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Subterranean New York City relates to the area beneath the surface level of New York City; the natural features, man-made structures, spaces, objects, and cultural creation and experience. Like other subterranea , the underground world of New York City has been the basis of TV series, documentaries, artwork, and books.
Tunnel People (Dutch title: Tunnelmensen) is an anthropological-journalistic account describing an underground homeless community in New York City.It is written by war photographer and anthropologist Teun Voeten and was initially published in his native Dutch in 1996, and a revised English version was published by the Oakland-based independent publishing house PM Press in 2010.
Sandhog is the slang term given to urban miners and construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects in New York City, [1] and later other cities. [2] Generally these projects involve tunneling, caisson excavation, road building, or some other type of underground construction or mining projects.
The Bathtub refers to the underground foundation area at the site of the World Trade Center and accompanying buildings in New York City. The term bathtub is something of a misnomer, as the area does not hold any water; rather the purpose of its design is to keep water out.
Water Tunnel No. 3 is the largest capital construction project in New York City history. [2] Construction began in 1970. [3] Portions of the tunnel were placed into service in 1998 and 2013 and the remaining sections are expected to be complete by 2032. [4] [5]
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The Lowline, formerly known as the Delancey Underground, [1] is a stalled construction project that would have become the world's first underground park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located under the eastbound roadway of Delancey Street on the Lower East Side , in the former Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal adjacent to ...
New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his sentencing in the hush money case, leaving the US Supreme Court as his last chance to delay ...