Ringing in Y2K
By Basil Washington
photos by Jamal Severin

Name: Jahada
Residency: The Bronx
Occupation: Salesperson

What will you be doing for the holidays? Working extra hours so that I can buy the Christmas presents I haven't bought yet and I will be staying home for the holidays.

Where will you be this New Year's Eve? I am going to be home and watching the ball drop on TV

How do you feel about Y2K? I don't know, I've been talking about it with my friends and talking about how the lights might go out for an hour or so . . . I don't know. I think it might happen in some places and in other places it probably will not happen but I'm prepared for it.

Name: Charles Peoples
Residency: Manhattan
Occupation: Electronic Technician

What will you be doing for the holidays? I'm going to pray. I'm going to stay home and pray because I don't believe in that Y2K stuff. I don't know what's going to happen. Hopefully Jesus will come before Y2K.

Where will you be this New Year's Eve? Like I just told you I'm going to pray and eat. I'm going to pray first and then eat, bless the food and bless the people. That is my nature. I've been that way for a while.

Name: Evelyn Marren
Residency: Manhattan
Occupation: Volunteer

What will you be doing for the holidays? Well I will be going to my mother's grave site and then after that I will be with my sister.

Where will you be this New Year's Eve? I'll be home. The safe place to be is home.

How do you feel about Y2K? I'm a little scared to tell you the truth. Some say one thing then they say something else and I don't think anyone is telling the truth.

Name: Ceea Jones
Residency: Manhattan
Occupation: College Student

What will you be doing for the holidays? Spending the holidays with my family and traveling to North Carolina.

Where will you be this New Year's Eve? A house party in North Carolina so anything can happen!!!

How do you feel about Y2K? Something is going to happen but everything will be O.K.

Name: Lewis Moore
Residency: Manhattan
Occupation: Artist

What will you be doing for the holidays? I don't have a clue! Christmas is not the same as it used to be, because we do not even have a white Christmas anymore. I plan on working because I have a painting job.

Where will you be this New Year's Eve? I'm not going out because I think it is going to be a lot of commotion. It's going to be a lot of static. Probably people will get killed or injured.

How do you feel about Y2K? I just feel it's another year that's all. Another year come again.

Name: Michael
Occupation: Student
Residency: Manhattan

What will you be doing for the holidays? Traveling all around the world.

Where will you be this New Year's Eve? I have no idea!

How do you feel about Y2K? I'm not scared because I will have a flashlight.