A series of scandals concerning Rep. Charles Rangel’s vacation retreat and fund-raising efforts have been all over the news lately. They haven’t mattered all that much to most Harlemites. What matters far more to them is the fact that Rangel and Gov. Paterson are neighbors, with spacious rent-stabilized apartments, in the same luxury complex.
“They enjoy what most in Harlem need,” 92-year-old Sophie Johnson told me, “someplace to live that’s affordable.”
How nice for them.