The Original Bolt

An 1811 survey bolt in park bedrock marks where the entire grid began. A historian brushes back the leaves, every avenue radiating from one small iron star

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.