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Dudes discuss the changes; Tailor talks…uniquely

PHOTOS BY CLAYTON PATTERSON
PHOTOS BY CLAYTON PATTERSON

Simon Heath’s movie “Ten Men Talk New York,” filmed in the East Village, features longtime Downtowners talking about the changes they see happening in New York City. Enjoying the film’s recent premiere were, from left, Chris Moore, an editor at Al Jazeera; actress Yteria Harris; Elsa Rensaa; Lower East Side brothers Troy Harris and Donte Harris, of Holla Back TV; and Jeff Hammer, filmmaker for the band DAMEHT. For 40 years, Gino DiGirolamo, right, had a tailor shop on Avenue A near the corner of 12th St. Eight years ago, he moved to a new space, on E. 14th St. between Avenues A and B, and now is at Royal Custom Tailor, at 334 E. 11th St., at Avenue A. According to blogger Jeremiah Moss, visitors will find the colorful tailor speaking English to his customers, “so broken it’s utterly scrambled, peppering his talk with Italian words brought over from his native Palermo.”

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