Local language topic

proper noun; service name

Compare 4 regional entries that share this classification while keeping each local definition attached to its place.

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Citi Bike

/SIT-ee BIKE/

New York City’s large bike-share system, whose bicycles and e-bikes can be checked out from stations or designated parking locations.

““I’ll take a Citi Bike across town and meet you there.””
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NYC Ferry

/EN-WYE-SEE FAIR-ee/

The city-sponsored passenger ferry network connecting waterfront landings in several New York City boroughs.

““We’re taking NYC Ferry from Astoria to Wall Street.””
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Roosevelt Island Tram

/ROH-zuh-velt EYE-lund TRAM/

The aerial tramway connecting Roosevelt Island with Manhattan near East 59th Street and Second Avenue.

““We took the Roosevelt Island Tram over the East River.””
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Staten Island Ferry

/STAT-en EYE-lund FAIR-ee/

The city-operated passenger ferry route between Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal on Staten Island.

““Take the Staten Island Ferry from Whitehall to St. George.””