I find it easier to navigate in cities if I see them as a wilderness with diverse wildlife. Like all wildlife they all have their own behaviors and niches in the environment. Like valleys on either side of a ridge each has its own unique ecology.
Withing each zone you have herbivores and carnivores. Hunters and hunted, opportunists and scavengers. Many are cliff dwellers and some live underground. Some enjoy the sunlight while others are mostly nocturnal.
Like naturalists everywhere you have to mix blending in, so you don't disturb their natural behavior, with actively avoiding looking like one of the prey species to the more aggressive inhabitants.
+1 on that Art. I've never thought of it like that.
I have to say I love New York (But can't stand the Yankees.) I visited many times and have had great experiences. We went to Windows on the World 9/8/01. I also go into Boston on a regular basis and love it there as well (a little bit more than NYC of course) Growing up (not done yet) we used to party in Worcester. That was scary, I've had more situations there than Boston and NYC combined.
I'm not a city boy though, I wouldn't want to live in a city.
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