The Morning Gates

The roll gates rise one after another down the block, a relay of thunder keying the day open. The street's eyelids opening east to west, first coffee steam joining the ritual

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.