"The City"

I like a noisy city it reassures me that the world is still in motion and lives are moving with or without my awareness. It is comforting but big - the city. Brooklynites have a special habit calling Manhattan “the city” even though technically all 5 Boroughs make up the city. Brooklyn is “the city” too. I do it myself when I discuss my plans with friends: “Do you want to meet in “the city?” I hope to explore the city this summer with a ferry ride up to the Bronx. Last summer I ferried to Far Rockaway and pretended to read my book trying to escape the voices of my beach neighbors who were pontificating on their vast civic ignorance. Gratefully it is a big city filled with other noises that drown out the stupid voices. I like NYC and wonder why people complain about the soundscape. It is perfect chaos.