Mythic Borough

Brooklyn

"Of all the boroughs, Brooklyn is the most individualistic, the most mythic, and the most complex."
Christiane Bird, Moon New York State

Purgatory

Times Square

"There are some who would say with passion that the only real advantage of living in New York is that all its residents ascend to heaven directly after their deaths, having served their full term in purgatory right on Manhattan island."
Alexander Klein, Empire City

Possible Disasters

Emergency Communications System at Madison Square Garden

"Manhattan is an accumulation of possible disasters that never happen."
Rem Koolhaas,  Delirious New York