The Key to the City

The ceremonial key sleeps in velvet, dreaming of the door it has never met. Every lock in the city turns slightly toward it, and the night guard swears it hums

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.