Is this a weird question? Yes. Has it plagued me for a really long time? Also yes. Check it out, if you swam towards Manhattan the coastline would probably be easier to find a spot to get out of the water, I think. But it ends sooner. You could go towards Brooklyn which is longer, but then it kind of bends back and you’d have to like, go around a corner eventually if you got washed downstream enough. Also, are there currents? Even if you go towards one, will the currents push you elsewhere? Is it worth aiming for Gov Island or should you just go for Brooklyn itself?
Any stray thoughts welcomed. Nobody try it out tho!!! Safety first ofc. It’s just an idle thought every single time I step on a ferry and I thought maybe someone would know the answer. For the question’s sake, let’s say you fell in the middle of the east river, somewhere around the latitude of East Village/Williamsburg.
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