As the story goes, there’s a famous job interview question first used by Microsoft: “Why are manhole covers round?” Our latest episode of The Untapped New York Podcast covers many of the famous and ...

You see them in every city across the world, but what is a manhole exactly? Manholes have been around for decades and usually go unnoticed to the average city resident. With around 12 million sewer or ...

A manhole cover is generally deemed successful if its round shape keeps pedestrians from plummeting into the earth, and communicates the subterranean systems below through its design. New York City ...

Manholes are an essential yet overlooked part of urban infrastructure. They provide access to the underground systems that are important for maintaining the flow of water, sewage, and electrical ...