My attempt to grow a lawn from seed in my tiny front yard

My attempt to grow a lawn from seed in my tiny front yard

New Yorkers are a funny bunch. Many of us have forsaken our place of origin in favor of the unique, sometimes maddening, occasionally wonderful experience that is living in New York City. And then we try to recreate aspects of the very place we left behind. One example is my attempt at a garden oasis on a roof deck. Another case in point: trying to grow a lawn.  Obviously, only a small percentage of New Yorkers have any square footage of soil to…