Welcome To Manhattan, Y’all!

“how many subway lines are at the union square 14th street station in manhattan” (11/30/09)

“how far is it to walk from 32nd street to 56th street in nyc” (11/30/09)

“can i walk across williamsburg bridge?” (11/30/09)

“is it illegal to jump off of the george washington bridge?” (11/30/09)

First off, eight subway lines converge at Union Square, the L, N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, and 6 — though when you’re in Manhattan in may be more helpful to think of them as three lines — one down 14th Street (L), one down Lexington (4, 5, 6) and one down Broadway (N, Q, R, W)

Second, I feel like we’ve answered this before but in case we haven’t, you can Wikipedia that there are 20 Manhattan blocks in a mile, so 24 blocks would be . . . [scribbling on back of napkin] . . . 1.2 miles.

Third, of course you can walk across the Williamsburg Bridge! Here’s how.

Fourth, are you crazy? Interestingly, at one point it was unclear that it was actually illegal, a point brought up by the BASE jumper Jeb Corliss, who got in trouble for jumping from the Empire State Building in 2006. The City Council tried to remedy this after two building-climbing stunts in 2008 and finally did it in September 2008 (Int 0721-2008, if the link doesn’t work). So yes, it’s illegal to jump off of the George Washington Bridge — though if you’re on the New Jersey side, who knows?