Day 241

Portal of the day

August 27th, 2012



If you look closely, you can see "B of R" inscribed on the manhole cover; this means it predates 1975, when the Borough of Richmond changed its name to the Borough of Staten Island. (Each of NYC's five boroughs is coterminous with a county; Staten Island is still Richmond County.)


One Comment

  1. Ed says:

    is that contiguous? you are just trying to confuse us Matt!

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