Toni Schlesinger, a columnist for The Village Voice and a New York-based fiction writer and theater artist, tells the extreme stories of New York’s rental community in her recent book, Five Flights Up. Individuals of all professions and incomes come alive when they discuss where they came from and where they’re going. Each interview is a vivid and insightful portrait, revealing the creative energy, camaraderie, desperation, and hope that fuel the daily lives of people in New York and everywhere.
Toni Schlesinger
Toni Schlesinger, a columnist for The Village Voice and a New York–based fiction writer and theater artist.