SPECTRUM NY1: Community members unite on World AIDS Day

“I just have memories and memories of people that have passed away,” said Leonides Reys. Memories flood back of the friends Reys lost due to AIDS. Friday’s downpour couldn’t stop Reys from coming down to the AIDS Memorial in Greenwich Village to remember those who’ve died from the disease. For eight hours, community members recited the names of those lives lost. “It’s just hard. It shouldn’t be like this. The nightmare’s not over,” Reys said. Reys lived in Brooklyn during the height of the AIDS epidemic. For six hours, he stood in the rain watching and remembering.