S jhoanna robledo bio

This is one of our favorite pieces by S.Jhoanna Robledo, Brick Underground's editor-in-chief , who passed away in July, three months after publishing this essay.

The piece's precise observations, its empathy, and insights into what it means to be a New Yorker--and a neighbor--offer a glimpse into what Jhoanna was like as an editor, writer, and human being.

We said goodbye to S.

last month at a stone church on a side street on the Upper West Side. Actually, we said goodbye to her back in January, when Alison from upstairs called me late one night to tell me that my next-door neighbor had passed away while we were out one day, I’m not sure now for what, perhaps a run to the grocery store or a visit with out-of-towners.

What I do remember is the call itself: I was sitting on my couch in my living room with the not-enough light and the too-small rug, my back to the wall that my family’s apartment shared w