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added by SamtheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 16:50

<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. This proposal is not part of a Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define what is on and off topic for a site. Comments are here to help improve the questions; not to answer them. See What is the rationale for deleting answers? Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ yesterday

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added by user51295 Jan 27 '12 at 18:21

Great question that every NYer has asked. – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:48

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 17 '12 at 19:20

This is a good question and I'd love to see a map. – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 6:01

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added by streetchalk Jan 19 '12 at 6:02

Why is this Manhattan specific? – Spencer Kormos Jan 19 '12 at 19:22

I'm thinking the question can't just be "Does my recycling get recycled." Needs a qualifier. I suppose "I live in Manhattan" is enough. – SamtheBrand Jan 19 '12 at 22:09

Or maybe just "Does NYC recycling actually get recycled?" or "In which boroughs does recycling actually get recycled?" – Abby T. Miller♦ Mar 11 '12 at 0:11

@abby I think that could work. – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:53

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added by SamtheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 16:55

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added by SamtheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 17:28

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added by SamtheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 17:31

I think this is a valid question. I'm a NYer living in LA where multiple pizza and bagel shops promote that their water is shipped from NYC. We should at least try to Mythbuster this and debunk it as urban legend, unless you'd like to ask it in skeptics. – dddppp Jan 13 '12 at 18:16

You might have answered yourself about why this isn't valid for this forum. – Spencer Kormos Jan 17 '12 at 19:16

Could be true, but I still think this is an appropriate place for it. The question is bound to be asked -- the New Yorkers may as well try to answer it. – dddppp Jan 19 '12 at 3:10

This is actually a really good question, and it actually is quite answerable. You can remove the subjectivity and simply ask if the water gives NYC Pizza (and bagels) any distinctive qualities if you want, the fact is that this comes up a lot. – LessPop_MoreFizz Jan 30 '12 at 23:55

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added by Abby T. Miller♦ Dec 12 '11 at 15:52

A good question. And it raises the question: after what point are civic procedural questions on topic? – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 6:04

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added by Lauren Dec 15 '11 at 16:57

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added by Lauren Dec 15 '11 at 17:02

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 17 '12 at 19:21

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 17 '12 at 19:21

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added by Michael Pryor Jan 17 '12 at 20:24

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added by streetchalk Jan 19 '12 at 6:35

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 19 '12 at 19:20

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added by sfrieds Jan 20 '12 at 20:48

I like this one. Objective, predictable based on historical surf patterns and limited to a specific geographic area. – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:52

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added by sfrieds Jan 20 '12 at 21:05

The answers would be subjective, which makes the format of the question less appropriate. Maybe instead "What are some of the more quiet places in NYC?" But then that's a list question, which is also not appropriate. – Spencer Kormos Mar 14 '12 at 14:15

List questions are not always inappropriate on SE sites. Here is a Meta question on M.J.SE dealing with this issue: meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/q/959/1059 – Adam Mosheh Jul 22 '12 at 19:27

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added by Moshe Jan 22 '12 at 22:53

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added by sfrieds Jan 24 '12 at 20:53

This question should state a starting point. Would the Air Train be cheaper to get to JFK from Jamaica? Would a taxi be cheaper from Astoria to LGA? I think it should be a little more specific – Anagio Mar 7 '12 at 14:41

A good, but very large question that should probably be scaled down. Also, makes me think we need to draw a line on directions questions. Where is it? – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:50

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added by Matt Sherman♦ Jan 26 '12 at 17:09

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added by LessPop_MoreFizz, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Apr 19 '12 at 15:42

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added by LessPop_MoreFizz Jan 31 '12 at 0:06

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added by Domingo Ignacio Galdos Feb 4 '12 at 8:46

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added by Jaime Soto Feb 14 '12 at 5:08

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added by Alex Mar 13 '12 at 1:59

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added by makerofthings7 Mar 14 '12 at 2:59

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added by TLDR Mar 14 '12 at 4:23

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added by Sean Apr 18 '12 at 8:06

Or "how can I successfully predict the track that a commuter train will use at a given time?" The answer to this question would probably also apply to MNR at least. – rifaco Jul 31 '12 at 21:19

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added by Sean Apr 18 '12 at 8:11

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added by Michael Pryor Feb 7 '12 at 16:23

What's this gotta do with NYC? – SamtheBrand Feb 15 '12 at 19:59

@samthebrand sanitation rules for batteries are different everywhere. I'm assuming you don't have to put "in NYC?" on the end of every question on the NYC site. – Michael Pryor Feb 15 '12 at 20:03

As long as the site auto-appends New York to the meta title, then SEO-wise, I guess you're right ;-o – SamtheBrand Feb 15 '12 at 20:58

As long as the answer was NYC related such as a link to nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/wasteless/… it would be fine – Anagio Mar 7 '12 at 14:43

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added by streetchalk Jan 19 '12 at 6:18

Try rephrasing: How can I get the city to commit to fixing a pothole? or How do I prevent the city from ignoring problem xyz – makerofthings7 Mar 14 '12 at 3:47

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added by Michael Pryor Jan 18 '12 at 23:27

(and not the kind that comes through Mexico and is priced by the kilo, right?) – Affable Geek Jan 30 '12 at 19:48

@affable yeah :) – Michael Pryor Jan 30 '12 at 23:18

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added by Affable Geek Jan 30 '12 at 19:45

This question asks for an opinion and specifies an extremely broad area (Manhattan) and nondescript object (stuff). – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:47

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added by Joe Masilotti Feb 16 '12 at 19:15

Not even Travel channel was able to figure it out lol. I'd love to hear an answer. – Anagio Mar 7 '12 at 14:41

A classic and excellent NYC question that could use a canon answer. – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:37

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added by Anagio Mar 7 '12 at 14:28

What other roofs does one have to pay to ascend? – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:33

@SamTheBrand I think a better refinement of the question is what buildings over X stories have publicly accessible roofs. – Justin Dearing Jul 31 '12 at 20:52

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added by Canadian Girl Scout Aug 31 '12 at 8:08

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added by dddppp Jan 13 '12 at 18:23

We could do it better than anyone else, but it's plastered all over the Internet. – streetchalk Jan 19 '12 at 6:37

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added by SamtheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 16:51

This could be good as long as the question is detailed enough to make it objective, not subjective. (i.e. "here is what makes a bridge difficult to jog across - traffic, length, lane organization, etc) – Abby T. Miller♦ Dec 12 '11 at 15:51

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added by Abby T. Miller♦ Nov 17 '11 at 15:02

This seems a little easy. A quick Wikipedia query might do the trick here. – SamtheBrand Jan 16 '12 at 22:40

Sam, are you saying that there are never SO questions that are not on wikipedia? (Said with NYC sarcasm). – Hogan Mar 10 '12 at 17:06

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added by LessPop_MoreFizz Jan 31 '12 at 0:06

	Pretty specific, and although local, probably better suited for the bikes site. Still a good warning that this forum could invite a wide range of "Is X illegal?" questions. – SamtheBrand Mar 14 '12 at 5:44
	You can be ticketed, but you apparently don't have to pay the fine, as it's not actually illegal (as of June, 2011). – Flimzy Jun 28 '12 at 19:17