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the mueller neighborhood association newsletter NEWSLETTER THE MUELLER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
the the
Multi-Family Mueller
SUMMER 2016 • VOLUME 9 • NUMBER 3
Being Neighborly in the Mueller Neighborhood previous house, it was plenty of space for the two of us. We
Apartment Living
By Bart Jacob renewed our lease in 2012 and have renewed it every year
since.basis, bridging generation gap and the neighborhood We¢are soBergin fortunate to live in the Mueller neighborhood. regular Vicky husband Bob and I grew up inimproves New York their City…morning in the It is great to be able to walk on our sidewalks and trails to gap. My I like to think this interaction my husband and I sold our house in 2011 and moved into an Bronx.and There were, and still are, only apartments in the Bronx. get to friends, parks, shops, and facilities... or just to get out outlook gives a friendly impression of Mueller residents apartment in the Mosaic, intending to live here only while We didn’t know anyone who lived in a house. In 1952, when and walk, run, or ride our bicycles to exercise. As we walk, of a different generation as we enjoy their smiles and this looked a house in the Mueller Community. Wethan looked someinteraction of the old apartment run,we and ride for around Mueller, it is rare to go more a simple each day.houses were torn down, then at houses for several months. We examined floor plans and rebuilt to make way for new-fangled was a up a block without crossing paths with others. I am not suggesting that we allresidences, stop and itstrike spokeI’m with realtors. But in Ithe end we came to the significant cultural Bronx. These residences When out and about, lament that many of conclusion us keep conversation with upheaval everyonefor wethemeet... but making eye that we no longer had it in our hearts (or backs) to take on were called Condominiums… and they carried with our eyes on the sidewalk or on our cell phones and do contact, a brief word, a smile, or a nod couldthem increase constant work associthe rights of ownership. we called them not the lookresponsibilities up to say hi and or give a signmaintenance of acknowledgment. I happiness and make But ourwhether neighborhood even“conmore ated with home ownership. By that time we had gotten used dos” or apartments, they were still up-and-down residences understand some people are shy or may be in deep thought. welcoming… and neighborly! to our three-bedroom apartment. Though smaller our with smaller living spaces. We still had all of the working, According to an article published by the BBCthan ("The schooling, educational, surprising benefits of talking to strangers" https://www.bbc. entertainment, shopping com/news/world-48459940) many people may not initiate life spread out noisily at an interaction due to incorrect expectations: our feet in what we called Our expectations can become self-fulfilling. If you think that “the city.” Frankly, we talking to a stranger is likely to be unpleasant, you'll never try loved growing up in New and so never discover that your expectations might be wrong. York. For us, city life held This can keep us mistakenly isolated and disconnected from everything we could posothers. sibly want. We knew that This may help to explain why cities seem so crowded with when we got home from highly social people who are actively trying to ignore each other. work, we could leave the Strangers sit next to each other on park benches staring at noise, crowds, dirt, AND their phones, walk down city streets without smiling or saying Continued on p. 7 "hello" to anyone. Here in the neighborhood, I walk with a group of mostly 2016 Epiphany meal at retired folks three mornings a week. We almost always Mueller Mosaic with friends and neighbors, from left run into a number of students heading to their bus stop. to right: Martha Ward, Some of these students live in Mueller and some live in Douglas Newton, Carol Parks, Sharon Roberts, surrounding areas. We used to pass the students without Kathleen Hayden, Shirley any interaction. Then we started making an effort to say Wofford, Vicky Bergin, Aralyn Hughes, Terry Jervis hi or good morning to them. Although at first, they rarely and Connie DiCesare. responded, we now exchange greetings and smiles on a Photo by Rosa Shultz. Copyright © 2020 Peel, Inc.
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