2 Mothers, 1 Mission: A better life for their young families in 32209
“Everybody s scared to love each other around here, because of exactly what it is: a high crime area, Nikel Brooks said. And I want everyone to feel loved.“ Author: Haley Harrison Updated: 12:25 AM EST February 4, 2021
Some people living in the crime-plagued 32209 ZIP code believe cleaning up the streets means, quite literally, cleaning up the streets.
Two mothers mission is simply to make their neighborhoods beautiful again. Be a change, where you want to see a change is Nikel Brooks and her business partner Moné Cohen’s motto.
“Everybody s scared to love each other around here, because of exactly what it is: a high crime area, Nikel Brooks said. And I want everyone to feel loved.“
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Show Transcript WERE SURPRISED TO LEARN IT WON’T HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. THANK GOD WE SAY THIS. HALEY: IT IS THE LEASE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE COMFORT TO HER DAUGHTER MARIA GONZALES AND ROOMMATE MIRANDA DAVIDSON WHO ARE ON THE MEND FROM INJURIES SUFFERED ESCAPING THE WALDO HEIGHTS APARTMENT FIRE. WHAT DID YOU LOSE IN THE FIRE? EVERYTHING. OK, HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE. HALEY: JACLYN OJEDA-GONZALES HOPED THEIR BELONGINGS WOULD BE EASILY REPLACED. LET ME SEE. HALEY: AFTERALL, APARTMENT MANAGEMENT EXPLAINED THEY WERE PAYING FOR INSURANCE. MIRANDA LOOKED AT ME AND I SAID SO THIS COVERS THEM SHOULD ANYTHING HAPPEN, AND SHE SAID YES. [SIRENS] HALEY: PROBLEM WAS IT DIDN’T COVER THEM. JUST THEIR LANDLORD. $10 A MONTH PLUS A TWO DOLLAR ADMIN FEE. THE LEASE SAYS IT�
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Cause of the Dec. 28 fire under investigation Share Updated: 7:49 PM CST Jan 21, 2021
Cause of the Dec. 28 fire under investigation Share Updated: 7:49 PM CST Jan 21, 2021
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Show Transcript THIRD BALCONY ON THE THIRD FLOO REPORTER: MIRANDA DAVIDSON THAT S WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE GOING OUT. REPORTER: AND ROOMMATE MARIA GONZALEZ. AHEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE COUGHING A SCREAMING. I BROKE MY ANKLE IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES AND TORE MY A.C.L. I BROKE MY BACK IF FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. UP HERE AND DOWN HERE. THEY MADE AN ESCAPE A MONTH AGO. THEY RE THE SITE O A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING THE DECEMBER 28TH FIRE WHICH STARTED ON THE THIRD FLOOR DOWN T HALL FROM MARIA AND MIRANDA. WITH NO OTHER WAY OUT THAT NIGHT, THE GIRLS DANGLED HERE AT WALD HEIGHTS SOME 30 FEET FROM THE GROUND UNTIL THEY COULD HOLD ON NO MORE UNTIL THEY FEL MARIA WAS HOSPITALIZED FOUR DOCTORS DON T KNOW WH