Talk:The Normandy

Orientation
"East" and "west" are as understood in Manhattan. Of course they're about 29 degrees off (as the plan for Manhattan is described in the article Commissioners' Plan of 1811, and as suggested in the article Manhattan): they're closer to southeast and northwest than they are to east and west. However, this would not necessarily be "of course" to readers whose acquaintance with Manhattan is even weaker than mine. Adding a clarification to every article where it's relevant would be tiresome for both editors and readers. But if the facts were written succinctly and directly in (for example) an "Orientation" section within the "Manhattan" article, then the first mention of any one among "north", "east", "south" or "west" could be beneficially linked to this explanation. -- Hoary (talk) 00:30, 28 February 2023 (UTC)