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In the summer of 1979, three friends and I rented a small house in Lanesville, New York. We spent weekends and our summer vacations there. Occasionally, we drove in to Woodstock, but we spent most of our time walking along the Ashokan Reservoir and swimming at North Lake. The best day of the summer happened by chance. We had spent [...]
Sunset Park swimming pool It was the start of another 90-something degrees day. The sixth floor bedroom I shared with my seven-year old brother and five-year old sister on Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights was sweltering. Our apartment was on the top floor directly under the building’s roof, which drew in the sun's heat with a vengeance, through its protective [...]
