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The hump on the signs indicated the cross street with smaller letters; for example, if one were on Broadway and looking at the street sign for the intersection with 4th Street, the main portion of the sign would say "4th St." and the hump would say "Broadway". These signs continued to be used until the 1960s. [2]
A reference marker on NY 17 (the small square sign next to the sign that warns motorists of New York's ban on cell-phones while driving).. The reference markers (popularly referred to as "little green signs", or "tenth-mile markers") are typically-green signs that measure 8 inches (200 mm) wide by 10 inches (252 mm) high and are placed every 528 feet (161 m) on state roads, freeways, and parkways.
Some signs can be localized, such as No Parking, and some are found only in state and local jurisdictions, as they are based on state or local laws, such as New York City's "Don't Block the Box" signs. These signs are in the R series of signs in the MUTCD and typically in the R series in most state supplements or state MUTCDs.
Mysterious “traffic” signs featuring former President Donald Trump’s silhouetted profile have been popping up around Staten Island, Bay Ridge and other parts of the city, garnering a mix of ...
The New York City Subway system differs from other railroad chaining systems in that it uses the engineer's chain of 100 feet (30.48 m) rather than the surveyor's chain of 66 feet (20.12 m). Chaining is used in the New York City Subway system in conjunction with train radios, in order to ascertain a train's location on a given line. [33]
He showed off about a dozen more of the signs, hung along a stretch that included anti-Trumper Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Grill on Greenwich Street, to the New York Times building in Midtown, to ...
The New York City Subway currently uses various letters and numbers to designate the routes that trains use over the differing lines in the system. Along with the color corresponding to the route's trunk line, these form a unique identifier for the route, easing navigation through the complex system.
Notably, the 2023 edition of the Open Streets program is poised to set a record as New York City's largest-ever holiday season-specific initiative. It will also expand geographically by nearly 25% ...