Odessa Ambroise, a grandmother who has held the lease since 1978

Her name has been on this lease longer than the landlord has owned the building. Four families share the hallway, and every one of them has her keys

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.