Five flights up and other New York apartment stories

"Five Flights Up chronicles people living within New York's extreme conditions. These are people who make movies in their living room and then sleep in it later. Some live minimally. Others surround themselves with their baby teeth, 30 modernist chairs, 50 loaves of Wonder Bread, 500 volumes of Moby Dick, and more. Artists, actors, social workers, bankers, pizza delivery men, porn stars, au pairs, shamans, and web designers come alive when they discuss where they came from, where they're going, and where they're living on the way. Each interview is a vivid and insightful portrait, revealing the creative energy, camaraderie, desperation, and hope that fuel the daily lives of people in New York and everywhere."--Jacket.