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Mass Transit: connect the connectors

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The destruction of the 1918-vintage subway line beneath the World Trade Center gives the city a golden opportunity to rethink its capital improvements plans. Especially important are building the Second Ave subwway line, and a new Fulton Street terminal, now a tangled nexus of 17 different lines and modes.

Author: Marshall, Alex
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
New York, New York, Transportation policy, Local transit, Terminals (Transportation), Transportation facilities

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To be a slave in Brooklyn

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Historical evidence of slavery in the North was uncovered in 1991 when skeletons were found in a colonial-era African burial ground. Slaves lived the 1800s farmhouse where ritual items used in their religious practices were also discovered.

Author: Staples, Brent
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Housing, History, Slavery, Brooklyn, New York, New York, Slaves

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Songs for the city: 'Laurie Sadly Listening'

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A song written Oct 6, 2001 for the New York Times by Lou Reed, 'Laurie Sadly Listening,' is provided in both musical and poetic formats.

Author: Reed, Lou
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Music, Disasters, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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Subjects list: United States, Cover Story, New York
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