She was surprised to see how little the residents of her neighborhood seemed to expect from their government.
Most residents, though, seem to know exactly where the village lines are.
Many residents, meanwhile, seem to be feeling their way along.
Older residents seemed to like the students; they added a little color and youth to the neighborhood.
"Two days ago, the residents seemed to have nowhere else to go."
The residents all seem to feel better talking about their common house and fate.
But residents seem to like having a hospital in their backyard.
Most residents seem to want to keep West 71st a dead end for vehicles.
In the early days, many residents seemed to expect the company to fix anything that went wrong.
But today all 350,000 residents of the city seemed to be on the streets.