The title refers to Manhattan's gridded street plan as well as to Modernist architecture and its legacy in Minimalism. John Pilson studied at Sarah Lawrence College and at the Yale School of Art. You walk east on 13th street and turn right on 2nd avenue to arrive at 12th street between 2nd and 1st avenues. Vectors of movement appear rigid.
Street games make use of the grid.
In games like four square, chink and boxball, vectors of movement appear unpredictable and subject to variations. The corporate grid also presents opportunities for competitive fun. The men who sing are singing Doo Wop songs from the 1950s. Every elevator holds people who would rather be somewhere, doing something, and the music never helps.