The crowd starts forming at the southeast corner of 26th and Park. And in this city where everyone has something to say, the quiet is what you notice first.
You walk around the corner, following the crowd down 26th toward Lexington. And now, on the windows, on the fences, along the waist-high railing that leads to the old, old brick hall, are the homemade fliers with the grainy pictures. And the names.
Penny Lira, Michelle Scarpitta, Robert Lee, Mario Nardone, James Samuel Jr., Ronald E. Magnuson, William Wilson, Nick Brandemarti, Melissa Vincent, Doreen Angrisani.
People walk slowly here, lingering over a picture, perhaps of a father holding a baby, or a young woman at a party.