I'll need to finalize a number of recent walks on my progress map before I have an official mileage count, but, using the rough versions of the routes I draw for my planning purposes, I've calculated a provisional total of 9,954 miles walked as part of this project. I expect that number will be within a mile or two of the final tally, which I should have within a couple of weeks once I've fully updated the progress map.
I passed by this menagerie shortly after finishing the walk, on a celebratory stroll to the beach in Staten Island. I have many thousands of other photos to post on this site in the months ahead. Once I'm done with the progress map, I'll turn my attention to that daunting task.
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
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~9,954 miles walked
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Congratulations!!! Looking forward to your posts.
What a lovely tribute and well-earned. So glad to see this site come back to life and look forward to the upcoming posts.
Congraulations Matt! I’ve been reading this blog for years and have truly loved seeing your progress and love of the city.
Legend! I saw the movie and what you were doing really resonated with me. Congratulations.
Thanks for entertaining me all this time I have loved it
Matt, that is just stunning! When you started this endeavour, did you have any notion at all how it would come out? Or when? So happy for you!!!
This was such a great day, and I felt so lucky to be there for it. I just posted some photos from around the finish line, and the beach party afterward. Congrats, Matt!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jason_hawkins/albums/72177720320702927/
Inspired! Love walking NYC , any shoe/ boot suggestions?
Do you long to return to certain areas ?
Congratulations wonderful mission..
Congratulations, buddy! Somebody had to do it and that somebody was you!
Amazing! Congratulations!!! My work commute passes through Staten Island every weekday, visiting your plaque is now on my To-do list!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch für diese tolle Leistung.
Mein Mann und ich sind seit 2018 Fußgänger und gehen im Jahr ca. 6 Millionen Schritte.
Leider wird bei uns in Deutschland der Fußgänger sehr stiefmütterlich behandelt. Wir haben keine Lobby.
Aber ein Satz von Ihnen können wir nur bestätigen:
“So viele Dinge sind unsichtbar für Menschen, die nicht zu Fuß gehen.”
Danke und alles Gute
von Nette Neufang
Your walk has inspired a lot of people, Matt. Everyone here is proud of you and impressed by your 12+ years of gumption, determination and sacrifice.
What I appreciate most was that there never seemed to be any mission beyond completing the task. There was little/no talk about what comes next. There was no philasophical “why” behind it. There was no cause or foundation. There was no external force beyond your own desire. You simply set out to do a thing on your own accord and YOU FÚč#ING DID IT! There is something beautiful about that in this time where everything feels like an advertisement and everyone has sponsors or endorsements or they’re building their brand.
There will be others who attempt what you did. They may even succeed and their stories might be higher profile. But they will be driven by subscribers or views or compensation in some form of fashion. There was (no, IS) a purity in your passion for this singular goal without any trivial social nonsense. That, my guy, has been your gift to me – your example of pure and undiluted motivation. Thank you.
Congratulations Matt, what an accomplishment! I will look for that sign the next time I drop by Staten Island ;-)