Puerto Rico, New York

Researchers have taken thousands of wipe samples from the subway station and train surfaces. This enabled them to map the subterranean biotope fairly accurately. It also reveals a lot about the train drivers.

Probably the first European to see the area where New York stands today was the Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. During an expedition with the aim of finding a western route from Europe to Asia, he anchored here with his La Dauphine on April 17, 1524, and continued his journey the next day.