How to Survive in New York

One of "The Ostriches" by Peter Woytuk

"Survival in New York is part hawk, part ostrich: Notice everything, make eye contact with nothing. What you don't acknowledge can't hurt you."

Irene Marcuse, The Death Of An Amiable Child

Peeping Toms

Manhattan skyline seen from Brooklyn

"New Yorkers don't watch birds, we watch each other. Binoculars, telescopes — anyone who doesn't draw their curtains at night is fair game."
Irene Marcuse, Under the Manhattan Bridge