"The site can be travelled from East Side to West Side, from downtown up or by following the erratic route of a bad taxi driver." The New York Times

"The Whitney Museum's Idea Line is a collection of almost 200 Web-based artworks from 1995 to the present (including such classics as Superbad and jodi.org and previously overlooked gems like Marketa Bankova's New York City Map)." Jonno.com

"Terrible fake -- I was looking for a map but I have found fucking hippie pictures!" Anonym

"Bankova is able to express herself in ways that not a lot of people get the chance too.
As for her grammar, she isn't a native English speaker since she is from Czech. But her ability to use her own opinions, her own narrative and inspiration is what makes the site interesting...
This site is for those who are in search of something that is not “normal” but innovative." University of Washington

"...bohuzel, podle mne to je cele obycejne hnusne, a pokud to melo byt zamysleno jako hnus, tak to je nepovedenej hnus." Jakub Chromý, webdesignér

"There was one striking photograph, of a lady in a fur coat carrying a Chanel bag, scooping up the waste deposited in a nearby gutter by her fearsome- looking dog. Nice touch, I thought.
I looked at the name of the artist. Pre-emptive apologies to her and her fellow East European citizens if my cynicism is misplaced, but Marketa Bankova sounded, well, unlikely." The Financial Times

"There was one exception to the pervasive somberness that was not part of either of the exhibitions, but it could be called an appendage and, hopefully, it points to the spirit of the future for Czech photography. Bankova's quriky, humorous multi-media Web site called "New York City Map" (www.bankova.cz ) feels like a high energy celebration after an exhausting confinement. Her photographs of New York from Soho to Times Square, on the subway and on the street, all accompanied by sounds and short stories, capture her fresh responses to the city. But, in the background a lyrical soundtrack recalls the meditative, poetic mood of the photographers of the Czech Republic and their powerful instinct for survival in the midst of so many difficulties." Susan Platt, The Afterimage

"I'm an ex-New Yorker and haven't been back there in 20 years.Your map made me nostalgic for the city for the first time in those many years. It's a great surprise to know that you are not a New Yorker..." Joe

"Nekolik dni jsem znaven brouzdal svetem internetu a stale vic = jsem propadal depresi & pocitu, ze jsem asi vadnej. Az jsem padnul na = "mesto" a neveril vlastnim organum zraku. Naprosto me to nadchlo a = vynahradilo mi to predchozi brutalne zavrazdeny cas." Milan Kasl

My name is Scott Wilson, I am a forty one year old college freshman who was assigned to view your website as part of a digital arts assignment. I have never been to New York, but thought it was really neat how I could look at everyday pictures of sites and people that you saw and by also hearing the sounds you heard, felt as if I recognized them myself. The only thing you could have added was smell to make it totally realistic....

"this fucking blows.......fire the asshole who put this shit together..." Anonym

"...a great and both entertaining and serious project..." Andy Forbes, net-art01, www.net-art.ws

"Její metoda připomíná britského hudebníka Davida Holmese při práci na jeho desce Let´s Get Killed. Výsledek je podobně strhující, narkotický a dokáže člověka udržet na webu dlouhé minuty a snad i hodiny." L. P. Fish, Paskvil

"I'm sorry, but I guess I'm not eclectic enough to get it. Some really interesting pictures though. As I was reading your journal I had to wonder-Do you suffer from multiple personality disorder? Or are you on psychotropic drugs? STRANGE!!!!!! " Anonym

"I came across your site searching the web for a map of NY map and I believe there are no conindences in life, only "Godincidences"...and I am blessed to have visited your site. And in light of the horrific tragedy on September 11th, how prophetic were the words of the homeless man at the bottom of the Twin Towers.... "Those are the railroad tracks that will take you up to heaven" Anonym

"The best thing you can do with this website: START FTP SESION AND DELETE ALL FILES. " Anonym


more responses / více veřejných reakcí

NYCmap.com, NYCmap.com (in German), Machtig indrukwekkend,
Mesto.html (in Czech)