EDITORIAL

“If you’ve ever witnessed New York City at 8 a.m. on a Saturday, you’ve experienced what I consider one of the seven wonders of New York: the city that never sleeps finds itself in a state of rest. The streets are practically empty compared to the weekdays, and the battle sound of cars and buses is reduced to the occasional swoosh of a taxi passing by.

At this early hour, you see the beauty of New York as it was intended — the intricate historical details and the communal intentions of its architects, arborists, and designers. Fast walkers become slow walkers, and the typical flow of activity vanishes for a time.”