New York City Like Never Before: A Photo from Every Neighborhood in 2023

2023 is the year I walked and photographed every neighborhood in all five boroughs of New York City.

I didn’t plan it that way when I embarked on my first photoshoot on January 15, 2023. It wasn’t on my mind when I completed my initial tours of Brooklyn and Queens in April. It really didn’t become a realistic possibility until I finished touring the Bronx and prepared to explore Staten Island at the end of July. By the time of my last photoshoot on November 19, 2023, I had walked over 480 miles, taken over 61,000 photos, and visited 381 neighborhoods.

This video is a snapshot of the rich tapestry that is New York City - one of the most diverse cities on the planet. Indeed, you can travel around the world in NYC. 

This was an epic journey.

This was unprecedented.

This was NYC in 2023.

Brooklyn - January 28, 2023

On January 28, I set out to traverse the neighborhoods of western Brooklyn. I walked 14.4 miles, covering the neighborhoods of: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Street Waterfront District, Fort Greene, Gowanus, Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Red Hook, South Slope, Sunset Park; and Richmond Hill East, Queens.

Brooklyn - January 28, 2023