York Ave Between 76th St and 74th St

Back up on the far east side is this very quiet street, a trait which I attribute to simply how wide it is. There's a "chasm" feeling here as the buildings all sit rather low and far apart. A lot of the structures here are older, and their architecture really shines through in places – details big and small pop out everywhere.

There's a handful of restaurants and businesses here; none of them chains, so it has a very nice local feel.

There were some billboards around some of the corners, and they all had a sign above them, which in my mind made no sense: "Win these posters and other related prizes". What? Win grimy street bills? What related prizes? How? What does that mean? Does anyone have an answer?

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