The Truth about Humanity

West 40th

"New York is the truth about humanity made flesh."
Jesse Browner, Turnaway

Willful Taker

"No one knows better than I do how readily New York takes willfully from one without a thought of what it is taking. But giving is really all there is of life as I see it."
Alfred Stieglitz, My Dear Stieglitz

Reasons to Love New York

Merchants' Gate

"They all loved New York. The pale afternoon light, the stone walls around the park, the radiant freedom."
Alice Hoffman, The Story Sisters