Grew up in Yonkers. Been a New Yorker all my life.
Then you know the truth of my facetious statement about the immediate environs of Grant's Tomb. I am really glad it has been returned to its original condition. When I visited it some years ago there was graffiti defacing parts of it and the stone was dark and weathered and there was a good bit of litter on the grounds. Also I went there in the morning and still felt uncomfortable about possible unwanted companions.