• 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in New York City serving the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by...
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    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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    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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    Central New York is a hotel located at 109 East 42nd Street, adjoining Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It...
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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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    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 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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    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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    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 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • New York City has been called the media capital of the world. The media of New York City are internationally influential and include some of the most important...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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