Danuta Yakovlev, a grandmother who has held the lease since 1978

She has held the same lease since 1978 and every receipt since. Across the street a new building goes up, floor by floor, into her light

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

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.