I’v considered walking the entire length of Manhattan, but every street!? Impressive stuff over at New York City Walk!

I didn’t originally plan on walking all those streets. But I’ve always liked to explore, and sightseeing is sort of an everyday activity, not limited to famous sites. I moved to New York in the summer of 2000, and everything seemed so glamorous. Even the most mundane things were cool, like, I don’t know, busses and post offices (“this is a New York City post office,” I would think). I still get starry-eyed- I think a lot of people do. The biggest celebrity in New York City is New York itself.
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In May, 2002, I bought a Hagstrom map of Manhattan, which I laminated. As I walked, I marked off the streets with a black marker. I took notes and a lot of photos along the way. After about a year, I had made much more progress than I expected, and it seemed natural to extend the walk to the entire island. Eventually I walked over 700 miles.