Katie Sullivan Borrelli and Kate Collins – Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 11/11/2020 on page A14
BINGHAMTON – Sixteen-year-old CJ Brault shakes his head, annoyed by the roar of a motorcycle as it rips down Mather Street for the second time this afternoon.
From the wooden steps of their home’s front porch, CJ, his sister, Raelin Powell, who’s 13, and their mother, Davita Bateman, have a front-row seat to what they’ve dubbed “biker alley.”
Rumbling and growling motorcycle engines have become part of the soundtrack surrounding their blue building on the corner, one of many multifamily houses in the area that have been converted into apartments.
Davita casually dismisses the sounds with a wave as Raelin giggles and leans into her. There are much more important things on her mind.