Recent comments in /f/nyc
Abeck72 t1_jdnfsns wrote
Reply to comment by pittsburgh1901 in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
"And when they're all completed, estimated for 2019, they will bring subway and commuter rail service to vast, underserved stretches of the city, particularly the far East and West sides of Manhattan." lol
lowdiver t1_jdnfg9b wrote
Reply to comment by oceanblue966 in This café in the West Village is now owned by its own employees by geoxol
As someone who failed at working in a coffee shop- it’s absolutely a skill.
And even if it wasn’t- who are you to decide who does and doesn’t “deserve” something?
chug84 t1_jdneq1d wrote
Reply to comment by ManhattanRailfan in If you build more public transit, they will come back by psychothumbs
Considering your name just screams MTA fanboi, your response means jack shit to me too.
GiosephGiostar t1_jdnej2k wrote
Reply to Reason #3,412 on why I love living in NYC. Walking down the street you've passed hundreds of times and seeing some random shit like this for the first time. by AnotherNYCPhotog
Specifically patrolling for a kid with pointy ears and a long drooped green cone hat holding a sword & shield.
NatLawson t1_jdneiyb wrote
Reply to 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Needs paint.
Kevinm2278 t1_jdne4g4 wrote
Reply to comment by fluffstravels in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Bed rock.
Kevinm2278 t1_jdne23p wrote
Reply to 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Bedrock baby.
avantgardengnome t1_jdncl7c wrote
Reply to comment by astoriaboundagain in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Battery Park City came from the WTC excavation but The Battery itself was also landfill that came from street widening and stuff like that going back to the mid 1800s. The original western edge of lower Manhattan was essentially Greenwich Street all the way up to about 15th St in the Meatpacking District. (So the WTC site was indeed once underwater, but idk if that land came from Grand Central or not).
Javi1192 t1_jdnc6br wrote
Reply to comment by PonyEnglish in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
The caverns were legitimately massive. There’s two of em.
Here’s my pictures of an early site walkthrough, circa 2015
Tr0llzor t1_jdnbnh8 wrote
Reply to 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Wait till they find the dragon
TSCHWEITZ t1_jdnbl4g wrote
Reply to comment by RedditSkippy in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
There are actually a series of unground rivers under nyc. I work at GCT and we actually have to pump this water out or the basement would be completely under water.
kyeelee t1_jdnbf1f wrote
Reply to 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Saw this in Daredevil.
NYCFIO t1_jdnb51i wrote
As long as unscrupulous degenerates with severe antisocial personality disorders continue to be acceptable candidates and representatives (as long as they’re wearing the color I like), we should not be shocked to watch the walls crumble further around us.
poppenweiler t1_jdnb4t4 wrote
Reply to comment by smackson in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Oh, bugger off.
TheGreatRao t1_jdnaq5n wrote
Reply to 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Somewhere, somehow, Gene Hackman is plotting a killer real estate deal.
ManhattanRailfan t1_jdn9q74 wrote
Reply to comment by chug84 in If you build more public transit, they will come back by psychothumbs
Right, so almost as invalid.
astoriaboundagain t1_jdn9mfn wrote
Reply to comment by fletcherkildren in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
That extension was done with landfill from the original WTC excavation in the 70's.
I know a lot of this project's rock came out in Long Island City. You used to be able to see the exit pit on the N train curve on the approach to Queensboro Plaza.
fletcherkildren t1_jdn8zko wrote
Reply to comment by astoriaboundagain in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Didn't they use it to extend southern Manhattan, IIRC the trade center and Battery Park used to be under water
poppenweiler t1_jdn8yeq wrote
Reply to comment by fluffstravels in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Take a look at the Manhattan skyline sometime. You'll find this bedrock under the tall buildings but not under the shorter ones. That one big reason why the tall buildings are where they are.
msxsnatcher t1_jdn8wmz wrote
Reply to 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
Did somebody think of Futurama?
Amphiscian t1_jdn8mtu wrote
Reply to comment by barbaq24 in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
I took a geology class once, and the professor told us the word to describe the intensity of the schist pattern in a rock is schistocity.
Silvery_Silence t1_jdn8elj wrote
Reply to comment by oceanblue966 in George Santos admits to fraud, using stolen checks by Black_Reactor
Hahaha there is literally not a single sterling thing in this guys record. He’s a con man, serial liar and fraud with a line of victims. Multiple evictions, stealing from veterans for crying out loud, people like you are just so vile and disgusting.
mursemanmke t1_jdn88o3 wrote
Reply to comment by BennyBlaze in 16 stories beneath midtown Manhattan, NYC by PonyEnglish
This is the where.
Silvery_Silence t1_jdn7ujh wrote
Reply to comment by Ok-Strain-9847 in George Santos admits to fraud, using stolen checks by Black_Reactor
Did you read the article mouthbreather??? He fled prosecution. He’s only admitting to it now and paying restitution because they reopened the case against him in Brazil and he’s trying to avoid more severe penalties. You’re not too smart.
spk92986 t1_jdng325 wrote
Reply to comment by TizonaBlu in If you build more public transit, they will come back by psychothumbs
Maybe in a perfect world but this is real life, in NYC no less.