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In this city, we stand on line.Credit Hilary Swift/The New York Times

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Updated 11:40 a.m.

Good morning on this stiflingly hot Wednesday.

Sometimes, life in a city known for moving so quickly that it has its own unit of time requires stopping. And waiting.

And waiting.

In an interactive feature of photographs and brief interviews, Times journalists chronicled New Yorkers doing something we’d rather avoid: wait on line.

(Oh, and that’s another thing: Here, we say “on line,” not “in line.” Perhaps to make it seem more like a quest than a trial.)

Take a look at how time was spent waiting to take a dip in Crotona Park public pool, to eat at Rippers food stand at Rockaway Beach, for free admission to the Neue Galerie, to say goodbye at the last taping of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” to experience some culture at Shakespeare in the Park, for a taste of spirituality at a book signing by an evangelical preacher, and to snag a ball at a Mets game.

Some of the New Yorkers pictured spoke to Corey Kilgannon, a reporter for The Times who writes the Character Study column each week.

Mr. Kilgannon told us he had wanted to capture New York’s summer rituals, which is why he had headed to the beach, to a pool, and to a ballgame, among other destinations.

At some of the lines, the interviews were harder than at others. “We’d ask, ‘Why are you waiting on line?” he said.

“And they’d say for the tickets. But for the most part, it was easy to get people to talk beyond that.”

Except at the pool, apparently. “People just wanted to get in the water.”

Here’s what else is happening:

WEATHER

It’s feverishly hot again today, with a high of 90, and very little breeze to speak of.

More of the same tomorrow.

Summer must want to make a dramatic exit or something.

IN THE NEWS

• After making assurances that the city’s homeless population was not increasing, Mayor Bill de Blasio is changing course. [New York Times]

• Preservationists are fighting a City Council bill that would place a time limit on landmarks decisions. [New York Times]

• New York State’s attorney general, Eric T. Schneidermann, has drafted a deal that would end litigation over Cooper Union and its finances. [New York Times]

• Pope Francis will pass through Central Park during his visit later this month, but New Yorkers will need to enter a contest and score a ticket to see him there. [New York Times]

• Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of Brooklyn, said he would support President Obama’s Iran deal. [New York Times]

• A Rikers inmate who was beaten by corrections officers will receive $450,000 in a settlement with the city. [New York Post]

• New York State’s Court of Appeals has declined to hear an appeal on a case seeking legal personhood for chimpanzees. [CBS New York]

• Art galleries that helped transform Chelsea can’t afford the neighborhood anymore. [Bloomberg]

• Scoreboard: Yankees unravel Red Sox, 3-1. Phillies buck Mets, 14-8. Liberty crushes Dream, 80-75, in overtime.

• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing.

COMING UP TODAY

• Try out new games or just drink some beer at Victory Pints at the Berg’n beer hall in Prospect Heights. 6 p.m. [Free]

• Show off your skills during a Ping-Pong tournament in Bryant Park. 6 p.m. [Free]

• Kitty, Daisy & Lewis open for Lake Street Dive at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Doors open at 6 p.m. [Free]

• Enjoy “Big Hero 6” during a screening at the George Seuffert Bandshell in Forest Park, Queens. 7:30 p.m. [Free]

• Learn how to play sports of all kinds during the Bronx Sports Extravaganza. Times and locations vary. [Free]

• Yankees at Red Sox, 4:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (SNY).

• For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide.

COMMUTE

Due to signal problems, service has been suspended on the Long Island Rail Road into and out of Penn Station, as well as on the Port Washington branch. Subways and buses in the city are cross-honoring fares, and customers traveling to the United States Open should take the 7 train.

• Subway and PATH

• Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak

• Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s.

• Alternate-side parking: in effect until Sept. 7.

• Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry

• Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark

AND FINALLY …

Debates about the best (fill in the blank) of New York rage in every corner of the city.

A particularly fierce one is over the best New York burger.

There are the traditional and initialed mainstays, like P. J. Clarke’s and J. G. Melon’s. Then there are the fancy ones, like Minetta Tavern and the 21 Club, and the less fancy ones, like Jackson Hole or Burger Heaven.

The maker of the perfect pub burger is a classic argument, too. Duffy’s Tavern on Staten Island, Brennan and Carr in Sheepshead Bay, and Donovan’s Pub in Woodside are among those with claims.

But today, the Food section brings us something unexpected: a review of Superiority Burger, a vegetarian restaurant in the East Village.

The reviewer, Pete Wells, said the veggie burgers were “seared to an energetic crackle” and had “a satisfyingly tender bulk.”

But the real magic comes in a dessert of “peach sorbet under gelato made with toasted hamburger buns.”

We’d be willing to expand our burger definitions to include both.

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