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Best Apps for NYC: Navigation and Transit

New York City has one of the most extensive transit systems in the world, which makes getting around the huge metropolis convenient and cheap. But with 24 subway lines, a complex bus system, varied schedules and regular service interruptions, traversing the city can be confusing. One of the best ways to learn your way around […]

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Underground Art: Artworks of New York’s Subway

Elizabeth Murray Blooming

New York’s City’s Subway system is an integral part of life for New Yorkers.  It is known to be convenient, fast, relatively efficient – but seldom visually appealing.  But did you know the subway is home to many fine works of art?  In fact, there are several treasures by famed contemporary artists hidden in plain […]

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Citi Bike Comes to New York

Citi bikes for bike sharing in NYC

Citi Bike, New York’s massive new bike-sharing system, is finally here! The bicycle system is the nation’s largest, including 6,000 bikes at 330 stations in Manhattan (below 60th Street) and in parts of west Brooklyn. Citi Bike will soon expand to 10,000 bikes and 600 docking stations, adding Manhattan’s Upper West and Upper East Sides, Park Slope, […]

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