Renting in Mott Haven, South Bronx, After a Disastrous First Apartment
Altin Sencalar’s timing could hardly have been worse. “New York is the destination for jazz,” said Mr. Sencalar, a jazz trombonist. So a year and a half ago, he and his wife, Marina Sencalar, signed on — sight unseen — to an apartment in Washington Heights. Mr. Sencalar planned to perform and teach, as he…