When Snawing Alvarado came to the Bronx from the Dominican Republic at eight years old, he thought snow meant success. Instead, it meant Section 8 housing, roaches, and a basement that smelled like broken promises. The “American Dream” wasn’t what it looked like on TV — it was crowded apartments, tired parents, and the quiet pressure to make it out. Snawing became the first in his family to graduate college and land a “good job” as an ICU nurse. But three months in, the dream cracked. Long ho...