August in the Riverside section arrives thick and green, the air off Molly Ann Brook holding onto every bit of the day's heat. Alonso Landscaping is out in it early, mowing before the pavement starts throwing warmth back up, trimming the fence lines, edging where the concrete meets the grass. Paterson soil grows hard and fast, so the beds get weeded and mulched and the shrubs get held back before they swallow a porch rail. Come November the same route turns to rakes and leaf bags, and in April it turns back again. Neighbors notice the difference from the sidewalk, which is the best measure there is.