clipped from www.nydailynews.com Cast of Afro-Caribbean Latinas populate Sofia Maldonado's upcoming 42nd St. mural BY Erasmo Guerra Harbus for News Through her art, Maldonado will add to the color of the Times Square area. One woman fist-pumps the air with brass knuckles that spell LOVE. Two fly girls get down to reggaetón blasting from a boom box. These strong, streetwise women are made to stop traffic. And that’s just what visual artist Sofia Maldonado hopes to accomplish as she works on her cast of Afro-Caribbean Latinas that will inhabit a giant mural to go on display on 42nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Ave., on Feb. 24. “I don’t want to make murals for people to just walk by,” said the 25-year-old, who was born in San Juan. Harbus for News Sofia Maldonado, 25, works on the mural. Maldonado has been working on the 92-foot mural for a month, at an empty storefront on the ground floor of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Harbus for News Maldonado’s figures, above, soon will strut onto 42nd St.