NYPL Fountains Are Back in Action; How Often Does Your Subway Station Get Cleaned?
- Patience and Fortitude, the NYPL’s marble lions, are now joined by Beauty and Truth, the grand fountains flanking the entrance that just started flowing again. [NYT]
- Smorgasburg Queens launches tomorrow in Long Island City. [Brownstoner Queens]
- The designers of the subway station poster talk about the Transit Authority Graphic Standards Manual, Massimo Vignelli, and people’s love for physical design. [Curbed]
- Tackling trash on the tracks: here’s a look at how often your subway station gets cleaned. [WNYC]
- As part of its Vision Zero plan, the city wants Google Maps to discourage left turns. [CityLab]
- The hydrohammock is part hammock, part hot tub. [designboom]
Images: MTA cleaning crew (L); The Beauty fountain at the NYPL (R)