Subway Stories

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2016/08

I have a very honest and serious question: why do I want to jump in front of trains? When I wait at the station and a train rushes in, I stand at the edge of the platform...

August’s Subway Story is online

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MTA Plans to Sue New York City Over Fire

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has notified New York City’s government it plans to file a lawsuit seeking damages stemming from an intense fire that erupted under elevated Metro-North Railroad tracks in May.

Who will win? Lawyers.

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'Secrets of the NYC Subways' explores history and artwork of every NYC station

Author and transit expert Oscar Israelowitz unfolds historical and modern-day facts about all 469 of NYC's subway stations in his latest book.

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DMV, NYPD warn 'Pokémon Go' players to pay attention

The "Pokémon Go" app has been downloaded by millions.

Trainomon challenges you to a fight!

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MTA app will allow commuters to buy train tickets using their phones

NEW YORK — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday a new mobile ticketing app for Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road passengers. MTA eTix is a free mobile app that will give Metro-North and LIRR…

Goes along with the app that notifies you about train delays.

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Cuomo Nominates MTA Board Member With Potential Conflicts

Good government groups question whether recusing oneself from votes involving one's company is enough.

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June’s Subway Story is online

http://www.newyosubsto.com/201606.html

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L Train Problems - Photos - #LTrainProblems: Commuters share hilarious photos of the notorious subway line

Snakes on a TRAIN. Yes, everyone has to slither through the L train to find some breathing room, but appears this passenger has an unfair advantage. "This is why we can't have nice things. #LtrainProblems" Instagram user xopherpappas captioned this hilarious snap.

Snakes on an overcrowded train

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The Subway Stories book contains selected and edited Subway Stories from 2015 along with pictures from "Subway Stuff." Here is the link to order it on Amazon:

My first Subway Stories book is available on Amazon. It contains selected Subway Stories from 2015 along with pictures of things I found on the subway in New York.

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Brooklyn Braces, MTA Yawns, as L Train Apocalypse Approaches

The overstuffed train line that 400,000 hipsters—and other New Yorkers!—depend on each day looks to be shut down for 18 long months.

Haha! You thought living by the L-line was kewl and hipstery.

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Study: Straphangers' Poor Behavior Adding To Subway Delays

The study by Hunter College found that riders at 12 percent of all subway stops are not able to exit train cars before others get on.

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2016/05

He takes the stairs down to the platform and walks along a gallery of ads until he reaches the spot where he always waits. After taking a peek into the tunnel, he turns back and...

May’s Subway Story is online.

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Neighbors sound off about train noise and MTA project

SUNNYSIDE, Queens — They have heard enough. Sunnyside residents are asking the MTA to add noise mitigation aspects to the East Side Access project bringing the LIRR into Grand Central. “Yet a…

Make sunnyside quiet again. Exclamation mark.

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The MTA Will Let Frustrated L Train Riders Yell At Them In Person Next Month

It all goes down on May 5th...

It is possible to invite discussion an remain opaque.

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What good is North Korea’s subway system? | NK News - North Korea News

Foreign tourists who come to the North Korean capital have followed more or less the same route for decades. They are shown the same landmarks and have been expected to admire the same sights since the 1980s. One such point of interest is the Pyongyang subway. For many Westerners, the idea that the subway of a major city is the object of particular interest to visiting tourists is rather bizarre. After all, few if any visitors to New York descend a few meters below the surface to admire the authentic, 1920s interior of some subway stations – though I am sure there are a few connoisseurs out there. Indeed, in Western cities, the subway is merely a fast, reliable and reasonably cheap way to get around, but this is not the case in North Korea. As with many other institutions and systems, the basic economic functions of the Pyongyang subway have been lessened in order to increase its ideological and military value. As with many other institutions and systems, the basic economic functions

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15 Subway Lines Slated for Service Changes This Weekend, MTA Says

The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, C, D, E, F, J, M, N and R lines are scheduled for service changes.

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Manspreading Through the Ages: MTA Explains How 'Transit Etiquette' Evolved

Read the story behind the agency's "courtesy" campaign, then go see a new exhibit on the subject.