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Mystery Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave Subway Station Smell Explained

Subway tunnels are the disgusting homes of rats, roaches, and other beasts

By Magdalena Waz

March 21, 2016 · 1 min read

Mystery Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave Subway Station Smell Explained
Myrtle-Wyckoff L Station, Canarsie Platform. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Mystery Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave Subway Station Smell Explained

Subway tunnels are the disgusting homes of rats, roaches, and other beasts

· 1 min read
Mystery Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave Subway Station Smell Explained

Subway tunnels are the disgusting homes of rats, roaches, and other beasts. Furthermore, they share real estate with our city’s aging sewer system, which puts human waste just feet from where you’re standing with an iced coffee and bagel in hand.

The Myrtle-Wyckoff L train station recently experienced the effects of murky, brown water escaping from its own pipes and landing in the tunnels meant to carry us to and…

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