NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
NEW YORK CITY WITH JW FRANCIS
INTRODUCTION Hey there, my name is JW Francis and I make lofi jangle dream slacker bedroom pop in New York City. I moved to this place 7 years ago and pretty soon after acquired my official sightseeing guide license because I was obsessed with the place. "This city is not what it used to be" is a common phrase, but especially true in this scary pandemic age we find ourselves in. That said, let me show you around a little bit as best I can.
HISTORICAL FACTS New York is trash. Literally, a surprising amount of Manhattan is built on top of landfill. Before it was trashy, the Lenape tribe of the Algonquin family of tribes preserved the land here and nurtured gigantic oyster reefs, an incredible diversity of birds (there are still hundreds of species here), and carved out miles of walking trails. One of the trails that survived was called 'the wide road' by the initial Dutch colonizers, or 'Brede Weg,' later changed to Broadway. If you look at a map of 12
Manhattan you'll notice that Broadway is the unruly rebel who doesn't follow the grid. That's because Broadway is an old trail, much older than this city. I wish I could only write about the history here, but I give 3 hour tours, so next time you're here, and it's less pandemic-y, hit me up and I'll spill all the beans. STUDIOS & RECORDING Sahil Ansari is a genius. He is my friend and producer and he runs a studio space called Dodge 112 where I spend a lot of time, and you should too. It's in
