Here's what the world used to look like.

The glorious orange gates in Central Park in 2005.

Intimate east village record shop with an excellently curated selection of second hand and new vinyl.

Great venue in East Williamsburg

As Jim Jarmusch put it in the documentary Blank City, the address is roughly between Bowery, Avenue B, 14th Street and Houston. This area of the city is steeped in art, film, and music history; so many hugely influential artists, film makers, and musicians still live and work here. For such a small area, I think it's had more concentrated influence on contemporary art and culture than anywhere else.