River

Downtown Manhattan (Pixabay)

"New York is like a river, always running with energy and motion. When you see New York empty, it doesn’t make any sense."
Stephen Wilkes, National Geographic

Bad Way

Williamsburg

"My beloved New York is in a bad way. To be sure, many things are better: schools, food, race relations, public safety, even manners. The city is wealthier and healthier than when I was young. But—hey, in New York there's always a but—its architectural face is colder, more remote, less human, seeming to be sneering."
Pete Hamill, National Geographic