“We’re in the middle of a very dynamic setting, which is accessible just by walking out the door,” said Connie Vance, 79. Three years ago, Ms. Vance, a retired nursing professor, sold her Westchester townhouse and moved with her husband, Ralph Kelley, a semiretired lawyer, to the Encore, a rental building in Lincoln Square. “We loved the city and wanted less responsibility,” Ms. Vance said. “But we don’t have to maintain any of it,” Ms. Vance said. “With the advent of Amazon, the need to live out of the city for those resources no longer exists,” Ms. Braddock said.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2019 09:00 UTC