They must be trying to evoke that wonderful feeling of putting a twenty into a vending machine and realizing you're about to get twelve pounds of change.
I'm perched atop the Grand Concourse, facing west toward the intersection of 174th Street and Walton Avenue, with the Cross Bronx Expressway visible one level further down and the elevated Jerome Avenue Line cutting across the picture off in the distance. I wasn't too far away when I took this shot back in February, looking up at the spot where I'm now standing.
This bifurcated roadway is the northern extension of Manhattan's famous Park Avenue.
A New Haven Line train makes its way south toward Manhattan.
from beneath this difficult-to-describe structure in the Mount Eden Malls
Founded in 1999 by two homeless men, PTH advocates for the rights of the city's homeless and fights to end discriminatory legislation and law enforcement practices.
Remembering Troy Davis, Malcolm X, victims of Hurricane Sandy, and many others
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!
Email me at matt@imjustwalkin.com
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Maps: Progress | Photos
~9,954 miles walked
Your donations allow me to keep walking full-time. If you think what I'm doing is valuable and you'd like to offer some support, I would be very grateful. On the other hand, if you think I'm a worthless bum, feel free to email me and tell me to get a job, bozo. Both are excellent options!
