Manhattan Wasn't Always Flat
43.8× channel medianShort1:33People & BlogsPublished Oct 20, 2026, 1:00 AM · 3d ago
Views
72,468
+337 views/hour
Views / hour now
337
measured 20m ago
Peak views / hour
388
3h ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
3.5%
likes + comments / views
Likes
2.4K
3.4% of views
Comments
49
0.07% of views
Est. ad revenue
$2–$6
lifetime, $0.03–0.08 RPM
Checked every 3 h while the video is this age · last check 20m ago · next in 159 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.
Avg views / day
23.7K
since upload
vs channel median
43.8×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#5
of 23 tracked
Views over time
4 readings
Total views Views gained per hour
Description
Manhattan wasn’t always flat. To build its famous street grid, crews cut through hills and filled valleys—sometimes leaving houses stranded above or below the new streets. Central Park’s exposed bedrock offers a glimpse of the island before the leveling.
#Manhattan #NewYorkCity #History #Engineering
Details
- Published
- Oct 20, 2026, 1:00 AM
- Length
- 1:33 (93 s)
- Format
- Short (3 min or less)
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- No
- Video ID
- WOHviiwAT5s
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