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So wonderful. Miss living in a NYC apt after this...

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YES. It's amazing being here for so long

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Esther Cohen

The unexpected sweetness of neighbors, hallway parties, fair haired children bringing light. There is a poignancy in this poem that touched me. Still seeking connections after too long...

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Esther Cohen

Your bldg is a magical place

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Esther Cohen

No neighbors like NY neighbors

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Lovely, my grandparents lived 40 or so years in their apartment near Columbia University. It was a grand apartment overlooking the Hudson from the 16th floor. But a smaller pre-war, they had but one neighbor on the floor, in a small apartment that had been a maid's quarters as well as my father's room for a while.

To be continued...

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Esther Cohen

That was lovely in so many ways.

Fraying is an apt way to describe aging. Sigh.

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Jun 10, 2021Liked by Esther Cohen

How sweet that your building neighbors have this level of connection. Love the details!

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