Why is NYC a Grid? (Manhattan Streets + Avenues Explained)
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- Why is NYC designed as a grid? Here's the full story from the top of the Empire State Building. Also we explore a secret of Central Park.
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I am in my second year studying architecture at The University of Kansas and I have learned a lot about urban planning and architecture from your videos!
Whoa that’s so awesome to hear! I’m glad I can inspire some research into interesting topics 🙌
@@UrbanistExploringCities I am also curious, did you study architecture when you were younger? The things you have said when it comes to architecture and architects are things that I’ve learned or am learning in school right now.
@@maekawamarcus I did not. My degree is in Electrical Engineering. All that I've learned about architecture is from books, TH-cam videos, and podcasts.
Thank you so much for this video and the explanation.
When I first visited NYC in 2000, understanding the grid system and how streets and avenues were named was so weird to me! That visit was full of me going
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Whyyy?"
😂
I just couldn't get used to it back then as I'm so used to how streets are named here in the UK.
The more visits I made to New York, the more I understood it and I now like it as if you're lost, you can easily find your way again, which isn't that easy in the UK. 48 years old, born and raised in London and I still get lost sometimes 😂😂
English towns and city's here have roads often based on ancient routes so are rather curved and indirect.
I loved the grid system in NY. Made navigation simple.
Well they kept Broadway & that's an old Indian trail
This is awesome i was born and raised in NYC and never knew this. Thanks Professor Ariel.
Nice video. The grid definitely makes Manhattan easier to navigate. 🗽
you are totally right about that! I found myself so lost in DC, but NYC's uniform grid and Broadway makes it easy
My dude, your production has levelled up! I love your graphics! Super fun to watch.
Appreciate all the stories/history you share of NYC .
Very interesting story! I also like the intro and editing you made!
thank you so much Vasileios! I was originally going to use the intro for The New York Urbanist (multi-cam live video) but it was scrapped last minute, so I used it here instead
One of the best videos you made so far, you're very good at telling stories, i never get bored of listening to you! The Intro is a killer btw. 👏👍
I love all this history and stories you share on your channel. It's very fun and insightful!
Hi from Germany !!! This is another level of videos !!! Excellent content !!!
By far the best production you have made Ariel!! Great Job!!✌️🙌
Next video you make you should play Sting's 1987 song "Englishman In New York" as the soundtrack. It's an awesome song.
Great video, love the soundtrack. Have you ever considered doing a Mad Men related video? There's so much in the series that has Manhattan landmarks that you could reference. Also the character Pete Campbell was interesting. Here's some of his wiki bio... "Pete Campbell was born to an upper-crust White Scottish Protestant Manhattan family in 1934. His mother, Dorothy "Dot" Campbell (née Dyckman) (Channing Chase), descended from an old Dutch family that had arrived in New Amsterdam and at one point "owned pretty much everything north of 125th street."
A very good video great footage
Amazing explanation Sir. U are really involved - appreciate that / Regards from Poland
Hi Ariel, this was a neat video. I learned a lot about the lay out of New York. It was interesting to learn about how square vs triangular land parcels were developed. Who knew? Thanks for creating this.
Thank you 🙏 That was very informative. I’m amazed at how much homework you must do for this and how well you put it all together
You are so welcome, Juanita! I'm so glad it informed :D
I love the editing and very informative, looks like a video made with love!
Yes!! I make my videos with love every time :)
Ariel, thank you.
it is absolutely my pleasure, Carmen!
Great information! Ty!
Thanks for the history
my pleasure!
Great video! :)
terrific upload Urbanist: Exploring Cities. I shattered the thumbs up on your video. Maintain up the first-rate work.
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❤ thank you
Good 🎥 video
Appreciate the time and effort to make it.
In addition, the *29 degrees* east of true North following the backbone of Manhattan Island accounts for *Manhattanhedge* .
Ariel, will ya' be dancing in the streets with your Druid attire May 29/30 or July 11/12?
Always fun stepping onto an avenue from a street on a windy NYC day, and being almost pushed over from a gust of wind due to the 29 degree angle. Thank you 1811 Commissioners.
Building structural engineers must be fond of the extra design consideration from the strong winds.
If the grid ran true north perhaps the wind would clean out NYC's pollution faster. So, with all the pollution and in reference to a previous video, where in the city can one get a 'hit of fresh air'?
Lower Hudson River is called *North River* since that segment aligns northward before turning around 23rd street. (Hudson is a tidal estuary that runs both ways.)
Would be interesting to find out what caused the ridge the Wickquasgeck* Trail followed, now Broadway. Glaciers?
If that's not geeky enough ...
... why would two growth men spent months out of their lifes searching for a spike? Vat, it voulda been too much to hire a surveyor?
*Wecquaesgeek, if you're in Yonkers, or, Man-hat-toe ... i digress
Good stuff
great video
Good video and interesting. Just Stuyvesant St. is not exactly in East - West direction. East end is offset maybe 2 or 3 degree at Nord.
In the direction East - West are some streets around West 12th Street in west of Hudson Street.
Thank you 😍
I am a subscriber and like all of your videos - time to out together
So interesting especially about Stuyvesant street
Interesting how lower and upper Manhattan have named streets and midtown is numbered.
I think East and West Houston are considered double wide streets
I am in Murray Hill
What part of NY are you from?
thank you so much
Your historical videos are great now there’s a lot of competition in this area for TH-camrs showing the same historical places or information however I think if you add astrology and ask people zodiac signs to your mix you have a better better world audience and interests as a Gemini you are a master communicator this would be great for you looking forward to your next video mighty Bull
Great information one suggestion to keep people on the line is to ask what is zodiac sign zodiac signs are universal and will keep people coming back and talking good luck looking forward to your next Video just a suggestion carry-on
Happy to be on the move with you. It's always a nice adventure! Thanks!
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Everything has a funny reason in Manhattan, I love it, The man in the cap at the top of the Empire State Building, is he real? He seems to be here and there, but not moving.
Yes he’s real lol, just a very stoic guard
The NYC grid system was inspired by Edinburgh city centre.
Times Triangle should be the name
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@4:25
Ariel, whoa dissa guy 👉 *John Tauranac* ?
Have you read his book "The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark"?
U know'a dis guy?
Guess, anyone who used a NYC subway map, would.
10:08 almost got hit by a car, crossing at red
WHY NOT.
What about SPACE??? ☺️🌎
You forgot about Alphabet City.
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