The Subway Above Ground

Coney Island - Stillwell Av

The following piece simulates a full ride on the D line of the NYC subway, where the quantity and power of the instruments at any given moment in the song correspond to the median household income of the neighborhood that you are passing through.

Instructions: if you would like to experience this offline and on a subway ride, download the media file via the button below the video. Once you start to play the file, find your station (you can use the track listing on this page as a guide), and listen to the song in the background as you ride the subway. The result is a meditative piece in which the dramatic contrasts of a song echo the dramatic differences of income in the city.

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Track Listing

• 00:02 Norwood - 205 St $34,719 approx. median household income
• 01:14 Bedford Park Blvd $41,668 approx. median household income
• 02:42 Kingsbridge Rd $26,332 approx. median household income
• 03:54 Fordham Rd $31,591 approx. median household income
• 04:57 182-183 Sts $22,481 approx. median household income
• 06:11 Tremont Av $24,574 approx. median household income
• 07:16 174-175 Sts $36,925 approx. median household income
• 08:34 170 St $22,613 approx. median household income
• 09:49 167 St $31,632 approx. median household income
• 11:18 161 St - Yankee Stadium $29,420 approx. median household income
• 13:06 155 St $25,683 approx. median household income
• 14:24 145 St $45,178 approx. median household income
• 17:11 125 St $51,490 approx. median household income
• 26:09 59 St - Columbus Circle $154,659 approx. median household income
• 27:10 7 Av $109,324 approx. median household income
• 27:57 47-50 Sts - Rockefeller Ctr $132,075 approx. median household income
• 28:53 42 St - Bryant Pk $125,649 approx. median household income
• 29:50 34 St - Herald Sq $112,466 approx. median household income
• 33:31 W 4 St $121,201 approx. median household income
• 34:57 Broadway-Lafayette St $95,427 approx. median household income
• 36:18 Grand St $51,474 approx. median household income
• 43:03 Atlantic Av - Barclays Ctr $105,691 approx. median household income
• 49:23 36 St $51,217 approx. median household income
• 51:28 9 Av $49,237 approx. median household income
• 52:28 Fort Hamilton Pkwy $31,979 approx. median household income
• 53:20 50 St $32,410 approx. median household income
• 54:14 55 St $31,747 approx. median household income
• 55:11 62 St $50,146 approx. median household income
• 56:29 71 St $46,159 approx. median household income
• 57:39 79 St $57,265 approx. median household income
• 58:41 18 Av $57,175 approx. median household income
• 59:30 20 Av $48,566 approx. median household income
• 01:00:18 Bay Pkwy $51,761 approx. median household income
• 01:01:32 25 Av $51,185 approx. median household income
• 01:03:14 Bay 50 St $31,840 approx. median household income
• 01:05:23 Coney Island - Stillwell Av $46,157 approx. median household income