2. The Soho Floating Subway Map

Carved into the sidewalk of Green Street, the floating subway map by Belgian artist Françoise Schein is an actual model of the New York CIty subway map as it was in 1985. The piece is an attempt towards order, trying to understand the city. It gives urban construction some credit by offering a permanent small-scale model on the streets to remind New Yorkers there’s more to the subway than rats and filth.