Rafael Arocho, a delivery rider warming his hands at a lit window

He is reliable, which is how everyone stopped checking on him. A register counted at first light, a bare bulb, and a borrowed apron

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.