THE CHILDREN OF BLISS STREET
WRITTEN BY SCOTT UTLEY
“STOOPS TO NUTS”
WOODSIDE-QUEENS-NEW YORK CITY
A WARM SPRING DAY IN APRIL,1972.
BLISS STREET IS A VERITABLE BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY. STICK BALL PLAYERS OUT CUSS EACH OTHER FOR ATTENTION. A FIRE ENGINE IN FULL THROTTLE SCREECHES UP THE STREET WHILE VARIOUS NEIGHBORS CONVERSE FROM ONE APARTMENT WINDOW TO THE OTHER. THERE IS SINGING AND LAUGHTER MIXED IN WITH THE VIOLENT RACKET…
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