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The Subway

  1. the city politic
    The Case for Forcing the Mentally Ill Into TreatmentThe liberal campaign against involuntary care went too far.
    By Freddie deBoer
  2. the city politic
    Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams attend St.
    Hochul and Adams Are Thinking About Unmasking Subway RidersThe governor has joined the mayor in expressing an openness to some form of a subway mask ban, citing a risk of crime.
    By Nia Prater
  3. the city
    Jordan Williams on Why He Fatally Stabbed Devictor Ouedraogo on the J Train“My instinct was just to injure.”
    By Shawn McCreesh
  4. today in eric adams
    Eric Adams and His Spicy Subway FitEric Adams is keeping it surreal.
    By Tirhakah Love
  5. the city politic
    What’s Ahead for New York? Maybe a Budget ‘Nightmare Scenario’The city and MTA are both hoping for help from Congress. Option B is grim.
    By Andrew Rice
  6. the top line
    Fixing the MTA Bureaucracy Has to Start at the Top: With Andrew CuomoThe mourning over Andy Byford’s departure highlights the agency’s dysfunction: New Yorkers want a savior rather than just a competent manager.
    By Josh Barro
  7. The W Train Is BackA look at the line’s first day back on the job since 2010.
    By Jen Kirby
  8. stand clear the closing doors
    MTA Plan Restores Funding for the Next Phase of the Second Avenue SubwayGood news for East Harlem.
    By Joe DeLessio
  9. stand clear the closing doors
    The L Train Apocalypse Won’t Begin Until 2019You’ve got time to prepare, at least.
    By Joe DeLessio
  10. stand clear the closing doors
    Subway Ridership Is at Its Highest Since 1948There were 1.763 billion subway rides in 2015.
    By Joe DeLessio
  11. The Beginning of the End for MetroCards Is HereIt’ll be a while before the MTA replaces them with a new payment system, though.
    By Joe DeLessio
  12. the subway
    Man Lying on Tracks Killed by 6 TrainIt wasn’t immediately clear how he came to be lying on the tracks.
    By Joe DeLessio
  13. stand clear the closing doors
    Herald Square Subway Stench IdentifiedUnsurprisingly, it’s sewage.
    By Joe DeLessio
  14. stand clear of the closing doors
    Giant Rat Crawls Onto Sleeping Subway RiderThis isn’t the first time this has happened, either.
    By Joe DeLessio
  15. stand clear of the closing doors
    Contractor Has Been Trying to Fix Leaky New Hudson Yards Station Since 2012It’s only six months old!
    By Joe DeLessio
  16. stand clear of the closing doors
    The W Train Will Rise From the Dead This FallThe Q will eventually run on the Second Avenue line.
    By Joe DeLessio
  17. Two People Injured in Stabbing Aboard a C Train in BrooklynThe victims’ injuries are apparently non-life-threatening.
    By Jen Kirby
  18. Should Real-Estate Developers Fix the Subway?An offer they might not refuse.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  19. scary things
    Man Survives Fall Onto Times Square Subway TracksAn N train rolled over the 27-year-old this morning.
    By Jen Kirby
  20. gallery
    The Unexpected Art of the MTA’s In-House PhotographerPatrick Cashin might have the most interesting job in all of transportation.
    By Jen Kirby
  21. stand clear of the closing doors
    Original Subway Car From 1935 for Sale on eBay, Should You Be in the MarketBidding starts at $24,000.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. snakes on a train
    Man Snuggles 2 Huge Snakes on the Subway; Woman Next to Him Keeps ReadingMore underground shenanigans.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. stand clear of the bedbugs
    Should the MTA Be Required to Announce Subway Bedbugs?Lawmakers and the transportation union say yes.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. stand clear of the closing doors
    Brooklyn Begging G Train Not to Bother Coming BackThe replacement shuttle is faster than the much-maligned train, and free.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. crimes and misdemeanors
    The NYPD Arrested This Man for Sleeping on an Empty Subway Car“For what!? For what!?” he screams. “All this for what?”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. stand clear of the dancing kids
    The War Against Subway Dancers Rages On (With Shaky Logic)Police say it’s dangerous even though no one’s been hurt.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. stand clear of the closing doors
    Subway Hero Credits Adrenaline, God“I give all the glory to Lord Jesus.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. stand clear of the closing doors
    Subway Derailment in Queens Traps Passengers UndergroundThe rescue mission included going through the sidewalk grates.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. bill de blasio’s new york
    Experimental Anarchist Puppeteer Gently Clashes With NYPD in Times SquareThe latest, most colorful example of the crackdown on subway performers.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. stand clear of the pantless people
    MTA Punishes Employee for Riding With No PantsThe city finds the No-Pants Subway Ride “unbecoming,” but only for its workers.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. stand clear of the closing doors
    Unsolicited Subway Rubbing Just As Bad As Grabbing, Court RulesA highly sensible decision.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. stand clear of the closing doors
    James Murphy Dreams of a More Musical SubwayHe has a proposal to make music out of the turnstile sounds.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. stand clear of the closing doors
    Fancy, Futuristic Touch-Screen Subway Maps Have ArrivedIn Grand Central, with more to come soon.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. stand clear of the closing doors
    Rogue Sign-Maker Hacks NYC Subway for Efficient BoardingAn anonymous plan to make your commute easier.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. stand clear of the dancing kids
    Subway Dancers Arrested for Somersaults and StereoAnd loud music.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. stand clear of the closing doors
    Super Bowl Subway Map Features New JerseyWelcome, outsiders, to half a borough.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  37. party chat
    Sarah Jessica Parker Longs to Take the BusFor now, she’s sticking with the subway. 
    By Jenni Avins
  38. stand clear of the shooting bond
    James Bond Shoots Child in Today’s Most Unfortunate Subway Ad PlacementBad juxtaposition strikes again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. terrible things
    Man Decapitated by Subway in the BronxWitnesses describe the absolutely horrifying scene.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. stand clear of the closing doors
    Subway Phone Thieves Are Literally EverywhereCheck under your feet.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. the most important people in the world
    Neil deGrasse Tyson Uses His Laptop on the SubwayThe rock-star astrophysicist is a very busy man.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. stand clear of the closing doors
    Subway Misspellings Are EverywhereAt least it was a hard word this time.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. stand clear of the closing doors
    ‘East Williamsburg’ Will Have to Live Without the L Train at NightFor most of August.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  44. the subway
    Peeing on the Third Rail May Have Killed a Man in BrooklynHe was electrocuted last night.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. crimes and misdemeanors
    Cops Nab Subway Fugitive Three Days After He Slipped AwayHe was in the neighborhood.
    By Adam Martin
  46. stand clear of the swinging legs
    Subway Pole Dance-Off Somehow Ends PeacefullyYay.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  47. stand clear of the closing doors
    PBS Wants You to Stop Being So StupidOr at least have better taste in television.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. stand clear of the closing doors
    Man on Subway Enjoys Music [Updated]A lot. 
    By Dan Amira
  49. sad things
    Teen Killed by Subway on 18th Birthday; Friends Grieve on Twitter Digital mourning in 140 characters.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. stand clear of the closing doors
    How One Brave Skateboarder Jumped Over the Subway TracksAnd a brave photographer got it on film.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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