Neighborhood, New York, New York is a series of five motion illustrations. Each piece depicts my memories and experiences of a New York neighborhood. The Lower East Side, East Village, Greenwich Village, Central Park, and the Upper East Side–the five locations I felt confident in portraying when creating this project.

Residing in NYC, the bustling variety across the city's neighborhoods remains its seat in the back of my mind when commuting or simply wandering around the streets. Each neighborhood is orchestrated with its visible streetscape as well as invisible history and social/cultural symbols.

As New York City, especially Manhattan (postally labeled as New York, New York), is such a heavily portrayed subject in arts and media, I wanted this series to be a narrative only "I" can create. Where I have been, what I have done, and how I have felt in these corners that seemed insignificant compared to the mass that is New York.

A “protagonist,” stylized as genetically cartoonish to be perceived as apart from the pedestrians, is placed in each illustration. This “protagonist” invites the viewers to experience the emotions, senses, and atmospheres of the illustrated neighborhood through an immersive pair of shoes I was once wearing.