Dec 26, 2021

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Leaving Home Isn’t Solely About Real Estate

A new place equals new beginnings, and leaving behind decades of history can be equally liberating as it is saddening.

Pre-war NYC apartment building hallway with two huge blue suitcases and one small blue cabin bag against the wall with more boxes, paper bags, and a green Aldi shopping bag with colorful avocados on it — The last day in my condo before my realtor listed it. En route to a hotel before the flight and after the movers and GotJunk came. I swear, the avocados were a coincidence given my destination!

I always had this distinct feeling that I was at the edge of the earth whenever I was in the reaches of far eastern Queens.

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Leaving Home Isn’t Solely About Real Estate

A new place equals new beginnings, and leaving behind decades of history can be equally liberating as it is saddening.

I always had this distinct feeling that I was at the edge of the earth whenever I was in the reaches of far eastern Queens.

More from Rachel Presser

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