Mission Statement

Welcome to Urban Courtesy: How to Live in a City Without Being an Asshole. I've lived in cities across the United States, traveled to cities around the country and around the world, and now make my home in New York City. There are nearly 8 MILLION people living here and that doesn't even count the tourists visiting on any given day. Even the most kind, patient, gentle person finds themselves plotting excrutiating torture over a seemingly trivial matter when they've lived here long enough. So, if we're going to all live here without stabbing each other's eyes out over a a subway turnstile, walking speed, or a taxi cab, I think it's about goddamn time someone set some ground rules...