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Fun Maps: The Slips and Swamps of Early NYC
Map via Boston Public Library Back it the early days of New York, Manhattan was narrower, swampy and full of
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The Floating NYC Subway Map on the Sidewalk of Soho
Embedded into the sidewalk in front of 110 Greene Street, just south of Prince Street, there is a floating NYC
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QueensWay Eats Maps The Best Food Finds Along The Proposed QueensWay Linear Park
Neir’s Tavern is nearly 200 years old. It is one of Queens’ most famous (and photographed) locations. Photograph Courtesy
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Fun Maps: Draw the Boundaries of Your NYC Neighborhood Using This Tool
Our interpretation of the Upper West Side (in red) New Yorkers are having a field day with this data visualization
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Fun Maps: Look at This Disturbingly Accurate Soviet Map of NYC in the Cold War
South Ferry, Liberty Island, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, and Jersey City on a Soviet-era map dating back to 1982. Image
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Fun Maps: 'Transit Time NYC' Visualizes Subway Travel Times from Any Point in the City
New York is an accessible place. Tunnels and bridges connect boroughs across water, but for the most part, this city’
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Fun Maps: Watch This Mesmerizing String Instrument Visualization of the NYC Subway System
Stick to Youtube for music videos and funny cats. This Vimeo project is fairly old, but never fails to amaze
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OldNYC Maps Historical Photos from the New York Public Library Collection
Who doesn’t love old maps or vintage photos? What about a robust tool that will meld both? Back in
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Fun Maps: Tracking the Biggest NYC Parking Ticket Offenders by State
I Quant NY has a new map, as quirky as always, looking at the distribution of parking tickets in New
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Fun Maps: Mapping NYC’s Street Trees from the Tree Census
First off, who knew there was a census for trees? The tree census takes place every ten years, with the
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Fun Maps: Play Pac-Man in Google Maps!
Madison Square Park and Flatiron Building in Pac-Man mode on Google Maps If you read in the news yesterday that
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Fun Maps: The 19th Century NYC Stench Map of Manhattan and Brooklyn
Last week, we showed photographs from the Untapped Cities tour of Dead Horse Bay, including the “fun” fact that odors