“There’s a picture that shows the corner, before the projects and when the 3rd Avenue El was still up, and that’s what I see in my mind’s eye when I walk to the corner. If I close my eyes I see that, to this day.” – Carol Zakaluk, grew up on 136th Street and still lives there now.
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Did you spot the banner with Carol’s story during the summer?