STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Although most residents may have their minds set on the mayoral race , there will be a number of proposals on the ballot this Election Day that could impact day-to-day life in New York City.

Among those issues at hand is ballot proposal number five , which pertains to the digitization of a singular city map.

While at first glance the proposal may sound efficient, experts who have worked with borough maps for decades are warning residents of the undisclosed repercussions such a resolution could pose.

The keepers of Staten Island history

In the lower levels of Borough Hall in St. George lies the print copies of the Island’s history. Safely kept in vaults are thousands upon thousands of intricately-detailed maps of the streets which residents call home. The his

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