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Subways
11/30/2017
The Regional Plan Association Would Like to Close the Subways All Night
And add glass partitions and gates to keep people from falling onto the tracks.
transgender issues
11/10/2017
When a Trans Woman Defends Herself and the Video Goes Viral
Twenty months after Merci Chrisette’s “Subway Slasher” video became a sensation, she’s facing up to five years in prison.
8/7/2017
Mayor Wants to Raise Taxes on Those Making Over $500K to Pay for Subway Repairs
He announced a boost on high-end income-tax rates to fund public-transit fixes and reduced-fare MetroCards.
7/26/2017
Here’s the MTA’s Plan to Fix the Subways
MTA chairman Joe Lhota presented some near-term steps including signal overhauls and getting rid of vague announcements.
7/21/2017
The New York City Subway Just Had Its Second Derailment in a Month
A car on a southbound Q train jumped the rails near Brighton Beach in Brooklyn.
6/29/2017
Governor Andrew Cuomo Will Declare the MTA in a State of Emergency
He’s signing an executive order to speed up procurement and adding $1 billion to the capital plan.
6/27/2017
Andrew Cuomo Played Himself by Giving New York Internet Access on the Subway
Now you can yell at him to fix the subway, from the subway.
6/14/2017
Twitter to Cuomo: Forget Self-Driving Cars. Fix the Subway.
Andy gets roasted on Twitter after bragging about Audi’s self-driving cars hitting New York highways.
heroes
6/4/2017
Ballet Dancer Rescues Man Shoved Onto Subway Tracks
All those lifts, leading up to this moment.
penis seat
3/31/2017
This ‘Penis Seat’ in the Mexico City Metro Highlights Sexual Harassment
The seat was installed as part of the #NoEsDeHombres campaign.
1/11/2017
Rest in Peace, the One Spot in the Subway That Gets Reception
Everyone knew which subway stops on their commute got a signal.
courtesy 101
9/14/2016
Pregnant Olivia Wilde Put Subway Riders on Blast for Not Giving Up Their Seats
Get it together, people.
transgender rights
6/6/2016
New York City Launches Ad Campaign for Transgender Bathroom Rights
Signs on streets and in subways will encourage New Yorkers to “Look Past Pink and Blue.”
3/15/2016
Surprise! The Entire D.C. Metro System Will Be Shut Down All Day Wednesday
No, apparently it can’t wait until the weekend.
3/1/2016
Here’s the MTA’s New Anti-Hoverboard Ad
That red bubble-person is up to naughty things again!
2/25/2016
L Train Crisis With No Good Solutions Receives Its Worst Idea Yet
Build another tunnel?
subway week
2/25/2016
The Best Subway Movie Moments of All Time
The movies love the MTA.
2/24/2016
The 5 Most Architecturally Distinguished Subway Stations in New York
Plus an honorable mention.
1/25/2016
The MTA Is Going to Try Superlong Subway Cars
Same size train, 10 percent more passenger space.
1/8/2016
Cuomo Wants You to Be Able to Pay for the Subway With Your Phone Soon
Wi-Fi, phone service, countdown clocks, and MetroCards on your phone.
11/17/2015
What Lives on the Subway Pole?
Art … and also a ton of bacteria.
8/4/2015
Scientists Screw Up Study About Bubonic Plague, Anthrax Traces on Subway
They’ve revised earlier findings.
1/27/2015
Report: The Subway Will Actually Keep Running All Night — You Just Can’t Ride It
An
MTA
source said Governor Cuomo made a “horrible, purely political decision.”
1/13/2015
More MTA Courtesy Campaign Ads
Another batch of subway ads, appearing this month.
9/25/2014
Iraq Claims ISIS Is Planning Subway Attacks in NYC and Paris
U.S.
officials don’t seem too worried.
1/28/2014
The MTA Wants Even Fewer Trash Cans in Subway Stations (and Fewer Rats)
When will it end?
9/17/2013
MTA Plans Wi-Fi for Trains to Appease the Young
The trains, not just the stations.
6/17/2013
Citi Bike May Be Best Hope for Stranded G Train Riders
If the
MTA
agrees to pay for expansion.
5/28/2013
The Subways Are Filled With Foot Farts
Best not to think about the air down there.
watch and learn
4/3/2013
On the Hunt With New York’s Subway Matchmaker
“The Love Conductor” uses the trains to find dates for her clients.
12/31/2012
‘Sleeping’ Man Was Actually Dead on the 5 Train
More things to fear in the subway.
11/5/2012
The G Line Is Dry, But It Still Won’t Roll
Flooding was not the only problem.
10/10/2012
MTA Debuts a Whole New Way for You to Yell at It
The
MTA
wants your feedback on video.
9/17/2012
Report: MTA Fares May Be Movin’ on Up
Quarter a ride.
9/2/2012
Man Collapses on Subway Tracks, Cheats Death
Phew!
7/24/2012
Somehow, Man on Subway Platform Hit by Uptown 6 Train
Seriously, stand clear of the closing doors.
7/2/2012
Report: MTA Depriving Riders of Fans in Subway Stations
How much sweat must riders produce?!
7/2/2012
Topless Activist Bares Breasts on Subway
No top subway ride.
party chat
4/24/2012
John Slattery Didn’t Quit the Subway After All
“That was a joke!”
4/1/2012
One Man Killed, One Injured in Separate Subway Incidents Sunday
A man in Astoria was killed while another in the
UWS
is expected to survive.
2/29/2012
Subway Strikes Twice at One Station
Maybe avoid Broadway and W. 72
nd
Street for the rest of the day.
2/24/2012
Brooklyn Subway Entrance Opens After 40 Years on the Shelf
A win for safety.
2/16/2012
Decorate Your Pad With a Wooden MTA Subway Bench
What better way to say, “I’ve got some money to spend but I don’t care much about hygiene.”
1/9/2012
Watch What Happens When ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ Meets ‘La Bamba’
It was glorious.
stand clear of the closing doors
10/3/2011
L Train Relief Coming Eventually
By next summer, to be exact.
8/29/2011
The MTA Comes Crawling Back [Updated]
It will take a while for the
MTA
to get back to its usual just-barely-functioning self.
stand clear of the closing doors
8/24/2011
J/Z Unseats 7 Train As Best Subway Line After Six Years of Dominance
“MTA Has 99 Problems, But J/Z Ain’t One.”
8/23/2011
Just Kidding, the First Half of the Second Avenue Subway Won’t Be Ready Until at Least 2018
Twist!
clickables
8/16/2011
Meet the New York City Subway Shakespeare Company
They’re called Popeye & Cloudy.
7/21/2011
MTA Chairman Jay Walder Will Quit on October 21
That was fast.
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