Take Five

… Like surprises If so take the number 1 train to Washington Heights get off at 157th Street walk one block north turn left and walk … that is fighting to preserve these 12 homes says these wonderful properties have front yards unlike a lot of other …

… any old building in NYC and youll find layers of history The citys many incarnations are visible in the fading signs … old burial grounds or in odd architectural remnants in apartments And in fact many of the citys residential … down In the 1950s the building was demolished save for its entrance known as the Octagon for its distinctive shape It …

… got a look at the condition of the homes on the row she asked What is this says Ansis She was appalled by their … on the top floorsbright with efficient spaceand two rentals a onebedroom on the garden floor and a twobedroom on … living here Its a real neighborhood Living here is different from the typical anonymous experience of other parts of …