"They would come out of that place and wild their way home up Eighth Avenue," he said.

I looked over the edge of the roof to Eighth Avenue.

He hasn't seen any, but security was increased on Eighth Avenue anyway.

The police closed off parts of Eighth Avenue to cars for a few hours.

Eighth Avenue is not yet the promised land of profit.

The buildings most affected were on the east side of Eighth Avenue.

"Our view is that Eighth Avenue will be one of the great streets in five to 10 years," he said.

This was in 1963, when the authority had its headquarters at 111 Eighth Avenue.

It was never meant for the spot on Eighth Avenue.

Drug sales, the police say, are not a large problem east of Eighth Avenue.