Fun Maps
Daily What?! Ifoundyourmitten.com Brings Hands and Lonely Mittens Together Again
New York, we caught a break. Winter Storm Rex, originally slated to dose us with yet more snow, has passed
Fun Map: Rats in NYC Restaurants
We have already shown you where to find the most rats in New York City and even the location of
Fun Maps: Find the Best NYC Coffee Shop Near Each Subway Station
Have you ever left a subway station with an immediate craving for coffee only to wander for blocks looking for
Fun Maps: NYC Subway Stations That Have Wi-Fi and Cell Service
Being late and stuck underground and unable to send a “Hey-I’m-running-late” is the worst. Memorize this map from WNYC’
Fun Maps: Where to Find the Most Rats In New York City
311 reported rat sightings in NYC as of January 2013 (Screenshot of map via Gothamist) If you ask a native
Daily What?! Brooklyn Nautical Maps at the Smith-9th Street Subway Station
Have you ever noticed the nautical maps on every window of the Smith-9th Street subway? In fact, the station which
Fun Maps: This is the Oldest Map of NYC in the NYPL Digital Map Gallery
This Dutch map from the 17th century is the oldest map of New York City in the New York Public
Fun Maps: The Cast Iron Buildings of NYC
Cast iron buildings are normally associated with Soho in New York City, and we recently learned to decode the signs
Fun Maps: Mmmm…New York and Other City Income Donuts
This map series by Bill Rankin tests the “donut” hypothesis: “the idea that a city will create concentric rings of
Fun Maps: NYC From Union Square to Madison Square
Lynn Lieberman loves to paint maps. Her most recent will take you from Union Square Park to Madison Square Park
Fun Maps: 71 Square Miles is a 10×10 Map of Brooklyn Made Entirely of Garbage
“I guess I didn’t realize it was so big. When I first started I thought I would be able
Fun Maps: Unbuilt Robert Moses Highway Maps of Lower Manhattan and Mid-Manhattan Expressways
Yesterday we published a piece in “honor” of Robert Moses’ birthday on 5 things in NYC we can blame on