When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers

Re:When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers by CPLX on Sunday June 26, 2016 @06:12PM (#11983028)

I have lived in NYC for 17 years and you are the first person I have heard use the term sidewalk shed.

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Re:When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers by qSP7n2cupP8iIpM on Sunday June 26, 2016 @06:42PM (#11983150)

Here it is used by the New York Times, described as "ubiquitous":

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/nyregion/the-sidewalk-shed...

The New York Times has lived in NYC for over 160 years.

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Re:When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers by simtel20 on Sunday June 26, 2016 @08:20PM (#11983526)

Perhaps it is familiar to newspapers and people in public service? As a lifetime NYC resident, I'd like to add a data point: I am familiar with the sight, but I have never heard the term before.

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