Nothing can be carried from within a person’s home to the outside on certain religious days. To allow people to carry things as normal, the inside was extended to the outside via a fishing wire.

Religious leaders routinely check the wire to ensure it’s still protecting them. It costs over $100,000 a year to maintain.

Where this goes beyond Manhattan:

Hundreds of other cities around the world have something similar to ensure people can carry things outside where they live.

You may have one in your town or city.