here is new york, intro

I started Here is New York by E.B. White (1949) on the subway the other day. I bought this for my husband right before we moved to New York and read it then, from Boston. Now that we live here, the words take on new meaning. I thought I'd give you some excerpts every once in awhile to give you a little flavor of New York. This one from page 19.It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him,