The Compass Squint

A woman surfaces from the subway mid block and performs the ancient squint at the light to find uptown. Two seconds, recalibrated, gone, with tourists trailing her like ducklings

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.