Hey New Yorkers, as you prepare to return to work after this long holiday weekend, don’t forget to pack your earplugs:

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NYC subway exposes commuters to noise as loud as a jet engine.

And for Metafilter’s take: But *everything* in New York is loud…. Thanks to Lisa Kothari for the link!

Finally, a word to the wise: the 4/5/6 platform at Union Square is the absolute worse. When the trains are racing in it is absolutely deafening. Proceed with caution.

Hey New Yorkers, as you prepare to return to work after this long holiday weekend, don’t forget to pack your earplugs:

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