New York City Department of Transportation’s Post

Nice video is speaking 1000 words.

I consider the island Manhattan, where I live, to be like a Poincaré disk when using the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This is not a criticism, it's a testament to how even (democratic?) the system is. In Poincaré's model, from the reference frame of the viewer, it looks like the distances between points gets smaller as you go to the edge, but this is just an illusion of having projected a higher-dimensional space onto 2 dimensions. If you centered the Poincaré disk on any point, it would look the same. Similarly, whether you live at 125 in Harlem and can take the A or live at 82st on the UWS it's 35 minutes to Chinatown, but give yourself 40; and since you have to give yourself 40, well, it's the same from the Heights. Similarly, 1st Avenue to Broadway may *look* like a half the distance across 79th street than is the distance down Broadway to The Village... trust me, they are the same: one is a crosstown bus. I will leave aside whether this extends wistfully to just how infinite and boundless Manhattan is.

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Today marks the 23rd anniversary of September 11th. On this day and every day, we honor victims, survivors and heroes. We are also reminded of our resilience, determination and how proud we are to call ourselves New Yorkers. Our city has emerged stronger and more unified than ever before and we will never forget what brought us here. #NeverForget _________________________ Via Instagram: @wtc_memories

If you want a glimpse at the extraordinary heart, soul, and intellect of New York’s Chief Judge, watch this short video of his remarks at our recent event.

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