A Field Guide to New York City Manhole Covers


BSBQ

Bureau of Sewers Borough of Queens

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On the Town

This most common of Queens sewer caps can occasionally be seen slipping into Manhattan.

DESIGN:

This classic design has four rings of squares, From the center there are rings of 6, 8, 16 and 16 nubs. Interspersed are 8 sets of 3 vent holes arranged into triangles. with two more holes in the innermost ring of squares. This sample is seated in a 8 "handle" head.

UTILITY:

Manhattan Sewerage

RANGE:

This outlier was spotted in Kingsbridge, Bronx on W 138th St.

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