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New York Minute is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by New York City, United States, and is set in nighttime. It made its debut in the city's namesake tour and the first tour overall, the New York Tour. The course has four routes, the most out of any course alongside Tokyo Blur, appropriately named New York Minute, New York Minute 2, New York Minute 3 and New York Minute 4, each debuting in the 2019 Holiday Tour, 1st Anniversary Tour and 2nd Anniversary Tour respectively. The name of the track comes from an American expression used to designate very short intervals of time. Like the similarly inspired New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey, New York Minute features a number of references to Donkey Kong, including the jumbotron displaying the original arcade game.

In reference to her status as mayor of New Donk City (which is based on New York City), this course is a favorite of Pauline. Meanwhile, the second route is a favorite of Pauline and Yoshi (Reindeer), the third is a favorite of Pauline, Pauline (Party Time), Mario (SNES), Waluigi (Bus Driver), and Dry Bones (Gold), and the fourth is a favorite of Pauline, Baby Peach (Cherub), Luigi (Classic), Toadette (Explorer), Peach (Explorer), and Penguin Mario.

New York Minute returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC. It is a combination of the first three courses, and appears as the first course of the Turnip Cup.

New York Minute
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course in front of, where many sponsors can be seen. Just after the starting line, the road bends in a slight curve to the right through and ends in a bridge that leads into. In the park, the road takes a sharp turn to the left and circles back under the bridge where the racers entered the park. After the bridge, the road continues straight until it turns sharply to the right back into the city, where a blocked out entrance to the Rockefeller Center and the building itself can be seen in front. There, the players turn left and pass the Empire State Building and. After another turn to the right, the players are back at the starting line. In New York Minute R, this layout is reversed.

In Times Square, many billboards can be seen. There are ads for Galaxy Air, Banana Boy ("The Smash Hit Musical!"), Broadway Musical Entertainment, Donkey Kong ("The Best Musical!"), Burning DK, Barrel Travel, 1-UP Mushroom Car Insurance Group, Mario Work Gear, and Shy Guy Metals.

The course also appears as New York Minute R (reverse), New York Minute T (with ramps), and New York Minute R/T (reverse and with ramps).

New York Minute 2
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course in front of. Just after the starting line, the road bends in a sinusoidal curve to the left and then the right through and ends in a cobblestone path that leads into. In the park, the road takes a sharp turn to the right and circles back to the bordering road, where it takes an abrupt left. After a sharp right turn, the players reach a Glide Ramp while approaching the Empire State Building. After two sharp right turns, the players return to the starting line.

The course also appears as New York Minute 2R (reverse), New York Minute 2T (with ramps), and New York Minute 2R/T (reverse and with ramps).

New York Minute 3
In the standard variant, all of the racers start the course in front of. Just after the starting line, the road bends in a sinusoidal curve to the left and then the right through and ends in a cobblestone path that leads into. Players stay in a straighforward on the park path until it turns sharply to the right back into the city. There, the players pass the Rockefeller Center and enter. After this, racers follow a tunnel where they can see the Statue of Liberty. After a light turn to the left, they exit the tunnel with the finish line just in front.

The course also appears as New York Minute 3R (reverse), New York Minute 3T (with ramps), and New York Minute 3R/T (reverse and with ramps).

New York Minute 4
Similar to Tokyo Blur 4, the track visits every landmark and location found in the previous three iterations of the New York Minute course on a race divided by two sections instead of two laps. Due to this, it has a different Starting Grid layout. In the standard layout, the course starts out in front of. The player travels on the right side of the Y-joint on and takes a Dash Panel across some parked cargo trucks to a 270-degree loop around. After a sharp right turn, the player enters the Empire State Building and takes a right reverse curve through the tower's foyer before entering its parking lot. A gradual right turn follows, sending the player back to the front of Times Square for the second section. This time, the player follows the left side of the Y-joint, then takes a sharp right to the parked cargo trucks and taxis, which also features two dash panel ramp trucks (one with a Dash Panel and one with a Glide Ramp). After three more sharp rights behind the Empire State Building, the player reaches the finish line, finishing the race.

The course also appears as New York Minute 4R (reverse), New York Minute 4T (with ramps), and New York Minute 4R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of New York Minute tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
New York Minute reappears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Booster Course Pass downloadable content. It appears as the first course in the Turnip Cup, and as such was added in the second wave of the DLC. Like, this version of New York Minute dedicates each lap to one of the variants in Mario Kart Tour. The first lap is based on New York Minute 1, second lap follows the layout of New York Minute 2 and the third lap follows the layout of New York Minute 3. The course has received significant visual upgrades compared to its original appearance. The course features numerous more Toads, Yoshis, and Shy Guys than its Tour counterpart.

There are some minor tweaks to the course layouts for this iteration, however. For example, unlike New York Minute 2 in Mario Kart Tour, the Glide Ramp seen in the first two laps does not encompass the width of the track, instead it now only occupies the left half. Two Water-spouting manholes appear - one is to the side of the bus after the gliding section, and one is along the lap 2 route. Goombas now appear in Central Park. Additionally, the split path with one route facing 30 Rockefeller Plaza and the other going past it, then by it has been opened up, instead of being split across variants like in Tour. Taxis appear along the final portion of laps 1 and 2.

It is one of two courses from Mario Kart Tour to appear in the second wave, alongside Sydney Sprint.

Sponsors

 * Burning DK (Signs)
 * Propeller Toad Transport (Posters)
 * 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group (Posters)
 * Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (Signs)
 * Barrel Travel (Signs)
 * Broadway Musical Entertainment (Posters)
 * BaNaNa Boy (Posters, signs)
 * Donkey Kong (Posters)
 * Mushroom Piston (Posters, signs)
 * Galaxy Air (Posters, Signs)
 * DK Theater (Signs)
 * Propeller Toad Transport (Posters)
 * Mario Automobile Association (Posters)
 * Paratroopa Airlines (Posters)
 * Roy Smooth Sounds (Posters)
 * Lemmy's Tire Service (Posters)
 * Shy Guy Metals (Posters)
 * Fuzzy Battery (Signs)
 * Mario Work Gear (Posters)
 * Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie (Posters, signs)
 * Fun Flower (Posters)
 * Fountain Cafe (Posters)
 * Rainbow Exploration Agency (Posters)
 * Dream Gliders (Posters)
 * Princess Orange (Posters)
 * Red Shell Strike Equipment (Posters)
 * Sunshine Airport (Posters)
 * Moo Moo Meadows Milk (Cargo trucks in the T version only)
 * Green Shell Taxi (Taxis)

Mario Kart Tour

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The course, New York Minute, makes its debut in blue! Zoom past towering skyscrapers illuminated by the neon glow of Times Square in this Big Apple-inspired course. Start your engine and get ready to race on 9/25!
 * App Store Preview: And be sure to concentrate as you tear through Central Park and Times Square on the revamped New York Minute track. This city never sleeps—and neither does the competition!
 * App Store Preview: Another New York Minute - Tear through Central Park and Times Square in the city that never sleeps! Weave through the skyscrapers of New York City in a Yellow Taxi kart driven by the snazzily dressed musician Mario or Pauline, and feel the exciting rush of a night in New York.

Trivia

 * Pauline being affiliated with this course is an indirect reference to her status as mayor of New Donk City, which is based on New York City.
 * In a tweet about this course by the official Mario Kart Tour Twitter account, an image of the tunnel section of the city only visited in New York Minute 3 and New York Minute 4 is erroneously included.
 * New York Minute, Los Angeles Laps, Sydney Sprint and Vancouver Velocity are the only courses in Mario Kart Tour based on real-world locations that are not the capital cities of their respective countries.