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| New York Today: How to Build a Subway | New York Today: How to Build a Subway |
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| Updated, 8:05 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this gusty Monday. | Good morning on this gusty Monday. |
| Nearly a century after the Second Avenue subway was first proposed, part of the line is finally scheduled to open in December. | Nearly a century after the Second Avenue subway was first proposed, part of the line is finally scheduled to open in December. |
| “Seeing is believing,” one Upper East Side resident said. “It’s been a long haul.” | “Seeing is believing,” one Upper East Side resident said. “It’s been a long haul.” |
| And a heavy one. | And a heavy one. |
| Over the past decade, as you were going about your merry days, seven colossal machines have been devouring the city bedrock beneath your feet to make way for the new line and two other transit projects. | Over the past decade, as you were going about your merry days, seven colossal machines have been devouring the city bedrock beneath your feet to make way for the new line and two other transit projects. |
| These giants, called tunnel-boring machines, are anything but boring. | These giants, called tunnel-boring machines, are anything but boring. |
| The hulking Adi, a machine that mined almost 15,000 feet from 92nd Street to 63rd Street at a rate of 50 feet per day, weighs 485 tons, with a 200-ton cutting head. | The hulking Adi, a machine that mined almost 15,000 feet from 92nd Street to 63rd Street at a rate of 50 feet per day, weighs 485 tons, with a 200-ton cutting head. |
| Georgina and Emma churned beneath 11th Avenue. | |
| Tess and Molina, under Queens. | Tess and Molina, under Queens. |
| And don’t forget Robbins and Seli, who gnashed another 32,000 feet of Manhattan’s underbelly. | And don’t forget Robbins and Seli, who gnashed another 32,000 feet of Manhattan’s underbelly. |
| They’re not as cute as their names. | They’re not as cute as their names. |
| The mechanical monsters have sharp, tungsten carbide shears in front, and in back, equipment the length of a few city blocks. | The mechanical monsters have sharp, tungsten carbide shears in front, and in back, equipment the length of a few city blocks. |
| The construction work for the line did spur complaints over loud explosions. What was the wonderful result of all that tunneling in recent years, as described by the M.T.A.? | The construction work for the line did spur complaints over loud explosions. What was the wonderful result of all that tunneling in recent years, as described by the M.T.A.? |
| “13 miles of new tunnels through the mica-inflected granite schist that anchors the skyscrapers of Midtown.” | “13 miles of new tunnels through the mica-inflected granite schist that anchors the skyscrapers of Midtown.” |
| You can learn more about the Second Avenue subway from Emma G. Fitzsimmons, a transit reporter for The New York Times, by tuning into a Facebook Live chat at 10 a.m. | You can learn more about the Second Avenue subway from Emma G. Fitzsimmons, a transit reporter for The New York Times, by tuning into a Facebook Live chat at 10 a.m. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| With cool temperatures and windswept streets, you may actually enjoy the city’s underground today. | With cool temperatures and windswept streets, you may actually enjoy the city’s underground today. |
| The high is 61 and a blustery afternoon is in the forecast. | The high is 61 and a blustery afternoon is in the forecast. |
| Watch for fluttering scarves and floating hats. | Watch for fluttering scarves and floating hats. |
| At least it will be sunny up top, once the morning’s clouds get out of the way. | At least it will be sunny up top, once the morning’s clouds get out of the way. |
| • In New York state races, Republican candidates are walking a fine line on Donald J. Trump. [New York Times] | • In New York state races, Republican candidates are walking a fine line on Donald J. Trump. [New York Times] |
| • Inside the bitter fight to inherit a multimillion-dollar brownstone. [New York Times] | • Inside the bitter fight to inherit a multimillion-dollar brownstone. [New York Times] |
| • It’s official: The W train to return on Nov. 7 at 6:30 a.m. [PIX11] | • It’s official: The W train to return on Nov. 7 at 6:30 a.m. [PIX11] |
| • Ravens and crows are making a comeback in the city. [New York Times] | • Ravens and crows are making a comeback in the city. [New York Times] |
| • A drag-race crash on Staten Island left one person dead, police said. [Staten Island Advance] | • A drag-race crash on Staten Island left one person dead, police said. [Staten Island Advance] |
| • Where do the city’s nearly 35,000 police officers live? [Village Voice] | • Where do the city’s nearly 35,000 police officers live? [Village Voice] |
| • Some residents of the Trump Place complex on the Upper West Side want to change its name. [Brick Underground] | • Some residents of the Trump Place complex on the Upper West Side want to change its name. [Brick Underground] |
| • In case you missed it: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a law that would fine Airbnb hosts up to $7,500 for breaking local housing regulations. [New York Times] | • In case you missed it: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a law that would fine Airbnb hosts up to $7,500 for breaking local housing regulations. [New York Times] |
| • Here are some of the creative costumes from the Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade. [Gothamist] | • Here are some of the creative costumes from the Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade. [Gothamist] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Haggling in the Rain” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Haggling in the Rain” |
| • Scoreboard: New York City F.C. sinks Columbus Crew SC, 4-1. New York Red Bulls shatter Philadelphia Union, 2-0. Islanders subdue Wild, 6-3. Rangers corral Coyotes, 3-1. | • Scoreboard: New York City F.C. sinks Columbus Crew SC, 4-1. New York Red Bulls shatter Philadelphia Union, 2-0. Islanders subdue Wild, 6-3. Rangers corral Coyotes, 3-1. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. |
| • Day 1 of the weeklong New York Television Festival, featuring events with prominent producers, directors, writers and actors. Times, locations and prices vary. [Tickets here] | • Day 1 of the weeklong New York Television Festival, featuring events with prominent producers, directors, writers and actors. Times, locations and prices vary. [Tickets here] |
| • The Celebrate México Now! festival begins with Journalism in Mexico, a conversation with some of Mexico’s most prominent journalists, at N.Y.U. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • The Celebrate México Now! festival begins with Journalism in Mexico, a conversation with some of Mexico’s most prominent journalists, at N.Y.U. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Obama Out: Mic Drop! — a spoken word slam about his presidency and legacy — at New York Live Arts in Chelsea. 7 p.m. [$5 suggested donation] | • Obama Out: Mic Drop! — a spoken word slam about his presidency and legacy — at New York Live Arts in Chelsea. 7 p.m. [$5 suggested donation] |
| • The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra performs at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $25] | • The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra performs at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $25] |
| • Looking ahead: What role does hunger play in presidential elections? Join the sociologist and author Janet Poppendieck on Wednesday evening for Voting Against Hunger, a discussion at the Brooklyn Historical Society. | • Looking ahead: What role does hunger play in presidential elections? Join the sociologist and author Janet Poppendieck on Wednesday evening for Voting Against Hunger, a discussion at the Brooklyn Historical Society. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: Suspended today for Shemini Atzeret. | • Alternate-side parking: Suspended today for Shemini Atzeret. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| Speaking of major transit milestones: | Speaking of major transit milestones: |
| The George Washington Bridge opened 85 years ago this week. | The George Washington Bridge opened 85 years ago this week. |
| (Though in those days, it was often referred to as the Hudson Span.) | (Though in those days, it was often referred to as the Hudson Span.) |
| Today, the bridge is shrouded in scandal as the trial over the 2013 lane-closing drags on. | Today, the bridge is shrouded in scandal as the trial over the 2013 lane-closing drags on. |
| But in 1931, it was a glamorous, breathtaking architectural feat that had taken three-quarters of a century — and $60 million — to go from idea to reality. | But in 1931, it was a glamorous, breathtaking architectural feat that had taken three-quarters of a century — and $60 million — to go from idea to reality. |
| The coverage read almost like poetry. | The coverage read almost like poetry. |
| “The long span hangs between earth and heaven, an intricate tracery of gray wire against a background of flowing river, rocky shores and embracing sky,” The Times reported. | “The long span hangs between earth and heaven, an intricate tracery of gray wire against a background of flowing river, rocky shores and embracing sky,” The Times reported. |
| “Skeletons of bare steel, they dominate the landscape — a dramatic intrusion of the handiwork of man in a stage-setting superbly designed by nature.” | “Skeletons of bare steel, they dominate the landscape — a dramatic intrusion of the handiwork of man in a stage-setting superbly designed by nature.” |
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