# New York City is Making a Top Secret Map of Everything Under the Street

**Source**: https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/new-york-city-making-top-secret-map-everything-under-street
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# New York City is Making a Top Secret Map of Everything Under the Street

Published:

January 18, 2026

From

Gothamist

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Professor [Debra Laefer](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/debra-laefer) led a New York City ground scanning research project that contributed to NYC's new initiative to create the first comprehensive map of its underground infrastructure.

[Read the article](https://gothamist.com/news/new-york-city-is-making-a-top-secret-map-of-everything-under-the-street)

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