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Map Of The Day: Night and Day in NYC
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Jen Carlson
Published Aug 12, 2009
Modified Aug 12, 2009
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The city may never sleep, but there are significantly less people in it during the witching hours. This neat illustration shows just how many people commute in for work only to go enjoy their nights in... Jersey? If you look closely you'll also see that Roosevelt Island's population doubles at night; what exactly is going on over there?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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