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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › New_York_City_SubwayNew York City Subway - Wikipedia

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   23 hours ago · Since the opening of the original New York City Subway line in 1904, multiple official and planning agencies have proposed numerous extensions to the subway system. One of the more expansive proposals was the " IND Second System", part of a plan to construct new subway lines in addition to taking over existing subway lines and railroad rights ...

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2. untappedcities.com › 2017/01/25 › the-electric-motorThe Electric Motor That Powered America's ... - Untapped New York

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   Jan 25, 2017 · PBS American Experience: The Race Underground tells the story of the motor that powered America's first subway system, tested right here in NYC in 1886.

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   Did New York City have a subway system?

   • Boston, not New York City, thus became the first city in America to launch a comprehensive subway system. Transit connoisseurs will of course note the pneumatic subway, the first attempt at underground transit in New York City by Alfred Ely Beach.

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   What is the New York State thruway system?

   • The New York State Thruway system is a collection of six individual components across the state of New York that connect the state to four neighboring states ( Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) as well as the Canadian province of Ontario.

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   Which subway system is older than New York City subway?

   • Both the Boston and Chicago systems are as old or older than the New York City Subway, though all of these systems have fewer stations than the New York City Subway. Newer systems like the Washington Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit have been fully accessible from their opening in the 1970s.

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   Who designed New York City's subway map?

   • "Michael Hertz, who helped design New York City's subway map, dies at 87". CNN. New York. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020. ^ "New Subway Map is Here" (Press release). New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2010.

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4. untappedcities.com › 2014/10/06 › 10-original-subway10 Original Subway Tiles and Signs in the ... - Untapped New York

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   4 days ago · Behind-the-Scenes Tour of NYC Subway Art. 1. Bleeker Street. You’d be sad to miss these cobalt blue faience tiles ornate with scrollwork and paterae at the ultra-modern Bleecker Street station ...

5. untappedcities.com › 2018/08/16 › where-did-theWhere Did the Rubble Go?: 6 Spots Built ... - Untapped New York

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   3 days ago · Here are six places that were built or extended using material extracted from New York City’s subway tunnels: 6. Ellis Island. Ellis Island. Image courtesy Save Ellis Island. Ellis Island, which ...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › New_York_State_ThruwayNew York State Thruway - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway and colloquially " the Thruway ") is a system of controlled-access toll roads spanning 569.83 miles (917.05 km) within the U.S. state of New York. It is operated by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA), a New York State public-benefit corporation.

   • Existed: June 24, 1954–present

   • Length: 496.00 mi (798.23 km)Mainline only

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › One_Times_SquareOne Times Square - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · One Times Square (also known as 1475 Broadway, the New York Times Building, the New York Times Tower, the Allied Chemical Tower or simply as the Times Tower) is a 25-story, 363-foot-high (111 m) skyscraper on Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Designed by Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz in the neo-Gothic style, the tower ...

9. shec.ashp.cuny.edu › life-in-five-points › itemMap of the Five Points Neighborhood, 1855-67 · SHEC ...

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   2 days ago · In 1854 the names of the original streets, Cross, Anthony, Orange, and Little Water, which had formed the Five Points intersection (marked with a star) from which the neighborhood derived its name were changed to Park, Worth, Baxter and Mission Place, respectively. The map also shows the locations of several key landmarks of the mid-nineteenth ...