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added by SamTheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 16:50

Only ten votes are needed in Area 51. To push this site to move to the next "level", upvote any other question with a score less than 10 or add your own suggestion. – makerofthings7 Apr 2 at 20:14

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 17 at 19:20

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

Not to answer an example question, but fun fact, it has to do with size of theatre, not location. Number of seats in the house I think is what determines it. – Abby T. Miller Mar 14 at 14:01

That is in fact it. But like you said, I wasn't going to answer an example question. :-) – Spencer Kormos Mar 14 at 14:12

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added by Lauren Dec 15 '11 at 16:57

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 17 at 19:21

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added by Michael Pryor Jan 17 at 20:24

5K rep, the deputy badge... ;-P – Moshe Mar 7 at 13:23

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added by SamTheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 16:55

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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 at 6:04

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 17 at 19:21

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added by streetchalk Jan 19 at 6:02

Why is this Manhattan specific? – Spencer Kormos Jan 19 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 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 at 0:11

@abby I think that could work. – SamTheBrand Mar 14 at 5:53

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added by streetchalk Jan 19 at 6:35

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added by Matt Sherman♦ Jan 26 at 17:09

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added by user51295 Jan 27 at 18:21

Great question that every NYer has asked. – SamTheBrand Mar 14 at 5:48

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added by Domingo Ignacio Galdos Feb 4 at 8:46

I think this is an excellent question. – SamTheBrand Mar 14 at 5:39

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added by Jaime Soto Feb 14 at 5:08

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added by Alex Mar 13 at 1:59

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added by Lauren Dec 15 '11 at 17:02

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added by TLDR Mar 14 at 4:23

Wow, great question. – SamTheBrand Mar 14 at 5:31

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added by SamTheBrand Nov 10 '11 at 17:28

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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 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 at 17:06

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added by sfrieds Jan 20 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 at 14:15

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added by Michael Pryor Jan 18 at 23:27

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

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

ny.eater.com/archives/2012/03/… - BAM! – SamTheBrand Mar 14 at 3:45

Can we start this site already, I'm hungry! ;) (showing my on-the-go-go-go New York personality) – makerofthings7 Mar 15 at 14:39

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added by Spencer Kormos Jan 19 at 19:20

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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 at 18:16

You might have answered yourself about why this isn't valid for this forum. – Spencer Kormos Jan 17 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 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 at 23:55

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added by sfrieds Jan 20 at 20:48

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

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added by streetchalk Jan 19 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 at 3:47

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added by Moshe Jan 22 at 22:53

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added by sfrieds Jan 24 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 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 at 5:50

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

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added by LessPop_MoreFizz Jan 31 at 0:06

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added by LessPop_MoreFizz Jan 31 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 at 5:44

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added by LessPop_MoreFizz Jan 31 at 0:16

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added by Domingo Ignacio Galdos Feb 4 at 8:33

A little subjective and "Quora-y," but can probably be reworded to elicit an objective and helpful answer. – SamTheBrand Mar 14 at 5:40

...What are the criticisms of the MTA Fasttrack program? – makerofthings7 Mar 15 at 14:41

I'd be very impressed if someone did some independent analysis to answer this question, but I know it would never happen. Why? Because the information would be really hard to find and ... who really cares anyway? – foson Mar 28 at 13:20

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added by Michael Pryor Feb 7 at 16:23

What's this gotta do with NYC? – SamTheBrand Feb 15 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 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 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 at 14:43

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added by Joe Masilotti Feb 16 at 19:15

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

6th + 11th is the one I grew up on. The full details are here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%27s_Pizza it was never a mystery, I expect the Travel Channel did not try hard. – Hogan Mar 10 at 17:17

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

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added by Anagio Mar 7 at 14:28

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

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added by makerofthings7 Mar 14 at 2:59

Yeah, where IS the least amount of light pollution in NYC? – SamTheBrand Mar 14 at 5:32

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added by Sean Apr 18 at 8:06

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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 dddppp Jan 13 at 18:21

	Easily found on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… – Joe Masilotti Feb 16 at 19:19
	if by "highest" he is referring to something else prevalent in the LES, Brooklyn, BX, or near most college dorms. That's not on Wikipedia – makerofthings7 May 16 at 5:44