Hello kids, this is Risk.

The show where people tell true stories, they never thought they'd dare to share.

I'm Kevin Allyson, and every Thursday we release these special episodes that we're

calling classic, risk singles.

Each of these episodes features just one story from our earlier years.

If you're new to Risk, you should know that the podcast can be very unsensored.

This week, a story by our dear friend and one of our favorite storytellers, Danny LeBel,

who you can find at DannyLeBel.com.

This one first appeared on the show in April of 2012, and it's called The Mayor of Mitchell

Gardens.

So I think the first thing you need to know is that the first few years of my life were

spent living in an apartment in flushing queens called Mitchell Gardens.

I lived there with my parents.

I was an only child at the time my brothers hadn't been born yet.

My grandparents lived in the adjacent apartment, and my great-grandmother lived down the block.

So it was this beautiful time in my life.

My grandma and I were talking and recalling my years living there as a child and she said,

Oh, the old people they loved you.

They called you The Mayor of Mitchell Gardens.

So now we'll fast forward.

I'm about 11 years old.

I'm living in Long Beach, Long Island.

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