Each of these lights in the Manhattan Bridge underpass contains a speaker broadcasting an endangered language.

Good Things: Babel In Reverse

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Amy Pearl
WNYC News | Jan 25, 2023

There are over 200 languages spoken in New York City and a new public art installation lets you experience them in an unexpected spot. Anchorage, Babel in Reverse by Joseph Morris and Owen Trueblood uses sounds from the Endangered Language Alliance. You can experience the installation daily from 3pm to 10pm through May.

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