Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen
@vanshnookenraggen.com
Artist, Cartographer, Historian, Transit Activist.
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Co-founder of QueensLink @queenslink.org
Opinions are my own.
https://linktr.ee/Vanshnookenraggen
Co-founder of QueensLink @queenslink.org
Opinions are my own.
I made this a while ago as a way to "repair" the street grid on Google Maps.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I made this a while ago as a way to "repair" the street grid on Google Maps.
An amazing image showing the under-construction IND 6th Ave Line slicing through lower Manhattan.
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catalog.archives.gov/id/68145788
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 AM
An amazing image showing the under-construction IND 6th Ave Line slicing through lower Manhattan.
catalog.archives.gov/id/68145788
catalog.archives.gov/id/68145788
Follow the money, baby.
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Follow the money, baby.
This teacher doesn't know, or care, about how far her own students commute.
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This teacher doesn't know, or care, about how far her own students commute.
How do you live in NYC and not know the subway is electric?
www.nycitynewsservice.com/2025/12/30/q...
www.nycitynewsservice.com/2025/12/30/q...
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM
How do you live in NYC and not know the subway is electric?
www.nycitynewsservice.com/2025/12/30/q...
www.nycitynewsservice.com/2025/12/30/q...
8min headways on the (7) ain't no way to run a railroad.
December 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
8min headways on the (7) ain't no way to run a railroad.
Quoting someone who is clearly full of shit and not calling them out on it is just another reason why local journalism is dead.
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www.amny.com/news/ibx-sto...
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Quoting someone who is clearly full of shit and not calling them out on it is just another reason why local journalism is dead.
www.amny.com/news/ibx-sto...
www.amny.com/news/ibx-sto...
Google Maps really can't decide what shade of green to use for the G train, huh?
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Google Maps really can't decide what shade of green to use for the G train, huh?
Well, I see where we need to extend the subways.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Well, I see where we need to extend the subways.
Never thought I would get to retire these a second time. Lets home he stays down.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Never thought I would get to retire these a second time. Lets home he stays down.
If you live in Ridgewood and you don't vote early at Gottscheer Hall so you can get a beer and pretzel, why do you even live here?
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If you live in Ridgewood and you don't vote early at Gottscheer Hall so you can get a beer and pretzel, why do you even live here?
So... is this for reverse commutes?
October 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
So... is this for reverse commutes?
I'll just leave this here.
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'll just leave this here.
Is the landlord special really better than grimey subway stations? I don't know. But the haphazard way it's being done doesn't make me a fan.
October 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Is the landlord special really better than grimey subway stations? I don't know. But the haphazard way it's being done doesn't make me a fan.
Heavy rail mass transit is good for moving a ton of people over large distances. This isn't that. Even with the new 6k residents, Red Hook will never have such a high population that it needs a subway like this. Maybe if a new line extended deeper into Brooklyn. But there is not enough demand ATM.
September 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Heavy rail mass transit is good for moving a ton of people over large distances. This isn't that. Even with the new 6k residents, Red Hook will never have such a high population that it needs a subway like this. Maybe if a new line extended deeper into Brooklyn. But there is not enough demand ATM.
For 50 years, planners tried to figure out how to build a subway along Horace Harding Blvd. Robert Moses beat them to it with a highway. Follow the twists and turns, and see what might still be possible.
How do you get to Horace Harding Blvd?
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How do you get to Horace Harding Blvd?
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September 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
For 50 years, planners tried to figure out how to build a subway along Horace Harding Blvd. Robert Moses beat them to it with a highway. Follow the twists and turns, and see what might still be possible.
How do you get to Horace Harding Blvd?
www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2025/...
How do you get to Horace Harding Blvd?
www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2025/...
Charts are fun.
September 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Charts are fun.
Cities are a Ponzi scheme.
August 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Cities are a Ponzi scheme.