Sharon Joseph Quotations

There are people who have been in Harlem for years who have paved the way for us. A lot of people are moving into the community and the demographics are changing, but a lot of young African American professionals are doing just what Gail and I have done -- they're not only moving back to the community and becoming homeowners, they're saying we want to be business owners as well. That's an important demographic change, too.

I didn't want to come here and still have to go downtown to eat. There's only so much I can do at Sylvia's.

I feel like I've gotten a new MBA from the school of hard knocks over the last four years. When you have to go out there and run your own business, there are some other attributes that you may not necessarily know from working in corporate America.

We're two people who grew up in the community and now we'll own what'll probably be one of the biggest black-owned businesses in Harlem.

Do you realize there's no place to have a birthday party in Harlem? You have to go below 96th St..