Leaves of Glass
"I have often walked down the street before/ But the pavement always stayed/ Beneath my feet before/ All at once am I/ Several stories high/ Knowing I'm on the street where you live" Like that, but your crush is history and the street is New York.
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A Tale of Two Downings. (opens the original)
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The sidewalks of our city speak to where we are and where we’re going1 but they also show us where and who we’ve been: where the water used to reach, where the widest path across Manhattan once lay, and what heroes we want to engrave across the heart of the city. They are brimming with stories and history and half-forgotten whispers, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Za
Leaves of Glass: Live and In Person! (opens the original)
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Hi, Friends.I’m going to be back at Nerd Nite NYC’s water-themed collaboration1 with Hudson River Park on Thursday, August 20th at 6:30 PM. I’ll be at Project WetLab on Pier 40 talking about oysters and their role in New York history and ecology. I don’t want to spoil anything2 but I bet you won’t guess how arson factors into the story! There’s only one way to find out and it
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