The guys have nicknamed the station for a rough Bronx neighborhood notorious for its crime. Some people think the work is less stressful at other areas of town, at other stations, but this is where I belong,'' Grant said. Plus,'' Lee added, chuckling, ''he knows where everything is out here. And that's very important when you're in a hurry. Plus Grant has a longtime habit of making rounds, chatting with store owners and regulars around the busy intersection by the firehouse.
People order and receive food through a little glass window that slides sideways.
Got to be to work at that station for all these years, 'cause this neighborhood is hoppin' day and night, around the clock. But he got a good job, and he sticks with it. That's what young people need to learn. And they could learn it from him, puttin' all these years in out here. He's a good man.