I feel like the geographical features of New York matter more here than they do in London. At least when I’ve visited London, I’ve gotten by with just thinking

I feel like the geographical features of New York matter more here than they do in London. At least when I’ve visited London, I’ve gotten by with just thinking of it as a big piece of land with a (thin) river running through it. But the water in New York City separates the boroughs a lot more than the Thames does to London. You can’t easily walk across the Hudson or East River, even if you’re near a bridge. Central Park matters too. So it’s not something than should just be abstracted away.