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New York Minute (referred to as New York Minute 1 from version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0) is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by New York City set in nighttime, and makes its debut in the city's namesake tour and the first tour overall, the New York Tour.The name of the track comes from an American expression used to designate very short intervals of time. The course is a favorite by Pauline. 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. The course has four routes, the most out of any course alongside Tour 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.

New York Minute
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course in front of. 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. There, the players 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 layout, all of the racers start the course in front of. 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. 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 arrive at the finish line.

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
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.

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.

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!

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.