This stationery store burned down a few years ago. When it reopened several months later, it looked just as messy and tired as it had before. (Not shown: the long line of people buying lottery tickets.)
In "Here is New York," E. B. White identifies three New Yorks: the city of the people born here; that of the commuter; and--"the greatest"--that of the person born somewhere else who comes here "in quest of something."
I think there is a fourth New York, mine: that of someone who grew up here, moved away, and then--finally!--comes back.
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