"A hole opened on a crumbling sidewalk near Battery Park that briefly gave passersby a peephole into the subway - and a reality check about how thin the ground actually is. The baseball-sized hole in the asphalt of Battery Place and State Street opened sometime last week, according to a hair-raising Instagram video, but it has since been covered with an orange traffic cone bolted to the ground."
"The hole also runs deep, apparently going between a layer of concrete and the ceiling of the Bowling Green subway station, the video shows, offering sightseeing tourists a rare vantage point into the Bowling Green subway station below. New Yorkers were quick to bash the apparent hazard, with one commenting: 'At this point human hair is holding the whole city together.'"
A baseball-sized hole opened in the asphalt at Battery Place and State Street near Battery Park, exposing a view into the ceiling of the Bowling Green subway station below. The hole reportedly appeared last week and was temporarily covered by an orange traffic cone bolted to the ground. Video shows light emanating through the blacktop patch and a gap between a concrete layer and the subway ceiling, creating a rare vantage point for tourists. Local reactions mixed alarm and sarcasm, with residents criticizing city infrastructure while others joked about rats. A nearby ferry-ticket vendor said the cone had served as a placeholder for several days.
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