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City on a Grid

When it was conceived in the early 19th century, New York City’s rigid rectilinear street grid was intended to end the notorious chaos of “old New York,” spreading unplanned from Manhattan’s southern tip.

Turning the rocky hills and swampy valleys into the city we know today was a vast project of physical and social engineering. Gerard Koeppel tells the story of New York’s iconic street grid and how it came to be.











When: Wed., Jan. 20, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $25
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When it was conceived in the early 19th century, New York City’s rigid rectilinear street grid was intended to end the notorious chaos of “old New York,” spreading unplanned from Manhattan’s southern tip.

Turning the rocky hills and swampy valleys into the city we know today was a vast project of physical and social engineering. Gerard Koeppel tells the story of New York’s iconic street grid and how it came to be.

Buy tickets/get more info now