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  2. R14 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The R14 was a New York City Subway car model built by the American Car and Foundry Company in 1949. The cars were a "follow-up" or supplemental stock for the A Division's R12s and look exactly the same, differing only in floor patterns. A total of 150 cars were built, arranged as single units.

  3. List of New York City Subway stations - Wikipedia

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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 in the U.S. state of New York: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Operated by the New York City Transit Authority under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, the New York City Subway is the busiest rapid transit ...

  4. Rats in New York City - Wikipedia

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    A rat in the New York City Subway. 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, the number of rats in New York City was unknown, and a common urban legend declared there were up to five times as many rats as people. However, a 2023 study ...

  5. R21 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    The R21 was a New York City Subway car built by St. Louis Car Company from 1956 to 1957 for the IRT A Division. A total of 250 cars were built, arranged as single units. Two versions were manufactured: Westinghouse (WH)-powered cars and General Electric (GE)-powered cars. The first R21s entered service on November 7, 1956.

  6. MTA Responds To Haters With 6-Step Plan To 'Modernize ... - Patch

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    MTA Responds To Haters With 6-Step Plan To 'Modernize' NYC Subway 'For 21st Century' - New York City, NY - Around 17 years late, but better than never, we suppose.

  7. Graffiti in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Graffiti began appearing around New York City with the words "Bird Lives" [1] but after that, it took about a decade and a half for graffiti to become noticeable in NYC. So, around 1970 or 1971, TAKI 183 and Tracy 168 started to gain notoriety for their frequent vandalism. [2] Using a naming convention in which they would add their street ...

  8. MTA Brags About Subway Number It Once Called Irrelevant | New ...

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    The subway system's on-time performance rose significantly to 76.4 percent in February from just 61.7 percent in the same month last year, said Sally Librera, New York City Transit's senior vice ...

  9. R211 (New York City Subway car) - Wikipedia

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    The R211 is a new technology train (NTT) New York City Subway car being built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing for the B Division and the Staten Island Railway (SIR). They will replace two aging subway car models: all R44 cars on the Staten Island Railway and all R46 subway cars. The order is split into three parts: R211A and R211T cars for ...