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Growing up in Brooklyn, the thing that brought my block together was the bodega.

The guys behind the counter knew my name.

They always ask how my family was doing.

And if I didn't have enough money for coffee or the chips I wanted, they knew I was good

for it anyway.

I always just felt welcomed.

But whatever part of the country we live in, it's the people around us who can transform

a sidewalk, a building, or a bodega into so much more.

It's the StoryCore podcast from NPR.

I'm your host, Camila Cushani.

This week we're sharing stories from people who bring their whole heart to the places

they live and help create that feeling of home for everyone around them.

We start things off just a subway right away from where I grew up, across the East River

in Manhattan.

That's where sanitation workers Angela Bruno and Eddie Nieves teams up together for almost

a decade.

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