Right, you don't need to memorize much of anything to walk the streets of NYC successfully. Take a look at this random pin drop on google maps: <https://www.go

Right, you don't need to memorize much of anything to walk the streets of NYC successfully. Take a look at this random pin drop on google maps: <https://www.google.com/maps/@40.74162,-73.9937274,3a,53.3y,188.68h,91.35t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sO5c8_f6OZA1_I3R5uFkfpw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DO5c8_f6OZA1_I3R5uFkfpw%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D28.35202%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@40.74162,-73.9937274,3a,53.3y,1...> Avenue of the Americas is also marked as 6 Ave, so you don't need to know the name. You can see the sign for 20th street in one direction and 22nd in the other, so now you have a better sense of direction. Since you know which way the street numbers increase, you also know which directions to go to head toward 5th or 7th avenue. I'll be honest, I've spent a lot more time in NYC than I have in Philly.. but it did not take long for me to get my bearings without knowing much about the city other than the directions in which the street and avenue numbers increase / decrease.