Chapter ThirteenThe Towering Inferno
The thirty-five story building on Fifth Avenue in Harlem was largely occupied by African-Americans, though that was where the demographic similarity ended. The residents came from all walks of life: families lived on floors alongside the elderly and retired, students, young professionals and welfare recipients. Most were there due to fortune or misfortune according to their viewpoint. Many were thankful that they were able to find affordable housing in Manhattan regardless of its location along the periphery of a crime-ridden neighborhood.
An intensive police crackdown in the area resulted in a lower profile being displayed by gangs in the area. The Boko Haram activists in the area were under scrutiny, forcing them to rely more on religious garb as di
