43% of the city is subject to flooding in a category 1 hurricane, 52% in a category 4.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
37 Japanese supermarkets
There are 37 Japanese supermarkets in New York City.
78% of flights into LaGuardia Airport are late
78% of flights into LaGuardia Airport are more than two minutes late.
42 variations of Greek coffee cup
There are 42 known variations of the iconic “Greek” coffee cup.
127 hours of red lights a day
Cumulatively, traffic lights in New York City are red for 127 hours every day.
5000 miles of fire hose
If all the fire hose used by the FDNY was put end to end it would stretch 5000 miles.
38 newspapers
In an average week, 38 newspapers fall overboard on the Staten Island Ferry.
15,000 dumplings a day
On an average day, approximately 15,000 dumplings are served in New York City.
Graffiti is on 19.2% of all buildings
Graffiti is on 19.2% of all buildings in New York City.
Taxi cabs stop 2.3 times per shift for gas
On average medallion taxi cabs in New York stop 2.3 times per shift for gas.