drowning, i m gonna drown. sirens wail very good morning, it is wednesday, september 1. my name is yvette meier and i live in woodside, queens, new york. my parents live down the block and i ve grown up here. i promised to stay here to take care of them. everyone knows each other and we all kind of help each other. my name is aladini, i am 25. i am a refugee from somalia. and i am a full time candidate running for state senator here in harlem, in district 30. harlem is a majority black and brown community. i live on a very historic street, 137th, between 7th and 8th.