SoHo
I recognize him. Who is he?
[notices diamond lower teeth while walking by]
Oh. Kanye West.
Union Square
[wakes up, checks clock]
5:00 AM.
Since I've been in New York City, I've woken up every day three hours early, which is odd because my circadian rhythm is set three hours behind Eastern Standard Time.
Moreover, time seems to slow during the 8:00 AM hour.
[wakes up, checks clock]
8:05 AM.
[resumes sleeping]
[wakes up, checks clock]
8:26 AM.
[resumes sleeping]
[wakes up, checks clock]
8:39 AM. 8:47 AM. 8:52 AM. 8:55 AM. 8:59 AM…
Midtown
Spelunking underneath subway grates.
The Descent: Part 3.
DUMBO
—Can I sample the salt-and-pepper-flavoured ice cream? Thank you.
What is "DUMBO" an acronym for? A: "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass."
"Brokers are allowed to essentially pull names out of thin air in order to rebrand a neighborhood and have the effect of raising rents or home prices."
The financial district [was] rechristened as FiDi. SoBro [is] an appellation for the South Bronx. ProCro [blends] Prospect Heights and Crown Heights. [source]
[pause]
Bronx Zoo
So many lip piercings…
"Meet the famous Bronx Zoo cobra." This is it? This snake attracted all that attention?
The zoo put its elephants behind a paywall.
I wish Jurassic Park was real. Or Lost Island. Surely Disney's imagineers can imaginate a smoke monster.
A human zoo would be fun. World of Jews. LGBT Reserve.