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Deep down

Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, United States

A field recording by Peter Stets made in Washington Heights, United States on 27 June 2024, in the afternoon. Soundscape: streets & traffic, trains & stations and trams, metros & buses.

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Recordist's notes

"191th Street" is the subway station of New York City which lies deepest under the earth's surface. It is accessible either from St Nicholas Avenue via an elevator or from Broadway, which is much lower down, via a long pedestrian tunnel. The recording was taken in this tunnel.

Written by Peter Stets on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Washington Heights is a city of about 152,613 people in New York, United States.

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