Here in NYC it was very thoroughly drummed into me at a young age that 20 blocks = one mile.
Nevermind that this is only true a. in Manhattan b. when you're on the gridded part c. heading uptown or downtown, rather than crosstown. Twenty blocks is a mile.
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Nevermind that this is only true a. in Manhattan b. when you're on the gridded part c. heading uptown or downtown, rather than crosstown. Twenty blocks is a mile.