NO. 4992ERA XV · PLACES · BROOKLYN

The Heat Island Gardener

She prunes the shimmer off the asphalt into shapes that throw shade. Brownsville on the hottest day of the year, a hedge made of distortion, a block sitting in its cool

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The Heat Island Gardener
Number4992
EraERA XV · The City That Answers Back
FamilyPlaces
BoroughBrooklyn
LocationBrownsville
SetThe Weather Machine
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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