The Commissioners' Grid

In 1811 two surveyors drove a stake into a farm meadow and drew every avenue you have ever walked. The farmer was unimpressed, and his goat stood exactly where your crosswalk is

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Number	2365
Era	ERA VIII · The Fabric
Family	Places
Borough	Manhattan
Location	Upper East Side
States	1 finished state

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.