article_snippet: From the aroma of fresh coffee to the unpleasant whiff of the subway, New York has New York own heady mix of signature smells.
article_snippet: New Yorkers began complaining to the Board of Health about 'the most nauseous, foul, stinking, and pestilential odours'.  
article_snippet: But it wasn't just industrial smells that caused problems for New Yorkers.
article_snippet: As a result, New Yorkers began complaining to the Board of Health about 'the most nauseous, foul, stinking, and pestilential odours', .
article_snippet: CityLab notes that winds would still carry smells from Brooklyn to Manhattan, causing problems between regulators in each of the districts.
article_snippet: Manhattanhad some of Manhattan own smells to contend with.
article_snippet: Manhattan still had some of Manhattan own smells to contend with.
highlights_snippet: Winds still carried stench from Brooklyn to  Manhattan, causing problems between the regulators in both districts .