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No job -- I do this full time. I afford rent by not paying rent! I'm constantly couchsurfing and catsitting at other people's apartments. I have about 40 different cats I've watched at this point and I think I've stayed at almost 100 different apartments.

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I've heard those sites do exist, but I'm just operating in a network of friends and friends of friends and friends of friends of friends.

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Yeah! We've actually walked together some, and he's featured in the documentary.

Favorite street? The next one I walk!

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That's a really tough question. I'll take a shot and then explain why I can't really answer it.

I guess if I had only three blocks, I'd want to showcase the astounding diversity of the city. Maybe I'd pick a money-laden block of Tribeca, a block under the 7 train in Jackson Heights, and a rundown block in the Rockaways on the shore of the massive ecosystem of Jamaica Bay.

That was really painful to write and all I can think about is how many places I left out. And that's why I could never answer that question satisfactorily. I find that the more I dig into this city, the more I realize I don't know. I'm overwhelmed by the immensity of it all. It becomes impossible to sum anything up or simplify it. I'm far less willing to make a broad statement about NYC now than I was when I started. To me, the city is now an endless collection of unique places and points in time, and all I can do is surrender to its unknowability.

Here's something I tried to write about this once.

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Hiking boots! I can get around 1,000 miles per pair, and then I can get the heel replaced and tack on a few hundred more. Whatever you find comfortable, just buy the same type of shoes over and over so you build up calluses in the right places and never get blisters again.