[URBAN NOTE] Five New York City links (#nyc): subways, global warming, Coney Island

[rfmcdonald]

• This CityLab explanation why new York City stopped building new subway lines is sad.


• The libertarian Manhattan Institute notes just how much the metropolis depends on its subway system, here.


• CityLab notes that temperatures on the subway system of New York City in summer are becoming dangerously high.


• The L Train shutdown is pushing down rents in parts of Brooklyn, VICE reports.


• JSTOR Daily notes how the amusement park of Coney Island once was a major showcase for babies receiving medical care in incubators, and why this was the case.