MTA tries out spikey new additions to subway turnstiles. But do they work?
New Yorkers taking the subway may soon see spikey new additions to the turnstile gates. The MTA said newly installed sharp ...
Hundreds of NYC straphangers hug the walls inside subway stations in wake of spiraling transit crime
Violent crime has created a grim new normal in Big Apple subway stations — the platform wallflower. Skittish straphangers are ...
Turnstile 'spikes' installed in NYC's crime-ridden subways as Hochul beefs up police presence
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a new $77 million plan to clamp down on subway crime, while the MTA has also begun ...
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NYC’s undocumented subway vendors: Struggles, survival and the fear of deportation
At the Times Square subway station of underground passages and platforms, immigrants sell candy and fruit to carve out a ...
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Historic Bronx subway station gets makeover and is now ADA-accessible
A historic and busy Bronx subway station is now fully accessible to all New Yorkers. Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
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Visit a Life-Sized Hand-Knit Subway Car Replica in NYC
Spot the pizza rat, Greek coffee cups, and more elements of the subway at an interactive fiber arts installation!
Which Subway Line Has the Most Delays?
Which subway line performs the best? Excluding shuttle lines, the L train came out on top, with just 8 percent of 183,428 ...
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Straphangers Lounge
Step inside a subway station like you've never seen before. Rather than tile walls, plastic seats, and paper posters, ...
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The MTA’s Capital Plan Remains Held at the Station as Major Funding Gap Grows
The $68.4 billion capital improvement plan, even with congestion pricing starting up in the new year, was still short by ...
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The climate benefits of NYC’s hard-won congestion pricing plan
With this move, New York City becomes the first U.S. city to experiment with congestion pricing tolls, and joins a small ...
No pants? No problem. London subway riders bare their legs to brighten a gray winter day
The first stunt in this vein was held in New York in 2002, the brainchild of local comedian Charlie Todd. His idea was this: Wouldn’t it be funny if someone walked onto a subway train in the middle of ...
Man pushed onto NYC train tracks thanks first responders: ‘I am full of gratitude'
Police said the suspect accused of violently pushing a man onto subway tracks in front of an oncoming train in Chelsea on New Year’s Eve has been arrested on an attempted murder charge.