Moving Into A City Gifts

"I can't talk. I'm busy staring with envy at all the people I resent."

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

"Tight......this isn't tight...now a New York City apartment......that's tight."

"M'lady, we’ve reached peak Brooklyn."

Carefree luggage.

Road sign: "Good Start, but you've still got a ways to go."

"Hey, the neighbors just installed a new wifi router."

THE PIED PIPER OF GRAMERCY PARK

"In my house, 'dirty dancing' means it's time to mop the floor."

We're here at House of Java cafe at an all-too-familiar scene. House of Java.net Cybercafe. Tommy Jones, a local boy, has been caught stealing a scone. A minor offense? Not to the cafe's proprietor. He's demanding the boy be sentenced as an adult. But I'm eight! Wahhh! Add a year to the sentence for whining and crying.

Handbag store - "Perfect."

Omara Portuondo

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

"I finally found a use for that old home repair book..."

Culture Saturday

"The woman on the fire escape who acted like it was a balcony"

"We thought we would come somewhere remote to self-isolate."

Tool Box

Relaxing in the Sun

A man is living in small box apartment trying to read a book, but is surrounded by people engaging in noisy activities.

"It's the sequel to 'Cooking for One'."

'Looks like Reginald wasn't kidding when he said he's going to start urban farming on the roof...'

Man at penthouse party walks out onto terrace and is startled to see the Earth, instead of the moon, shining in the sky.

A DIY disaster.

Why Cows Leave Home

"I just..."

"But there's no way in hell I could afford Jupiter today."

"You had the power to leave all along - just click your heels three times, grab your coat, and sneak out without saying goodbye."

Lift buttons read: East Side/West Side/All Around the Town.

'Kix? Yes, Ma'am -- you can get your Kix on aisle 66.'

'Darn those neighbors. A cookie's missing.'

"Excuse me, I think you'll find I've reserved that luggage rack space ..."

'It's just some Pour 'n' Serve, Stir 'n' Blend, Bake 'n' Slice, Mix 'n' Broil and Chop 'n' Simmer.'

"Right now it's between you and two hundred and fifty other people who came to Seattle, moved in with five roommates, joined a band, took a job in a coffee bar, got fed up, had a meeting with themselves, and decided it was time to go out and find a real job."

The stages of gentrification: a guide