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Does This Map Of NYC Offend You?
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 18, 2014
Modified Apr 19, 2014
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Courtesy of Judgmental Maps comes this breakdown of NYC's neighborhoods—which are all stamped with offensive and/or played out cliches. While Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens are all tagged with plenty of stereotypes, Staten Island is missing all together, which is really just a missed opportunity for the map maker.
Meanwhile, the Bronx isn't shown in full, and is simply boiled down to: "Probably won't gentrify for a while," "Greatest Franchise Ever," and "more guns." Which tells you everything you need to know about the person who made the map.
The map was created by RBD Enterprises, and was a take on this other map, by Joe Larson. [h/t Curbed]
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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