Kurt Vonnegut, who grew up not in New York but in Indiana, famously said, “I went to New York City to be born again.” Vonnegut was the author of classics like Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five, novels with elements of science fiction, surrealism, and satire that ultimately evade categorization. He lived in this apartment for over forty years, until the end of his life in 2007.