Manhattan's Grid, Explained
FREE 30-DAY TRIAL TO EPIDEMIC SOUND: https://share.epidemicsound.com/danie... Manhattan's Grid is a defining feature of New York City's Map, but the origins are pretty mysterious. The author of 'The Greatest Grid', Gerard Koeppel gives some insight. Gerards book: https://gerardkoeppel.com/city-on-a-g... Tons more info here: https://thegreatestgrid.mcny.org/ This is a cool map of the neighborhoods of NYC by the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... The NYT article I referenced: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/ny... A really detailed map of Randel's survey work: https://gigapan.com/gigapans/fa872952... Patreon: / danielsteiner

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