He pointed to three pillars with fretwork and arches intact between them, in the middle of a block off Winthrop Street, in a parking lot.

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So we're looking for a big gang over here, so we might have to close off the street and have a block party.

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Homes on the surrounding block have been evacuated as a precaution, and police tape cordoned off the street in front of the house and nearby.

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So the hope on East 78th Street is to sell the well-preserved houses on a quiet residential block off Lexington Avenue to a family or a developer looking to create a single 25-wide mansion by breaking through the wall between the houses.

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