There are a lot of great things about my neighborhood, and specifically, my street--107th, between Broadway and Amsterdam. It's a 24-hour kind of place and if I need anything at 2 in the morning, I can usually get it. The transportation is great and both Riverside and Central Park are just three blocks in either direction.

When I first moved in and saw that there was a church on the block—Ascension--I liked the idea. I figured it would have a stabilizing effect on the block, give it a sense of community.