MTA sidewalk grate

Covering for the subway

Sub operimentum



Description

Metal grates, flush with the sidewalk or street, overtop the subway. 

Identification

Steel plate grates set inside the sidewalk or street; provides ventilation for the subsurface subway; can be removed to perform maintenance, or if you lose your keys. 

Habitat

On sidewalks or streets.

Range

Throughout the Five Boroughs.

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