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Manhattan is a huge peninsula. The boroughs around it do spread out. But having people together is the essential distinction of a city.
by rektide 3y ago
Manhattan is a huge peninsula. The boroughs around it do spread out. But having people together is the essential distinction of a city.
- TedDoesntTalk 3y ago> Manhattan is a huge peninsula No, it’s an island. You can’t build horizontally on an island very much.
- mc32 3y agoAnd a rather small one, though not tiny. That said I was under the impression much of Manhattan island was on top of bedrock. Of course a few hundred billion tons does add weight… but unlike one of our House of Reps members might believe, this will not “tip Manhattan over!
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