Service Request #1: What Happens When I Call 311?
This debut episode of Service Request explores how New York City’s 3-1-1 system functions as a hidden but vital piece of urban infrastructure, using a personal complaint about noisy ice cream trucks to unpack a vast, human-powered network that connects citizens to city services. It reve
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