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A VIEW OF THE SKYLINE: The skyline of the Manhattan borough of New York is visible from the No. 7 line subway train as it runs above ground in the Queens borough of New York. The Empire State Building is at the center in the background and the United Nations building is at the horizon point at the end of the tracks. Both are in Manhattan.
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MUSIC BREAKS: United Family of Strings member Shirley Mawejje, left, plays the violin and Cynthia Mulat plays the cello at the Rockefeller Center Station subway stop in New York. Some performers are sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and have official "Music Under New York" signs, like these young women do. Others just show up and put on shows in between the noisy trains' arrivals and departures.
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A NEW LOOK: A woman exits the newly renovated Delancey Street station of the F line subway in New York. Murals have been added to brighten up the stop and make the area more pleasant.
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'INTERNATIONAL LINE': Here is another view of the Manhattan skyline from between cars of the No. 7 subway train as it runs near Queens. As the 7 continues eastward, it passes through ethnically diverse neighborhoods, thus earning its nickname as the "international line." Here, you'll find riders speaking everything from Spanish to Pakistani Urdu to Korean.