She says she lives in housing subsidized by the Cambridge Housing Authority--without that help, she says, she couldn't afford to live in the neighborhood.
As a school bus passes by, Quayle waves to her grandson, who's taking the bus home from the Graham and Parks school.
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From her view on the Upton-Magazine corner--one block west is Graham and Parks, two blocks south is Cambridgeport--says she sees how the schools bring the community together.
"I don't go in the schools much," she says. "I just do the crossing."