Random Aside: Infographics are pretty wonderful...

As a former journalist, I understand the acute challenge of presenting information in the most accurate, digestible way possible (especially in short attention span era).  As hard as it might be for writers to swallow, sometimes infographics are kind of the best way to present complex or data-rich topics in a readily understandable way.

Here are a couple I found through Fast Company.  They show something pretty basic (the most common kind of restaurant by neighborhood), but in a way that's illustrative of more complex societal dynamics at work in America's greatest city, especially in the Queens example.  For more infographics, check out GOOD magazine's site for a whole bunch of fascinating ones.