Back in the 1950s, twin colossi sat astride the Hudson, figuratively glowering at each  Betty Friedan in Grandview on the West Bank, writing The Feminine Mystique , and John Cheever in Scarborough on the East Bank, writing the Wapshot books and the short stories.
Two famous authors lived on the same side of the Hudson river. 
mnli hypothesis: Two famous authors lived on the same side of the Hudson river.  premise: Back in the 1950s, twin colossi sat astride the Hudson, figuratively glowering at each  Betty Friedan in Grandview on the West Bank, writing The Feminine Mystique , and John Cheever in Scarborough on the East Bank, writing the Wapshot books and the short stories.