Salma Zaman, an oysterman restoring a reef in the harbour

She is planting a reef and hoping to be wrong about the rest. Help arrives unasked, and the doorway disappears behind sandbags

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.