street cleaning, and snow removal. The DSNY is the primary operator of the New York City waste management system. The department's motto. "New York's...
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The 42nd Street Shuttle is a New York City Subway shuttle train service that operates in Manhattan. The shuttle is sometimes referred to as the Grand...
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Graffiti in New York City has had a substantial local, national, and international influence. Graffiti began appearing around New York City with the words...
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under the streets to heat and cool buildings and businesses in Manhattan. Some New York City businesses and facilities also use steam for cleaning and disinfection...
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water to New York City. With three major water systems (Croton, Catskill, and Delaware) stretching up to 125 miles (201 km) away from the city, its water...
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1890s, New York City implemented a street cleaning program that picked up after the large amounts of litter in the streets, as well as cleaning up after...
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The Fulton Street station is a major New York City Subway station complex in Lower Manhattan. It consists of four linked stations on the IND Eighth Avenue...
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Manhattan (redirect from New York County, New York City, New York)
boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by geographical area in the U.S. state of New York. Located...
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Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the...
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The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department and presiding member of the Board of Commissioners. The commissioner...
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The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system that serves four of the five boroughs of New York City, New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and...
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The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government...
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rapid transit lines of the B Division of the New York City Subway system. The two lines run under 63rd Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, with a...
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The New York City Transit Authority operates 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. There are 10 active...
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The 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the BMT Canarsie...
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Crime rates in New York City have been recorded since at least the 1800s. The highest crime totals were recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s as...
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The Borough Hall/Court Street station is an underground New York City Subway station complex in Brooklyn shared by the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, the IRT...
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In New York City, taxicabs come in two varieties: yellow and green; they are widely recognizable symbols of the city. Taxis painted yellow (medallion...
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timeline of the history of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to see New York Harbor arrives and names...
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Commissioners' Plan of 1811 (redirect from New York City street grid)
Common Council of New York City, seeking to provide for the orderly development and sale of the land of Manhattan between 14th Street and Washington Heights...
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Rats in New York City are widespread, as they are in many densely populated areas. They are considered a cultural symbol of the city. For a long time,...
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transportation system of New York City is a network of complex infrastructural systems. New York City, being the most populous city in the United States,...
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services operated under the brands of MTA Regional Bus (New York City Bus, MTA Bus), New York City Subway (NYC Subway), Staten Island Railway (SIR), PATH...
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The Grand Central–42nd Street station (also signed as 42nd Street–Grand Central) is a major station complex of the New York City Subway. Located in Midtown...
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The 1966 New York City smog was a major air-pollution episode and environmental disaster, coinciding with that year's Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Smog...
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polished". On March 15, 1960, the New York City Transit Authority tested a new cleaning process on the walls of the Court Street station, which had been stained...
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at 140 West Street and another exchange disrupted voice and data communication in lower Manhattan. At least 43 people died in New York City as a result...
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The mayor of New York City is elected in early November every four years, in the year immediately following a United States presidential election year...
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pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since...
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New York City has been described as the cultural capital of the world. The culture of New York is reflected in its size and ethnic diversity. As many as...
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