A double-decker New York City tour bus guide--the eccentric, Timothy "Speed" Levitch--spouts off an archive of beautifully distorted information about NYC, as well as sobering commentary on the strains of civilization. The film unfolds to reveal his tempetuous love affair with the city, as Levitch's disarming sincerity and passion for living challenges the audience to live with exuberance and hope, to seek the beauty in everyday life, and to enjoy the flavor adversity brings to the mix.