street with stores and shops of every type and description.

The Garden of Eden Bar & Grill

Jazmin and CeCe's apartment building is wedged between a laundromat and The Garden of Eden Bar & Grill. Rhythm and blues music can be...