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r/AskNYC•

I am trying to get a better picture of the range of Eastern Cottontail Rabbits in New York City, specifically in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. They are quite prevalent in western Nassau County, but their range tends to drop off significantly once you cross west into Queens.

Here is all wild rabbit sightings in NYC from iNaturalist. Sightings in the city seem to be concentrated in the Bronx and Staten Island, as well as in a number of parks such as Central Park, Prospect Park, Alley Pond Park, and the parks around Jamaica Bay. Can you corroborate these sightings with your own observations? Have you seen any rabbits outside of these areas? Has the number

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r/nycrail•

I think it would help with intra-borough connectivity by connecting two major rail hubs, with the theoretical Interborough Express providing the other crucial link between Jackson Heights and Broadway Junction.

I suppose it could run along the Van Wyck, or perhaps a crazier idea of a light rail running in the median of Main Street through Kew Gardens Hills.

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r/urbanplanning•

Most planning circles assert the question in the title to be "yes" but I am having trouble finding evidence for it. Assuming a lot is to be developed within a city, would a high-density residential structure (say, a high rise) result in more tax revenue for the city than a single family home?

Assuming property taxes are calculated by the appraised value of the structure, the high rise would likely pay more property tax due to the higher valued structure than the detached house, there'd be more expenditure for services such as schools, trash, water etc to service the high rise than the smaller house. Assuming also that city has no income tax, how could it be made clear that the high rise wou

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r/nycrail•

Other rail hubs like Grand Central and Atlantic Terminal all have free transfers between their subway stops. Even if there isn't a physical connection between the platform areas, couldn't it still work as an out-of-system transfer? I'm not sure how popular it would be since you can just transfer at Times Square anyway, but still seems silly.

Fun fact, combining the two lines at Penn Station would make it the #2 subway stop in all the city by ridership behind Times Square.

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