There’s a lot of ways to systematically see
the city. Some people travel to all 468 subway
stops (which I’ve done) or walk every street in Manhattan
(which I haven’t). My goal is to visit every census tract
in the city - all 2217 of them. Updates and maps of my
progress here
Secrets of the City of Light
2 weeks in Paris with a mission to see the
hidden world above, around, and especially below the City of
Light. With photos by Steve Duncan. Introduction and 12 Chapters:
I love New York. But sometimes
you’ve got to take off for a little while. No other city I
know quite measures up, but a lot of them come close. The
ongoing travelog of everything about everywhere else here.
Directions NYC
It doesn’t matter if I’ve lived there for
years or arrived that afternoon; I’m the kind of person who can count
on an “excuse me, do you happen to know where...” pretty much every
time I’m walking down the street. In 2004, I decided to
keep track of every time I got asked directions for that entire year:
who asked, where they asked, if I knew the answer. A map of
the instances in New York, and a few stats about results coming soon...
Originally, my goal was to walk across every
bridge in New York (I’ve done all 24 significant bridges with a
pedestrian path, and 26 out of 35 total). Then it became to
climb every bridge in New York (11 out of 27 with a significant
superstructure, including 8 out of the 13 that surround Manhattan
Island). Then... well let’s just say accomplishing this
goal was a lot more fun than the others. How you too can
become of member of a much more exclusive version of the Mile High club
coming soon...
This isn’t about you. Really. I promise.
