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Cities 101
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Architecture
Cities 101: Locating Victorian Boot Scrapers on the Streets of NYC
Every day millions of New Yorkers walk along the miles of paved sidewalks, likely oblivious to the fact that walking
New York
Cities 101: NYCs Noise Pollution and How The City Resolves it
Noise. Most people hear it. When a person lives in New York City, noise tends to be louder than other
Arts & Culture
Cities 101: How Do NYC Subway Stations Get Cleaned? Powerwashing.
5.9 million people on average ride the MTA daily. That’s almost six million pairs of shoes walking up
Architecture
The Secret Floors of NYC’s Marriott Marquis Hotel: Real or Urban Myth?
The 48-story Marriott Marquis hotel is a notable beacon in Times Square, on a site that was once the home
Arts & Culture
US Open Tennis “Slamboni” Crew Dry Courts After Rain
Yesterday at the U.S. Open Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium, a rain delay interrupted a high-tension quarterfinal match between Victoria
Architecture
Cities 101: The Longest Subway Ride in NYC With One Swipe
In a sister challenge to the Guinness World Record attempts to ride the entire subway system, the WNYC data team
Arts & Culture
Cities 101: NYC Subway Trash Tracker Finds Stations With Dirtiest Tracks
A vacuum car, also called a “Vaktrak.” If you sometimes feel like the tracks on some subway stations in New
Architecture
WNYC Launches Live NYC Subway Agony Index and Guide to Hot Subway Cars
It’s summer and New Yorkers know what that means: riding the subway can be unbearable from the heat. Plus,
Architecture
Cities 101: What’s the Logic to the Selection of Manhattan’s Major Cross Streets?
On Quora, we came across a great Cities 101 question about the logic behind the selection of Manhattan’s Cross
Arts & Culture
Cities 101: The Mythic Undercover Yellow Taxi Cab NYPD Cop Car
We recently watched FDNY and NYPD first responders race down Second Avenue. Among these was the mythical undercover yellow taxi
Arts & Culture
NYC's Sewer Alligator Legend, Fact or Fiction?
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection oversees the city’s massive sewer system, employing about 6,000 people. This small
Arts & Culture
Cities 101: How Ice Gets Broken on the Hudson River
Last week, we explained in our Cities 101 column why the ice on the Hudson River flows both ways, and