15 Smells Every New Yorker Will Be (More Than) Familiar With

15 Smells Every New Yorker Will Be (More Than) Familiar With
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Ingrid Longauerová
Ingrid Longauerová
journalist/graphic designer
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1. Trash Bags 

Aka, the most famous of all the smells in the Big Apple. In an unofficial, (very) improvised poll, all of the New Yorkers asked indicated the smell of trash as a most significant one. Those are facts. And then there are tons of real life experiences, especially on a hot summer day. The trick: take a breath three steps after passing the trash bags.

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Ingrid Longauerová
Ingrid Longauerová
journalist/graphic designer
Ingrid Longauerová is a long time employee at the Epoch Media Group. She started working with The Epoch Times as a freelance journalist in 2007 before coming to New York and work in the Web Production department. She is currently a senior graphic designer for the Elite Magazine, a premier luxury lifestyle magazine for affluent Chinese in America produced by the EMG.
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