A Tale of Two Cities

Using data and our own experiences to write love letters to the cities we call home.

A Tale of Two Cities Skip to main content A Tale of Two Cities Exploring what characterizes the neighborhoods of Rego Park New York Capitol Hill Seattle By: Ilia Blinderman and Amber Thomas We often speak of cities as singular entities, but in truth, they are amalgamations of neighborhoods: when I say I live in New York, what I really mean is that I live in Bedford-Stuyvesant, work from an office in Chelsea, and spend my weekends in Bushwick. My colleague Amber, meanwhile, is a resident of Seattle, but it’s more accurate to say that she lives and works in Belltown, and spends her free time exp

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