40 Windsor Place
The Mayor of the Block
PLUTO confirms GARRY GOLDEN at 40 Windsor Place. He has been the unofficial mayor of the block for as long as anyone can remember — the connector, the keeper of information, the person who knows everyone's name and history.
40 Windsor Place• NYC Municipal Archives tax photograph, c. 1940
Deed Chain
Transfer
Housel Henry C → Rozen Charlotte
Transfer
Rosen, Charlotte → Housel, Henry C
Sale — $699,000
Housel, Alice → Gregg, Ann
Connections
Garry Golden is referenced by neighbors as the block's unofficial connector and institutional memory.
1940 US Census · 64 residents
| Name | Relation | Age | Born | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rofian, Beatrice | Daughter | 15 | New York | — |
| Kornsky, Harry | Head | 68 | Russia | Retired |
| Schwartz, Philip | Head | 57 | Russia | Painter |
| Minnie | Wife | 46 | Russia | — |
| Mildred | Daughter | 15 | New York | — |
| Harriet | Daughter | 19 | New York | Steno |
| Keiderling, Ida | Mother | 81 | Russia | — |
| Katzman, Frieda | Head | 37 | Russia | Operator |
| Lorraine | Daughter | 11 | New York | — |
| Romanoff, Rybis | Mother | 60 | Russia | Ladies Wear |
| Greenberg, Edith | Head | 29 | Russia | Floor Girl |
| Freeda | Sister | 27 | Russia | Cutter |
| Ralph | Brother | 25 | Russia | Engraver |
| Hart, Bertha | Head | 56 | Austria | Actress |
| Arthur | Son | 17 | New York | General |
| Leopold | Son | 16 | New York | General |
| Granoff, Mal | Mother | 70 | England | — |
| Simplerity, Jacob | Head | 59 | Russia | Carpenter |
| Rebecca | Wife | 58 | Russia | — |
| Hyman | Son | 18 | New York | — |
| Rose | Daughter | 17 | New York | — |
| Milton | Son | 15 | Colorado | Office Clerk |
| Walder, Lena | Head | 57 | New York | Typist |
| Betty | Daughter | 15 | New York | — |
| Polsky, Rebecca | Head | 63 | Russia | General |
| Doris | Daughter | 31 | Pa | Cutter |
| Arlene | Daughter | 38 | New York | — |
| Rondra | Daughter | 35 | Russia | — |
| Burnbaum, Mucha | Head | 69 | Russia | Operator |
| Ida | Daughter | 43 | Russia | Finisher |
| Sadie | Daughter | 40 | Russia | Finisher |
| Gertrude | Daughter | 39 | Russia | Finisher |
| Leonard | Daughter | 39 | Russia | Clerk |
| Mary | Wife | 40 | New York | Clerk |
| Rose | Most give | 15 | New York | — |
| Phillips, Jennie | Head | 58 | Russia | Secretary |
| Betty | Daughter | 25 | New York | Operator |
| Gerr, Yetta | Head | 30 | Romania | Clerk |
| George | Lodger | 47 | NY | Clerk |
| Lopatin, Abraham | Head | 52 | Russia | Proprietor |
| Sarah | Wife | 50 | Russia | — |
| Harry | Son | 19 | New York | Newspaper |
| Nathan | Son | 16 | New York | Brokerage |
| Dudl, Isaac | Head | 54 | Russia | Proofreader |
| Fanny | Wife | 56 | Russia | — |
| Dorothy | Son | 18 | New York | — |
| Miriam | Daughter | 13 | New York | — |
| Tighe, Jack | Head | 34 | Canada | Salesman |
| Mary | Wife | 38 | New York | — |
| Betty | Daughter | 5 | New York | — |
| Tilby | Daughter | 55 | New York | — |
| Eitel, Sally | Head | 61 | Austria | Saleslady |
| Ida | Daughter | 25 | New York | Clerk |
| Harris, Mary | Head | 61 | Austria | Saleslady |
| Henrietta | Daughter | 25 | New York | Clerk |
| Lester | Son | 23 | New York | Salesman |
| Agnes | Daughter | 21 | New York | Clerk |
| Cohen, Molly | Head | 61 | Austria | Saleslady |
| Abraham | Son | 25 | New York | Clerk |
| Sarah | Daughter | 23 | New York | Clerk |
| Harry | Son | 21 | New York | Clerk |
| Balingre, Eschel | Head | 61 | Austria | Salesman |
| Isidore | Son | 25 | New York | Clerk |
| Harry | Son | 23 | New York | Clerk |
Source: 1940 US Census, NARA via DPLA mediaMaster · ED 24-2852 sheet 676 (Gemini 2.5 Pro vision OCR)
1950 US Census · 10 residents
| Name | Relation | Age | Born | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSEL, CHARLES G | Head | 62 | N.Y. | Shipping Clerk |
| HOUSEL, Elizabeth | Wife | 59 | N.Y. | — |
| HOUSEL, Charlotte | Daughter | 22 | N.Y. | Office Typist |
| HOUSEL, Henry C | Son | 20 | N.Y. | — |
| SCHWARTZ, MACK | Head | 43 | Romania | Typical Instructor |
| SCHWARTZ, OLGA | Wife | 33 | N.Y. | — |
| SCHWARTZ, BARRY | Son | 3 | N.Y. | — |
| SCHWARTZ, ARTHUR | Son | 1/12 | N.Y. | — |
| Rosenblatt, Charles | head | 71 | Russia | Proprietor |
| Rosenblatt, Fannie | wife | 68 | Russia | — |
Source: 1950 US Census, NARA via IIIF · ED 24-1665 sheet 19 (Gemini 2.5 Pro vision OCR, 2026-05-27)
Possible past residents
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