East of town the land runs out to the Palisades and drops away to the river, but here it is flat and close and green, and by late August the afternoons are heavy enough to lean against. Gonzalez landscaping Llc works straight through them — mowing, edging, trimming, clippings swept off the walk, on to the next block. Beds are mulched so they hold water instead of losing it, and hedges are squared back before they swallow a window. Twice a year a full cleanup resets the property, and every autumn the leaves come off before they can smother the grass. The truck pulls away and a yard that was shaggy at one o'clock is a clean green rectangle by three.