White Plains, New York, sits just north of New York City. Once a country club area, White Plains is now what some residents call a microcosm of America, with people of all types and income levels, religions and ethnicities.
People going into the city of White Plains usually do so by one of four "gateways." These gateways are not physical entities; they are simply what city planners discovered were major points of entry that are used by the thousands of people who travel into White Plains every day to do business.
Today, a little, triangular park sits at one of these gateways. There, people can sit on one of the benches provided by the White Plains Beautification Foundation and enjoy the flowers planted by a local nursery. But this hasn't always been the case. Not too long ago, there was a large hedge bordering this little park, closing it off from the surrounding community.
