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How many fire hydrants stand on the streets of New York City?

109,000

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NYC maintains around 109,000 fire hydrants — roughly one for every 75 residents, or one every couple of hundred feet of street.SOURCENYC Comptroller audit of the Department of Environmental Protection

Scale check: 109,000 is roughly Wembley, full, plus a bit.

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