The Human Chain

Beachgoers link arms into the rip current, forty strangers becoming one rope. The lifeguard anchoring the shore end, the sea losing the argument

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.