John Leland

Joshua Spodek packs up his solar panel after four hours of charging in Washington Square Park in New York on Oct 22, 2024. In May 2022, Spodek disconnected his Greenwich Village apartment from the electrical grid to see if he could live unplugged for a year.

Who says you can’t live off the grid in Manhattan?

It takes dedication, solar panels and lots of vegetables. And it probably means putting dating on hold